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‘There needs to be some sense of balance’: Cattlemen’s Association president talks DRIPA challenge

The BC Cattlemen's Association will seek intervenor status in a case surrounding the Pendor Harbour and Area Residents Association on the Sunshine Coast.

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LNG pipeline project through ‘pristine wilderness’ faces B.C. court challenges

VANCOUVER — A Gitxsan Nation hereditary chief is challenging the B.C. government's decision to allow a pipeline to go through what he calls "pristine wilderness," on the strength of a 12-year-old environmental review, while disregarding traditional Gitxsan governance by declining to attend feast hall meetings. The B.C. Supreme Court is

Yuri Fulmer, Caroline Elliott clash early during B.C. Conservative leadership contest

All five candidates running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C. said during a debate in Vancouver on Friday that they would repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. They also promised to revive the provincial economy and improve public safety. But that might have

400-metre-wide landslide in Old Fort, B.C., shifted road 62 metres

British Columbia's Transportation Ministry says a landslide in the northeastern community of Old Fort has shifted the road 62 metres downslope since Sunday. The ministry says the 400-metre-wide slide, which destroyed part of Old Fort Road. The Peace River Regional District later issued an update, saying the landslide remains active

B.C. energy regulator finds non-compliant black smoke flaring by LNG Canada

LNG Canada has been ordered to identify the root causes of "black smoke flaring" from its facility in Kitimat, B.C., and implement measures to prevent it by October. The British Columbia Energy Regulator issued the order Wednesday after an inspection revealed at least two instances of non-compliance with the company's

B.C. legislator says residents didn’t get phone alerts about landslide evacuation

FORT ST. JOHN — A legislator for an area of northeastern British Columbia hit by a landslide and evacuation order says many residents who live close to the site never received emergency notifications from the provincial government. The landslide on Old Fort Road, about five kilometres south of Fort St.

Cougar blamed for killing three sheep and an emu on Vancouver Island

PARKSVILLE — Residents of a Vancouver Island community are sounding the alarm after blaming an aggressive cougar for killing three sheep and an emu in the past week. The owners of the Truffle Farm in Parksville, B.C., about 155 kilometres northwest of Victoria, say they found two of their sheep

Fifty properties on evacuation order after 400-metre wide slide reactivates

FORT ST. JOHN — A 400-metre wide landslide is slipping down a hill in the small community of Old Fort in northeastern British Columbia. The B.C. Ministry of Emergency Management says in a statement the "complex slide" is in the same area where the ground has shifted in 2018 and

Overlapping claims are behind protests from First Nations against two treaties

VICTORIA — A coalition of First Nations say they are prepared to block major projects and take legal action if British Columbia does not pause two treaties to resolve overlapping territorial claims. Politicians in Victoria are debating legislation to implement treaties with Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C., and the

Cracking at Old Fort slide in B.C. prompts evacuation order

FORT ST. JOHN — Residents of a community in northeastern B.C. were ordered out of their homes late Monday due to the risk of a landslide. Those in the area of the historic Old Fort slide were to head to the Pomeroy Sports Centre in the city of Fort St.

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon addresses United Nations forum on Indigenous rights

OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon told the opening of the United Nations permanent forum on Indigenous issues Monday that Canada is making progress on improving the lives of Indigenous Peoples, even if that progress is slow. "Countries like Canada made a promise that life for Indigenous Peoples would improve,

B.C. bears emerge from their dens, sparking excitement and heightened monitoring

VANCOUVER — B.C. Grouse Mountain's beloved grizzly bears have woken up from their long nap this week after about 144 days of hibernation. Grouse Mountain took to its Facebook page to share the excitement, saying that Grinder and Coola, which were rescued as orphaned cubs and arrived at the Grouse

B.C. Conservative leadership candidates face final $60,000 fee deadline

VICTORIA — The final field of candidates to lead the B.C. Conservatives is expected to be confirmed today, as the contenders face a deadline to pay a final entrance fee of $60,000. Today also brings a 5 p.m. deadline for British Columbians to join the party in order for them

Kelowna, B.C., allowed to opt out of short-term rental rules this summer

The business community is applauding British Columbia's decision to allow the Okanagan city of Kelowna to opt out of rules limiting short-term rentals in time for this summer's tourism season, though some say the move is overdue. The B.C. government announced Friday it was making a one-time allowance for Kelowna,

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