Demonstrators set up Pro-Palestinian encampment at UBC
UBC officials say staff will monitor and assess the demonstration on the Vancouver campus and will liaise with the RCMP.
Politics
Apr 29
UBC tackle, Penn State tight end, Illinois lineman among Canadians selected in NFL Draft
Giovanni Manu is the first ever University of British Columbia player to be taken in the NFL draft.
Sports
Apr 27
Ash tree-killing beetle surfaces in B.C. for first time, detected in Vancouver
It is the first detection of the emerald ash borer or its larvae in British Columbia, and is outside of currently regulated areas for the insect.
Environment
May 2
B.C. auditor general to probe stalled Lytton wildfire rebuild
British Columbia's auditor general says his office is doing a review of the province's response to the 2021 wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C.
Environment
May 1
Ontario Premier Doug Ford weighs in on campus encampment protests
Campuses, including McGill University and the University of British Columbia, have seen protests held by students demonstrating against Israel's conflict with Hamas.
Politics
Apr 30
B.C. puts up $155.7 million to recruit, retain health workers
The British Columbia government is spending more money to recruit and retain health-science workers, while expanding an incentive program to dozens more rural communities.
Health
May 1
B.C. puts up $25M for plant to help boost local milk production
The British Columbia government is contributing up to $25 million toward the expansion of a milk production plant aimed at boosting the supply of locally sourced food.
Politics
Apr 23
B.C. First Nation gets nearly $16M funding for off-grid solar farm
A First Nation in central British Columbia will build what the federal government says will likely be the largest off-grid solar project in Canada.
Politics
Apr 19
First Nations launch challenge of Site C dam
A group of First Nations has filed a lawsuit over a massive hydroelectric dam proposed in northeastern British Columbia, arguing the project would have a devastating impact on their traditional land.
Dec 31, 1969
B.C. unveils plans to regulate cryptocurrency mining electricity use
British Columbia is proposing legal changes that would allow the government to regulate the supply of electricity to cryptocurrency miners.
Environment
Apr 11
Mass timber construction approved for more builds in B.C.
The use of mass timber in British Columbia is moving up and expanding to schools, libraries and other construction.
Politics
Apr 10
B.C. secures 8 new middle-income housing sites for BC Builds program
British Columbia has secured eight new sites for its BC Builds program, in which land owned by the province, non-profits or community groups is pre-zoned to build middle-income rental housing.
Politics
Apr 29
Effluent spill at Quesnel, B.C. factory poses no ‘acute risk’: Environment ministry
British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from a fibreboard factory in Quesnel doesn't pose any immediate risk to public safety.
Environment
Apr 19
Tsilhqot’in National Government declares overdose emergency
A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot'in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency.
Health
Apr 12
Elections BC probing 12 B.C. municipal parties over financing, advertising
A dozen municipal political parties in British Columbia, including those that won council majorities in Vancouver and Burnaby in 2022, are under investigation by Elections BC.
Politics
Apr 11
Okanagan College hosting U18 baseball tournament
Okanagan College's Spring Invitational tournament features five teams from Alberta and four from British Columbia.
Sports
Apr 5
Two teens killed in head-on crash in northern B.C.
Mounties in northern British Columbia are asking for any information about a head-on crash that killed two teenagers and seriously injured another man.
Canada
Apr 7
New B.C. law would prevent disruptive protests around schools
The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that it says will put in place 20-metre access zones around schools to protect students from disruptive behaviour, including aggressive protests.
Education
Apr 10
Okanagan ski hills mark the end of a challenging season: ‘Wasn’t our best year’
Ski hills across British Columbia first battled little to no snow on the ground. Then, they faced extreme weather conditions.
Canada
Apr 2
Federal government reaches $7M settlement with ?aqam First Nation in B.C.
The federal government and a British Columbia First Nation have reached a $7-million settlement over a lumber grievance that dates back to 1942.
Politics
Apr 4