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Heiltsuk Nation passes written constitution with 67% of votes
The nation says the constitution will help provide clarity on questions around decision-making in Heiltsuk territory that have previously been left to the courts.
RCMP say racist graffiti on Treaty 8 building in Fort St. John is a 'potential hate crime'
Jewish human rights group B'nai Brith Canada says the vandalism showcases how the swastika is being used against a variety of racialized groups, and calls for a national ban on the public display of the emblem of the Nazi Party.
Earthquake shakes parts of B.C. and Alberta, cause being investigated
The Thursday morning quake was felt in Prince George, B.C. and Grande Prairie, Edson and Whitecourt, Alta., according to Earthquakes Canada. No damage has been reported.
NDP warns privatizing high-speed rail from Toronto to Quebec could kill passenger trains in rest of Canada
80 per cent of Via Rail's revenue could be lost to high-speed replacement announced Tuesday, B.C. MLA warns.
'We had the imagination': B.C. skier leads pair in first-ever ski descent of Mount Robson's south face
Ten years ago, Golden, B.C.'s Christina "Lusti" Lustenberger began imagining the impossible: Could she ski down the south face of the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies?
What to do if there's a moose at your door? This B.C. woman had to figure it out
When Chelsea Coles opened her door on Monday morning, it took her brain a while to figure out what was going on.
Pounding rain, damaging winds expected to batter parts of B.C. through Wednesday
Environment Canada has issued warnings for much of Vancouver Island, Howe Sound, the Sunshine Coast and eastern and northern sections of Metro Vancouver.
B.C. forests minister projects U.S. tariffs, duties on softwood lumber could reach 55%
'A lot of love between California and British Columbia,' forests minister says on visit to Sacramento.
B.C. shares tightened fracking rules after series of earthquakes near Fort St. John
An increased number of earthquakes are being recorded in the region near the B.C.-Alberta border.
Big shift in Canadian policy needed for new energy export projects, Enbridge CEO says
As concerns rise about Canada's reliance on the United States for energy exports, Enbridge Inc. chief executive Greg Ebel says getting a big new energy export project off the ground in this country would require drastic shifts in government policy — including an end to the carbon tax.
4 earthquakes in 5 days near Fort St. John, B.C., linked to fracking: seismologist
The Earthquake Canada website lists all of the recent quakes as “suspected industry-related” events — in other words, related to fracking in the area, Natural Resources Canada earthquake seismologist John Cassidy says.
Hundreds of pills seized in bust outside pharmacy in Prince George, B.C.
Police say officers seized more than 700 pills and other suspected drugs, including fentanyl and methadone, in an operation targeting trafficking outside a pharmacy on Tuesday.
Catholic Diocese and B.C school settle abuse lawsuit for $3.4M
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George, B.C., says it hopes a $3.4 million settlement gives an alleged victim of sexual abuse by a school teacher "some degree of restitution for the harm that was so unjustly inflicted upon him by his abuser."
2 B.C. doctors went on a COVID-19 speaking tour. Colleagues say their misinformation put public at risk
Some B.C. doctors say the provincial College of Physicians and Surgeons is not acting fast enough to reprimand doctors disseminating misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines that they say could put the public at risk.
B.C. smelter confident it will find non-U.S. aluminum buyers, minister says
The operators of the B.C. Works aluminum smelter in the province's north are confident it will find non-U.S. markets for its product, the minister co-ordinating British Columbia's response to tariff threats from the United States said Monday.
Improperly stored materials likely cause of downtown Prince George fire that levelled building
No evidence of wrongdoing or unauthorized entry, investigators say.
World-renowned Tsimshian artist's carving found by his B.C. neighbours on a sailboat in Mexico
A couple from Hazelton, B.C., says an unusual discovery while purchasing a boat in Mexico has instilled them with a sense of destiny for an upcoming round-the-world sailing trip.
Could Canada put tolls on Alaska truck travel if trade war reignites?
B.C. Premier David Eby has floated the idea of imposing fines on commercial vehicles travelling north if U.S. tariffs are imposed, but challenges are in place.
Economics, not politics, main reason mines fail to materialize in B.C., researcher suggests
A Simon Fraser University research survey indicates that fast-tracking projects is no guarantee of success.
'A dream come true': Heiltsuk Nation voting to adopt written constitution
A constitution would help provide clarity for the nation and those it chooses to do business with, clearing up questions around decision-making in Heiltsuk territory that had previously been left to the courts, the leadership says.
Missing 11-year-old from Prince Rupert, B.C., found: RCMP
The child was reported missing Tuesday night.
California builders say few alternatives to Canadian timber exist, amid tariff threat
California homebuilders say they have few options but to keep buying Canadian lumber, even if it's hit with 25 per cent tariffs, as they rebuild thousands of homes destroyed by devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.
Environment Canada cautions of frostbite as frigid temperatures linger in B.C.
Extreme cold and arctic outflow warnings are in place for much of the Interior and the north and central coasts.
B.C. cold snap and snowfall prompts school closures, extreme weather warnings Monday
Several Metro Vancouver schools had a snow day on Monday, and Environment Canada is warning of extreme cold weather in other parts of the province.
B.C. gangster Jarrod Bacon charged with assault in Fort Nelson, B.C.
Bacon, 41, has been in and out of prison multiple times and was most recently arrested Feb. 1 following a shooting incident in B.C.'s far northeast.