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Gas price inquiry questions Trans Mountain capacity, company denies collusion
July 17, 2019 - 5:14 PM

VANCOUVER - One of the largest fuel companies in British Columbia says there's no retail market more competitive than gasoline in Canada and an executive denies any price setting between competitors.
Federal government adds millions for 'essential' harm reduction in opioid crisis
July 17, 2019 - 2:00 PM

SURREY, B.C. - The federal government is putting more money into fighting the opioid crisis and addressing what Canada's health minister says is the "alarming growth of methamphetamine use."
Safety work wraps, salmon saving set to start at slide in B.C.'s Fraser River
July 17, 2019 - 12:41 PM

CLINTON, B.C. - The co-ordinated effort to save hundreds of thousands of salmon hampered by a rockslide in British Columbia's Fraser River is about to get even more technical.
Homeowners asked to help Victoria's plan to use contraceptives on urban deer
July 17, 2019 - 7:33 AM

VICTORIA - The ongoing battle against urban deer in one Vancouver Island municipality is moving in a new direction as officials in Oak Bay prepare to use contraceptives to manage the population.
Work on rock slide continues in B.C.'s Fraser River says federal government
July 16, 2019 - 11:06 PM

CLINTON, B.C. - The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans says work to clear a massive rock slide in British Columbia's Fraser River continues.
U.S. firm fined $2.9M for fuel spill that soiled B.C. First Nation territory
July 16, 2019 - 5:38 PM

BELLA BELLA, B.C. - The company responsible for a fuel spill that contaminated the fishing territory of a First Nation on British Columbia's central coast has been fined $2.9 million but the chief of the Heiltsuk says the sentence is a long way from justice.
Turquoise Hill shares plunge on delays, higher costs at Mongolian mine
July 16, 2019 - 1:57 PM

VANCOUVER - Shares of Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. closed down more than 43 per cent Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange after it announced delays and cost overruns at a major mine project in Mongolia.
B.C. on right road with tougher ride-hailing driver rules, says expert
July 16, 2019 - 12:00 PM

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government's firm position on tougher driver's licence requirements for ride-hailing is a move in the right direction, given the experiences from other jurisdictions, a transportation expert says.
Additional charging stations in B.C. add range for eco-friendly vehicles
July 16, 2019 - 11:21 AM

VICTORIA - British Columbia is making it easier to explore the province in eco-friendly electric vehicles.
B.C.'s Haig-Brown Conservation Award goes to Calgary resident Eric Hobson
July 16, 2019 - 8:43 AM

VANCOUVER - A Calgary man is the recipient of a high-profile conservation award in British Columbia.
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