BC News

An unexpected journey: Ukrainian travel agents rebuild lives in Victoria

Max and Viktoriia Shkurupii, both 36, are now working in Victoria as travel agents, a business they had to abandon in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital city, when the Russians invaded the country last February

Dec 11, 2022 8:32 AM Read more >

Thunderous cheers at Richmond debut of Hong Kong superstars Mirror

Hong Kong boy band Mirror’s Lokman Yeung and Anson Kong announce North American hopefuls for hit reality TV show King Maker

Dec 10, 2022 7:00 PM Read more >

Could a New Brunswick court’s ruling on its snap election impact an appeal in B.C.?

Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Gomery ruled that the B.C. Constitution Act is “unambiguous,” because it gives the Lieutenant-Governor power to dissolve the Legislature “when the Lieutenant-Governor sees fit”

Dec 9, 2022 4:58 PM Read more >

Why inflation will be ‘more persistent’ in B.C. than other provinces next year

British Columbians shouldn’t expect much inflation relief next year compared with other provinces.

Dec 9, 2022 2:35 PM Read more >

Retired ER doc: B.C. pandemic report 'embodies everything that was wrong'

A member of the Protect Our Province BC coalition wonders what the NDP government was really trying to achieve with the Dec. 2-released report.

Dec 9, 2022 11:05 AM Read more >

B.C. company fined $2.8 million for Metro Vancouver creek pollution

Enforcement officers found 533 dead fish in one creek.

Dec 9, 2022 10:34 AM Read more >

B.C. announces 'blitz' of walk-in flu shots. Here's where to get one

B.C. health officials are encouraging walk-in flu shots.

Dec 8, 2022 4:54 PM Read more >

Advocates seek funding for free contraception in next B.C. budget

VICTORIA — A B.C. advocacy group says it's going to push the government to fulfil a promise to cover the cost of prescription contraception, and for it to be included in the next provincial budget. The B.C.

Dec 8, 2022 4:39 PM Read more >

Conroy brings rural perspective to B.C.'s bottom line, may expand speculation tax

VICTORIA — Katrine Conroy says she asked to keep her old job as British Columbia's forests minister because there was unfinished business, but Premier David Eby had other plans and put her in charge of managing the province's finances.

Dec 8, 2022 4:04 PM Read more >

B.C. tax regime, $5.7B surplus under the microscope as new finance minister takes over

‘I’m not going to wake up tomorrow’ and raise taxes, says Finance Minister Katrine Conroy

Dec 8, 2022 1:02 PM Read more >