CALGARY — The federal government has approved a $4-billion plan by Enbridge Inc. to expand an existing natural gas pipeline in British Columbia, a move one executive says demonstrates a greater "sense of purpose" from Ottawa toward bolstering Canada's status as a global energy exporter. The Sunrise project would add
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his province will keep U.S. liquor off store shelves because British Columbians are still angry over tariffs on various industries, including softwood lumber. The premier made the comments in light of the latest jab from U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. He told
MCBRIDE — A British Columbia hunting guide has been ordered to pay more than $30,000 in penalties after admitting to taking a client outside of his designated hunt area. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post that the offence took place in September 2022 near McBride,
Ross and Judith Urquhart have called Lytton, B.C., home for half a century, leaving only for as long it took to rebuild after a raging wildfire forced them to flee in 2021. "All the homes around us were burning and we had to just jump in the vehicle and get
VANCOUVER — Vancouver's council has approved a 250-room floating hotel on the city's waterfront that proponents say would bring more accommodation capacity and generate economic activity, despite concerns that it would mar water and mountain views. The application for the rezoning to allow the so-called floatel was brought by Vancouver
CALGARY — Canadian oil and gas producers are benefiting from the surge in commodity prices driven by the Middle East war, but they say it's not changing their investment plans in the near-term. The chief executive at oilsands giant Cenovus Energy says it's too early on in the crisis to
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's home sales trended down across the board in March in price, transactions and dollar volume in what realtors are calling a "very challenging economic environment." The B.C. Real Estate Association says 5,766 homes in the province were sold on the Multiple Listing Service system last month
VANCOUVER — Gender-based violence is costing British Columbia an estimated $1.12 billion each year, says a new report commissioned by the provincial YWCA. The report, titled The Cost of Inaction: Measuring the Economic Impact of Gender-Based Violence in B.C., argues that investing in upstream services to prevent such violence will
VICTORIA — An international group that sets the compensation formula for maritime oil spills doesn’t factor in the devastating cultural losses to First Nations, says an Indigenous leader whose Coastal B.C. nation has experienced a disastrous fuel spill. Marilyn Slett, the elected chief of the Heiltsuk Nation on British Columbia's
