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B.C. government cancels Vancouver overdose prevention siteThree months ago, the government announced the site at 900 Helmcken Street in Vancouver, prompting backlash from residents, businesses, and the City of Vancouver.PoliticsAug 24
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B.C. government ends public access to directory in place since 1930sJody Toor, MLA for Langley-Willowbrook and government services critic, said a directory of this nature has been in place and available since the 1930s.PoliticsAug 18
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Government spending questioned as SRO still open while businesses are closingThe Broadway Subway Project has already caused business owners in the area to express frustration with long delays and declining revenue.PoliticsAug 18
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Urban planner says B.C. government will lose millions on purchase of notorious Granville SROThe province, through BC Housing, paid well above the assessed value for the 110-room Howard Johnson Hotel at 1176 Granville Street, as part of a long-term plan.PoliticsAug 19
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B.C. government undergoes mini cabinet shuffle after finance minister cancer diagnosisIn a statement issued on Thursday, Brenda Bailey said, 'A few weeks ago, I was diagnosed with early-stage, treatable cancer and given a good prognosis for full recovery.'PoliticsAug 14
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Vancouver mayor slams B.C. government over lack of involuntary care bedsVancouver Mayor Ken Sim is lashing out at the B.C. government about funding new involuntary care beds, but not 'where they're needed most.'PoliticsJul 13
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B.C. government pursues legal action against OpenAI after Tumbler Ridge mass shootingThe province said it has retained CFM Lawyers in Vancouver and Stranch, Jennings & Garvey, in California, to explore all legal avenues to hold OpenAI accountable.CrimeJul 7
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B.C. government approves Red Chris mine expansion projectThe Red Chris mine is a copper and gold mine 18 kilometres southeast of Iskut and the expansion is expected to deliver lasting benefits for the Tahltan Nation.PoliticsJun 19
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B.C. government confirms gas revenue forecast errors worth $1.46BEnergy Minister Adrian Dix said the most significant error, a 44-cent overstatement in the forecasted per-gigajoule price of natural gas this fiscal year, was a "serious mistake."EconomySep 2
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Alberta introduces $14 solar panel recycling fee, landfill banSolar industry associations and advocates have said the Alberta government's $14 price tag is far too steep, punitive and being imposed without clear accounting to back it up.ConsumerSep 4
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Five former B.C. Conservative MLAs form new provincial partyFive former B.C. Conservative MLAs are forming a new provincial party they say will offer voters an alternative to both the governing NDP and the Conservatives.PoliticsSep 4
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LCBO, Metrolinx among 8 public agencies being reviewed by Ford governmentBethlenfalvy suggested the government has given the agencies some figures of savings it would like to see, but he did not share those publicly.PoliticsAug 5
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Construction begins on new Hazel Trembath Elementary School after devastating fireIn an update provided on Monday, the provincial government announced the replacement school will be delivered in a first-in-B.C. hybrid-construction approach.PoliticsAug 24
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Delta’s Tilbury LNG expansion project gets green light from B.C. governmentThe expansion project is part of the provincial government's 10-year goal of attracting $200 billion in major project investment, as part of the Look West strategy.PoliticsJul 24
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Mining industry takes issue with B.C. government extending pause on new mineral claimsThe government says it needs more time to complete land-use planning and determine where future mining and conservation can occur.PoliticsJun 4
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Osoyoos Band seeks return of sacred sites in discussions with B.C. governmentAfter years of negotiations, the Osoyoos Band is working with the province of British Columbia on a land claim swap that could re-draw where the reserve starts and endsCanadaJul 17
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Nanaimo bar owner says she is fed up with city’s crime after daughter’s car targetedLast month, Sonia Komen's bar hosted B.C.'s public safety minister for the first of a string of government announcements about a $12 million program targeting chronic offenders.CrimeJul 31
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Resident remains in Granville Street SRO past deadline to move outThe NDP government and BC Housing confirmed on Wednesday that one resident is still living at the Luugat on Granville Street in Vancouver.PoliticsJul 15
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American firm looks to close B.C. plant and government might get involvedThe Arkansas firm Central Moloney Inc. says it is consolidating its Canadian operations, meaning the loss of 43 B.C. jobs by the end of August.EconomyJul 11
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B.C. settles legal debt with ex-official convicted in ‘quick wins’ vote scandalThe B.C. government is forgiving $340,000 in legal debt owed by a former official convicted of using public office to help the B.C. Liberals.PoliticsJul 15