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Disaster prompts rethink of long-term road and bridge planning

Disaster prompts rethink of long-term road and bridge planning

Rebuilding flood-damaged infrastructure in the province will cost billions.
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Deadly weather draws investment to B.C. clean tech

Deadly weather draws investment to B.C. clean tech

New report shows a surge in financing for climate-change technology companies.
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Bad driving — not hernia — reason for B.C. man's firing, court finds

Bad driving — not hernia — reason for B.C. man's firing, court finds

A Coquitlam trucker who allegedly drove on exploded tires lost his job because of poor driving skills, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled.
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Arctic outflow, snow and possible freezing rain forecast for parts of B.C.

VANCOUVER — Cold and winter storm warnings have been posted throughout many parts of B.C.
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Daily new COVID-19 cases in B.C. surge past 900 as Omicron concern grows

Daily new COVID-19 cases in B.C. surge past 900 as Omicron concern grows

New infections last week mostly happened among fully vaccinated people, data shows
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Winter storm watch issued for highway mountain passes in B.C.

Winter storm watch issued for highway mountain passes in B.C.

Coquihalla reopens to commercial vehicles only
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Average FortisBC electricity bill going up about $5 next year

Average FortisBC electricity bill going up about $5 next year

If you get your electricity from FortisBC, your bill will be going up in 2022. The utility got approval from the BC Utilities Commission to install a 3.47% general rate increase for its customers, effective Jan. 1.
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25 human bone fragments found in Surrey sewer dig

25 human bone fragments found in Surrey sewer dig

Metro Vancouver started digging to replace a 40-year-old sewer line. What they found was 25 traces of human bones and 4,000 artifacts thought to belong to local Indigenous ancestors.
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B.C. Mounties say they are monitoring protest against gas pipeline

HOUSTON, B.C. — The RCMP say they are investigating allegations that protesters threatened security officials, set off flares and damaged vehicles at a drill site for the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern British Columbia.
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Vancouver, Victoria homebuyers 'under the most pressure' to reset expectations next year

Vancouver, Victoria homebuyers 'under the most pressure' to reset expectations next year

Housing affordability looking ‘grim’ going into 2022, says RBC
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