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Distracted rail crew missed warning before fiery B.C. train crash, TSB report says
March 31, 2025 - 3:42 PM

CALGARY - The Transportation Safety Board says a fiery collision between two Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight trains in British Columbia last year highlights the need for "physical defences" to prevent crashes.
B.C. poised to toll U.S. trucks driving to Alaska through province in tariff response
March 06, 2025 - 3:17 PM

British Columbia Premier David Eby says Canada should maintain retaliatory measures against the United States — such as possible tolls facing commercial trucks heading to Alaska — despite some tariffs being paused for a month.
Canada Infrastructure Bank lends $75M to B.C. ferry service for zero-emission vessels
May 22, 2024 - 11:57 AM

VANCOUVER - Canada Infrastructure Bank is lending $75 million to British Columbia's ferry service to help buy four zero-emission vessels and install electric charging infrastructure.
B.C.'s $36-billion hydro plan opens clean power economic opportunities, says premier
January 17, 2024 - 5:29 PM

VICTORIA - Expanding British Columbia's electrical system is an economic and environmental opportunity the province must use to its advantage, said Premier David Eby.
Record cold in Western Canada triggers havoc across B.C., Alberta
January 12, 2024 - 5:22 PM

The extreme cold in Western Canada has delayed air travel, set off traffic chaos in some regions and endangered lives with no relief coming until after the weekend.
Vancouver unveils Canada's first electric fire truck in its pledge to cut emissions
December 04, 2023 - 1:57 PM

Vancouver’s fire department is showing off what the city says is Canada’s first electric fire engine.
BC United promises carbon tax relief if elected government next year, says Falcon
October 31, 2023 - 1:49 PM

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Opposition leader is promising to immediately introduce cuts to the province's carbon tax if elected to form government next year, and says if the Conservatives are elected in Ottawa he'll follow their lead and eliminate the tax completely.
Tug company, senior official charged in fatal 2021 sinking off northwest B.C. coast
February 08, 2023 - 10:51 AM

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Charges have now been laid against a tug and barge company and one of its senior officials two years after a tug sank off British Columbia's coast south of Kitimat, killing the captain and one crew member.
Teck Resources cuts guidance for steelmaking coal; outage continues at Elkview mine
October 27, 2022 - 10:24 AM

One day after announcing it will exit the oilsands business by selling its stake in the Fort Hills oilsands project, Teck Resources Ltd. said it continues to face inflationary pressures and production challenges at other sites around the globe.
Fear for B.C.'s endangered orcas after U.S. boat sinks with 10,000 litres of fuel
August 15, 2022 - 3:10 PM

VICTORIA - A fishing boat that sank with nearly 10,000 litres of fuel on board near the Canada-U.S. marine border went down in one of the worst possible places for endangered orcas, an ocean pollutants expert says.
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iN DISCUSSION: Advertiser boycott suggested in reaction to Okanagan billboards
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Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
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Distracted rail crew missed warning before fiery B.C. train crash, TSB report says

B.C. poised to toll U.S. trucks driving to Alaska through province in tariff response

Canada Infrastructure Bank lends $75M to B.C. ferry service for zero-emission vessels

B.C.'s $36-billion hydro plan opens clean power economic opportunities, says premier

Record cold in Western Canada triggers havoc across B.C., Alberta

Vancouver unveils Canada's first electric fire truck in its pledge to cut emissions

BC United promises carbon tax relief if elected government next year, says Falcon

Tug company, senior official charged in fatal 2021 sinking off northwest B.C. coast

Teck Resources cuts guidance for steelmaking coal; outage continues at Elkview mine

Fear for B.C.'s endangered orcas after U.S. boat sinks with 10,000 litres of fuel

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