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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.
Evacuation order, alert rescinded for wildfire south of Prince George, B.C.
The district said the wildfire emergency is "still ongoing" and that residents should remain prepared in case the evacuation order or alert need to be reissued.
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.
Wildfires prompt evacuations in parts of Fort St. John, disrupt cellphone and internet in Tumbler Ridge
The fires, all believed to be human-caused, mark the beginning of what the province warns could be a difficult weekend due to elevated temperatures and high winds throughout B.C., with officials urging caution in the days ahead.
'Years of history': Who is the former drug dealer banished from Haida Gwaii?
Scared neighbours. An atmosphere of "fear, mistrust and continual disruption." People "upset and anxious and worried in their own homes." A Skidegate band councillor told a provincial court judge years ago that banishment was a possibility for Frank Young, as she described the drug dealer's impact on the Haida Gwaii community.
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.
Dawson Creek RCMP seek public help as city's latest homicide victim identified
Dawson Creek RCMP are investigating a suspected homicide after the remains of a 24-year-old woman who had been reported missing weeks earlier were found.
Haida Gwaii man charged in suspected hit-and-run homicide
Police on Haida Gwaii say a man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in what they believe was a targeted hit and run earlier this week.
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.
Police say fatal hit and run on Haida Gwaii was targeted
Police say a person was killed in a hit and run Tuesday in Skidegate, a village of about 700 people. The North District major crimes unit is investigating.
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.
Drought persists in some parts of B.C. as crews gear up for wildfire season
B.C.'s emergency preparedness minister suggests households obtain insurance and start making emergency plans now, with the wildfire season quickly approaching.
B.C. village struggling to survive following economic impact of Jasper wildfire
It's a 120-kilometre drive between Valemount, B.C., and Jasper, Alta. — but business owners in the B.C. village say the ripple effects of the wildfire that devastated the Alberta town last summer have many of them struggling to stay open.
CBC B.C. launches paid summer internships for young, aspiring Indigenous storytellers
CBC will hire a researcher, who will work out of either Victoria, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Kamloops or Kelowna for seven weeks.
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.
Ankylosaur footprints from Canada are first of their kind in the world
Scientists have identified fossil dinosaur footprints from a new species in B.C. and Alberta. They're believed to be the first tracks found in the world that were left by club-tailed ankylosaurs, offering new insights about gaps in the fossil record.
First Nation challenges B.C.'s approval to raise Mount Polley mine tailings dam
A British Columbia First Nation has filed a legal challenge over the plan to allow the Mount Polley mine to raise its tailings dam a decade after a similar storage site at the mine gave way, creating one of the province's largest environmental disasters.
1 dead, 1 injured in possible pipeline explosion at B.C. gas plant
RCMP say they are investigating a possible pipeline explosion north of Fort St. John that killed one and injured another on Monday night.
Cancelled flights in and out of small B.C. community making it 'harder and harder to live here': residents
People who fly in and out of Fort Nelson in northeastern B.C. are raising concerns about unreliable air travel.
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.
Kitselas First Nation members vote in favour of self-governance
Members of the Kitselas First Nation in B.C.'s Skeena Valley region have voted to become self-governing. The treaty — which was initialled in June by the nation and the governments of Canada and British Columbia— has been under negotiation since 1993.
Fort St. John RCMP report 3 possible overdose deaths as new toxic drug circulates in region
Northern Health has warned that a toxic drug that is "equal or more toxic than fentanyl" is being sold in northern B.C.
Poilievre promises to let tankers carry oil through B.C. oceans. Some voters warn it will reopen an old fight
Coastal First Nation leaders, including local Conservative candidate, have long feared impact of ocean spills.