Skip to content

News

Muddled inquiry new blow to families of missing women

Muddled inquiry new blow to families of missing women

Doubts hang over probe into serial killer Pickton's slaying spree
B.C. quit-smoking plan attracts critics

B.C. quit-smoking plan attracts critics

B.C.'s plan to fund nicotine patches and gum for smokers has been lauded by the Canadian Cancer Society and other health organizations, but the program has its detractors.
More burning questions loom on Metro garbage

More burning questions loom on Metro garbage

Incinerator debate set to resume as region plans call for waste-to-energy bidders
Local rafting company honoured

Local rafting company honoured

Owners recognized for environmental leadership on the Fraser River
Last HST ballots collected for count

Last HST ballots collected for count

The fate of B.C.'s harmonized sales tax should be known by the end of August.
B.C. loses people to Alberta

B.C. loses people to Alberta

B.C. recorded a slight net loss of people migrating to other provinces in the first quarter of 2011, according to preliminary data compiled by Statistics Canada.
B.C. eyes mobile gambling apps

B.C. eyes mobile gambling apps

Trying to maintain market share in rapidly evolving gambling business, B.C. Lottery Corporation is looking at expanding its online games and tickets to mobile phones and tablets.
Rock slide closes part of Kettle Valley Railway trail

Rock slide closes part of Kettle Valley Railway trail

Debris clean-up and repairs not slated to begin until next spring
Bridge demolition timeline set

Bridge demolition timeline set

Dismantling of the old Kawkawa Lake Bridge is scheduled to begin on Aug. 8
10% HST cheaper than PST, study finds

10% HST cheaper than PST, study finds

A 10 per cent harmonized sales tax will cost an average B.C. family $255 a year less than returning to the former provincial sales tax, according to a new study.