6+ hour, 54+ min ago   (557+ words) B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay said allegations of potential legal or ethical wrongdoing are part of an effort to derail her Abbotsford-Mission byelection campaign, as she announced another departure from her senior leadership team Wednesday. Findlay issued a statement shortly after…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (686+ words) British Columbia officials say an incorrect exchange rate and a series of other human errors in the 2026 budget led it to overestimate projected revenues from natural gas royalties by nearly $1.5 billion over five years. Fossil fuel companies are required to…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (224+ words) An area restriction is now in effect around the Ezra Creek wildfire northeast of Castlegar as crews continue to battle the lightning-caused blaze. The BC Wildfire Service imposed the restriction on Crown land surrounding the fire at noon Saturday. It…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (82+ words) A date has been set for a byelection that could win the B.C. Conservative Leader a seat in the legislature. Premier David Eby has called a byelection for the electoral district of Abbotsford-Mission. The seat became vacant when Reann Gasper resigned…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (310+ words) The Kootenay Savings Community Foundation is marking its 30th anniversary with $100,000 in grants for community projects across the Kootenays. The foundation will award 10 Community Impact Grants worth $10,000 each, with funding focused on economic development, health, housing and youth employment and retention....

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (776+ words) The B.C. Conservatives are set to hold a caucus meeting Monday after a tumultuous week for the party that highlighted rifts over Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership. Six MLAs have left the party this month, including five in the past week: Peter Milobar,…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (695+ words) A grizzly yearling relocated from Nelson earlier this month was dispatched in the Christina Lake area Thursday after entering a built-up area and accessing non-natural food sources. The male was one of two siblings captured and relocated Aug. 14 after conservation…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (314+ words) B.C. Premier David Eby said Canada’s latest counter-tariffs on U.S. goods are “a good start,” but he said more non-tariff measures should be considered in response to the escalating trade war. Federal ministers said Tuesday that, starting Sept. 8, Canada will impose…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (870+ words) The Civic Theatre Society still has at least another year to go before it can return to its main theatre. In the meantime, it has turned a chapel into a temporary cinema. The society began screening films at the chapel…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (991+ words) The federal government announced tariffs on $27.6 billion in U.S. goods and a $7.5-billion support package Tuesday in Ottawa to help Canadian businesses and workers withstand the escalating trade war. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced the counter-tariffs at Ideal Roofing, while Industry…...