VICTORIA — Finance Minister Mike de Jong says the federal government has recognized British Columbia's resource-development needs in Tuesday's budget, targeting, forestry, oil-and-gas, aerospace and marine industries.
Arun Bains died in hospital on Sunday after police responded to reports of gunfire in Surrey and found a vehicle believed to be linked to the shooting had crashed into a utility pole.
VICTORIA — Transportation Minister Todd Stone says a retaining wall on the Sea-to-Sky Highway near the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal needs repairs, but doesn't pose safety concerns despite questions by the Opposition about the new highway falling.
Andrew Monnette, 25, claims officials from Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre would not give him access to a halal diet, a Qur’an or a prayer mat — instead offering him a towel as a stand-in.
At least 40 more homes in the area were damaged in Monday's blast and paramedics said a person from an adjacent house was treated for minor hand injuries.
RCMP say new information in an investigation into the disappearance of Julia Strobach has prompted them to conduct a meticulous search of two green spaces in Courtenay, B.C., Tuesday.