B.C. plans to reduce regulations to become ‘world leader’ in clean energy
The province plans to make it quicker and easier for renewable energy projects to get shovels in the ground. Critics say the move could reduce critical oversight
Tensions have risen on Haida Gwaii after a man was charged with second-degree murder for allegedly hitting and killing a man with a vehicle in April.
B.C. Premier David Eby says the Ministry of Health will launch a review and modernization of the Mental Health Act in the wake of the tragedy at the Lapu Lapu festival.
BURNABY — Metro Vancouver's transportation authority says a plan is in place to fund the largest increase in bus service in the region since 2018, in
B.C. failing to protect 81% of critical habitat for at-risk species: government docs
B.C. allows industrial logging in critical habitat for at-risk species – part of the reason it's a long way from meeting federal standards
The province is on track to reduce emissions by only 20% by 2030, rather than the promised 40%.
The man shot a nursing mother bear with four arrows and its young cub while they were 15 feet up a tree.
A registered massage therapist in Nanaimo has been barred from treating any female patients while an investigation into an alleged case of sexual misconduct is underway.
Tri-Cities' NDP voters flocked to both Liberal and Conservatives in 2025 election
Zoe Royer Facebook photo Conforming to a trend seen across the country, the Liberal Party’s success in the Tri-Cities came at the expense of the NDP. Conforming to a trend seen across the country, the Liberal Party’s success in the Tri-Cities came at the expense of the NDP's.
North Island-Powell River, Nanaimo-Ladysmith and Cowichan-Malahat-Langford were won by the Conservatives in Monday's federal election.
You Cant Escape EVS Even in the North
It's funny looking back 5 years ago when people were fearmongering that BC wouldn't be ready for EVS in 2040.
New measles case confirmed in B.C.'s Lower Mainland
Health officials say individual visiting from Toronto had disease, travelled in Vancouver and Chilliwack
Province giving $304 million over five years for Better at Home, other programs
Calling it "a disaster in the making" a Surrey politician says he intends to keep up the fight to repeal BC legislation designed to boost housing
Halford blasts Bill 44, encourages resistance by White Rock council
Calling it "a disaster in the making" "undemocratic" and a "one-size-fits-all" model that doesn't take into account local topography, Surrey-White Rock Conservative MLA Trevor Halford reaffirmed that he intends to keep up the fight to repeal Bill 44, the provincial government's legislation designed to boost housing
Speaking at Monday afternoon's council meeting, Trevor Halford encouraged council members to do the same – although Mayor Megan Knight noted that while council shares his concerns, the city has not many options other than complying with the legislation
Measures in the legislation enable the redevelopment of single-family lots to provide as many as 6 separate units, with public hearings waived and city requirements for on-site parking suspended when developments are deemed close enough to transit stops.
Halford said that while he believes that the legislation may make sense in some areas of the province, it doesn't make any sense in White Rock and South Surrey.
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