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
Israel-Hamas conflict: B.C. human rights watchdog backs ‘peaceful encampments’ at universities
British Columbia's human rights commissioner is calling on universities and colleges to protect the rights of students and staff taking part in "peaceful encampments."
Politics
May 6
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
March drug deaths down 11% over last year as B.C. records 192 fatalities
Another 192 people were killed in British Columbia by illicit drugs in March, 11 per cent down from the same month last year.
Health
May 7
Red dresses to make fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women
Models in uniquely designed red dresses are taking to the runway in British Columbia this weekend to make a powerful fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Canada
May 4
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
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
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. 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
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
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
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