Vancouver-based mining giant Teck has run out of appeals after polluting the Columbia River and Lake Roosevelt in Washington State for decades from its huge lead-zinc smelter in Trail, B.C.
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear Teck's appeal of the case brought by the Colville Confederated Tribes (CCT) in Washington State.
Another B.C. lumber company is closing one of its mills and cutting shifts at another.
Quesnel-based West Fraser will permanently close its Chasm lumber mill and eliminate the third shift from its 100 Mile House mill in the third quarter of 2019, the company announced Monday.
Small business owners in northwest B.C. who suffered financial losses in the wake of British Columbia's 2018 wildfires can now apply for additional assistance of up to $20,000.
The funding comes from the $10 million the province provided to the Red Cross in November 2018 for wildfire recovery efforts.
British Columbia's summer heat broke 18 weather records yesterday. The high of 29.1 C in Vancouver surpassed its previous record of 27.4 C in 1999.
Our climate could be aging badly. And in this sweltering heat, so can our skin.
Dozens of people scoured a beach in Vancouver looking for little pieces of plastic and other litter to mark World Oceans Day, one of several similar events held across Canada.
Since 2002, people around the world have come together on June 8 to collectively honour the importance of oceans.
Terry Buckle thought she was prepared for the verdict.
But when it finally came down, she really wasn't.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Vancouver Monday afternoon to help kick off the official opening of the Women Deliver 2019 global conference.
The four-day summit is described as "the world's largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and well-being of girls and women."
