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The wildfires that ripped through B.C. forests during the last two summers have done the province no favours when it comes to carbon emissions, according to an environmental advocacy group. In a report released Monday, Sierra Club B.C.

Residents could face a five per cent tax hike

If the NDP loses Wednesday’s byelection, the government could decide to call a general election this year, says a Royal Roads political scientist.

Employees fired in recent years from the legislature for trying to blow the whistle on a spending scandal might soon have their gag orders lifted by Speaker Darryl Plecas.

B.C.'s trapping industry is facing multiple threats, including falling prices for fur and the general decline of their target species.

A poll putting the Liberals ahead of the NDP by 13 points is heating up efforts to get the vote out for Wednesday’s provincial byelection in Nanaimo. “This is going to certainly animate the B.C.

Speaker points to overseas trips, questionable retirement benefit, missing alcohol

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall of Crisp & Delicious brand Chicken Breast Nuggets due to possible Salmonella contamination. The uncooked breaded chicken pieces were sold in 1.

Mark Collins talks about two-ship service, terminal rebuild, parking, WiFi

Binge drinking is trending upward in British Columbia, says a report by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.