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B.C. allowing Vancouver and Victoria to create independent police academies
1+ week, 11+ min ago (358+ words) Published 3:04 pm Friday, March 6, 2026 Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger announces the creation of new local police academies in Victoria on Friday, March 6, 2025. (Mark Page/Black Press Media) The province has approved an arrangement for the Vancouver and Victoria police departments…...
Nanaimo bursts onto the ANBT scene with the intermediate title
2+ week, 4+ day ago (353+ words) Published 4:16 pm Sunday, February 22, 2026 Ken Lawson, from the All Native Basketball Tournament board of directors, tosses teddy bears into the crowd during the intermission of the Intermediate final on Feb. 21. (Thom Barker/Black Press Media) 2026 All Native Basketball Tournament, Intermediate…...
3Nations sign health declaration to transform services across northern B.C.
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (248+ words) Published 12:30 pm Tuesday, February 10, 2026 The Tahltan, Kaska, and Taku River Tlingit Nations have signed a declaration to reshape health and wellness services across their territories, committing to a community-led and culturally grounded approach. "Guided by the 3Nations Vision, we are transforming…...
OPINION: The chamber network and the case for better business dialogue in B.C.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (313+ words) Published 11:17 am Friday, February 6, 2026 Jen Riley is the newly appointed President and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce. Many of the rules that govern businesses are made without a clear view of how work happens on the ground in…...
Enbridge’s $4B Sunrise Expansion pipeline gets nod in B.C. Interior
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (277+ words) Published 5:30 am Friday, February 6, 2026 Enbridge's Sunrise Expansion Program has cleared the final regulatory hurdle pending federal approval. On Jan. 30, 2026, the Canadian Energy Regulator (CER) recommended the approval of the project, which will see the Westcoast Pipeline system be expanded across…...
B.C. Prosperity Project tries to rally support to join Alberta in exit from Canada
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (597+ words) Published 4:30 pm Tuesday, February 3, 2026 A group offering promises of economic prosperity if British Columbia organized with Alberta and Saskatchewan to separate from Canada and form a new country held an event in Willow Point on Monday night (Feb. 2). Called the…...
Coastal Nations double down on pipeline opposition in meeting with prime minister
2+ mon, 2+ min ago (584+ words) Published 3:13 pm Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Coastal First Nations" vice president, Gaagwiss (Jason Alsop), speaks to reporters following the alliance of First Nations" sit-down meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. (Thom Barker/The Northern View) An alliance of First Nations has reiterated…...
Playing pipeline politics: B.C. left out of rumoured Alberta MOU talks
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (851+ words) Published 2:30 pm Friday, November 21, 2025 If Alberta and the federal government are close to signing a memorandum of understanding about a new oil pipeline across northern British Columbia, it is news to B.C.s premier. Despite the pipeline needing to cross the…...
‘MJ’ brings Michael Jackson hits to Vancouver stage for 6 days
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (283+ words) Published 6:48 am Friday, November 21, 2025 Scene from "MJ" the musical, brought to Vancouver by Broadway Across Canada. (Contributed/Matthew Murphy) A six-day, eight-show run of MJ brings Michael Jackson's music to Queen Elizabeth Theatre from Tuesday to Sunday (Nov. 25-30). The "King…...
Alberta wants to allow doctors to perform both public and private surgeries
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (507+ words) Published 2:27 pm Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Alberta plans to allow surgeons and other surgery professionals to perform elective surgeries in both the public and private health care systems so Albertans get the care they need in a timely manner, according to Premier…...