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Both sides in a long-simmering northern B-C pipeline dispute have reached a proposed arrangement following several days of intense talks -- just not on the subject of pipelines. Details of the deal be...

The provincial minister of mental health and addictions says she's very encouraged to see overdose deaths going down for the first time since the crisis began in 2016. Judy Darcy issued the statement ...

B-C now has seven cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases across Canada to 11. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the seventh case is a man in his 40s who is a ...

Canada is now dealing with nine cases of COVID-19 after a sixth presumptive case was diagnosed in British Columbia. It's a woman in her 30s who returned to the province from Iran. It's said to be a mi...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says he spoke with Canada's premiers on a conference call about the importance of ending railway blockades as quickly as possible and reaching a peaceful and las...

The B.C. government will spend $22.9 billion over the next three years on infrastructure, which Finance Minister Carole James says is the highest amount of capital spending in the province's history. ...

The B-C government unveils its next budget on Tuesday. Finance Minister Carole James has promised to stay the course, while also keeping an eye on slowing economic growth. Since coming to power more t...

As protests and rail blockades continue across the country, B-C's Indigenous Relations Minister Scott Fraser says he's hoping for a peaceful pause while some of the underlying issues can be discussed....

Protesters opposed to the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern B-C disrupted events at the legislature on Tueasday ahead of the government's throne speech. Hundreds of protesters blocked entrances to ...

British Columbia's N-D-P government used Tuesday throne speech to list its accomplishments since coming to power two-and-a-half years ago, but it is also touting new funding supplements for children a...