Hot issues in B.C.'s provincial election campaign
Crime, health care, housing, illicit drugs and the economy will dominate the B.C. election campaign that kicks off on Sat.
Katrine Conroy
B.C.'s flipping tax not worth the trouble, real estate association economist says
Policy watchers are split on the value of British Columbia's upcoming provincial flipping tax targeting those looking to make a quick buck in the real estate market.
Cracks revealed in Canada-U. S. Columbia River Treaty as drought dries up B.C. lake
Victoria Youmans says she hasn't seen Arrow Lakes Reservoir looking so low in more than 20 years.
B.C. posts $704-million budget surplus
British Columbia finished last fiscal year $700 million in the black, after forecasts swung between multi-billion-dollar deficits and surpluses.
B.C. offers free contraception to all residents
Advocates are celebrating news British Columbia will become the first in Canada to make prescription contraception free to all residents starting April 1.
B.C.'s budget praised for housing investment, criticized for lack of business support
The British Columbia government’s new budget will spend more as the economy shrinks.
B.C. budget spends big on health, housing, families
Deficits are in the forecast for British Columbia’s budget, but that’s not stopping the New Democrat government from spending billions on health, housing and families.
B.C.'s finance minister suggests budget deficits on way after surplus
British Columbia's financial status will not be as rosy as it has been over the past year, says Finance Minister Katrine Conroy, who will table the New Democrat government's budget on Tuesday.
B.C. enacts three-day cooling-off period for homebuyers
British Columbia has become the first province to require a three-day cooling-off period for buyers after they've signed an agreement to purchase a home.
B.C. premier warns forests are 'exhausted', hints of change to come for forestry industry
British Columbia's forest sector has "never been under greater stress," Premier David Eby says.
Finance minister out in B.C. cabinet shuffle
British Columbia Premier David Eby unveiled a new-look cabinet on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, that elevates several first-time ministers to prominent positions, retains veterans in long-held posts and moves the finance minister to a post-secondary education portfolio.
Hot September poses fire threat for B.C.
Forests Minister Katrine Conroy says it's been a below-average wildfire season so far this year in British Columbia, but high fire risks are forecast for September.
Hot, dry August expected to sustain wildfires, especially in southern B.C., says forecast
British Columbia is expected to experience sustained wildfire activity in August and September, especially in southern regions, with a long-range forecast of hot-dry weather.
Ottawa will challenge lower but still 'baseless' U.S. duties on softwood lumber, says Ng
Lower than expected U.S. penalties on softwood lumber exports from Canada are doing little to temper the dismay of the federal government in Ottawa.
Canadian town burned to ground, faces wildfires anew
A wildfire just west of Lytton, B.C., has burned at least half a dozen homes but is spreading in the opposite direction of the village, officials said on Friday, July 15, 2022.