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B.C. company wants to open $300M made-in-Canada sand mine to fuel anticipated fracking, LNG boom
The proposal comes as the province is promising to fast-track select new industrial developments — and as conservation groups are sounding the alarm about B.C. falling behind on its environmental goals amid the rush to diversify the economy away from the United States.
Northeast hardest hit as B.C. wildfire season gets underway
Officials have warned against open burning and are urging caution with campfires given the unseasonably warm weather.
First Nations community banishes members, demolishes homes after apparent targeted hit-and-run death
The killing of a Haida Gwaii man in what police say was a targeted hit and run has set off a B.C.-wide movement, #Justice4Luke, drawing attention to the issues of drugs and violence in First Nations communities.
Northern Health hit with court order after failing to respond to request about care home conditions
'This is not voluntary,' says the information and privacy commissioner of the duty to respond.
Other parties need to organize if they want to change Conservative dominance in B.C. Interior: poli sci prof
The NDP lost two seats in the region and the Liberals gained one in an otherwise Conservative sweep.
LNG could help break Canada's dependence on the U.S. energy economy — but there are no guarantees
The debate is over the environmental and economic impacts as the industry calls for a Team Canada approach against the backdrop of a trade war.
B.C. woman shot in face, suspect dead and up to 30 people out of their homes in apartment attack and fire
A man is dead after driving a vehicle into a fire he set, police say.
Split city: Some B.C. voters don't feel represented as urban centres carved into sprawling, rural ridings
The cities of Prince George and Kamloops are both cut in half, with their residents lumped in with voters living hundreds of kilometres away.
BATTLEGROUND B.C.
2 B.C. Interior ridings become battlegrounds as Liberals and Conservatives vie for gains
Kelowna is shaping up to be a potential bellwether as the campaign coalesces around two parties.
Prince George councillors want answers after RCMP monitor city hall meeting without their knowledge
One councillor says it is 'a betrayal that police attended at the request of city staff but city councillors were not informed.