Well known entertainers from Canada and the United States, including Mark Ruffalo, Daryl Hannah, Michael Moore, Ellen Page, Pamela Anderson, Peter Keleghan and Tantoo Cardinal have added their names to the growing number of supporters of the Defend Our Coast mass sit-in on October 22nd in Victoria, B.C. to oppose tar sands ...

When the B.C. Court of Appeal struck down the government's not-so-subtle attempt to stifle citizens with its ill-advised “gag” law this month, it was only a partial victory.   Regrettably, the Court never had the chance to consider the multitude of contradictions and loopholes that exist in the B.C. Election Act, most of which...

By: Jordan Bateman, British Columbia Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation It seems the further you get away from Vancouver, the more hated the carbon tax becomes. The B.C. government has sent its Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services around the province to hear submissions on what should be included...

 "Today, a headline in the Globe and Mail states, "Alberta Beef Plant Resumes Partial Operations". Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz had the following to say in response to this false report. This is false - the XL plant will not be allowed to reopen until the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed that it is safe....

The government of B.C. would like the people of British Columbia to be on the lookout for the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) that will attack tree fruits, berries, grapes, vegetables, corn and ornamental plants. Currently this pest is not present in B.C. and the Ministry of Agriculture would like to prevent ...

I recently returned from a whirlwind tour across northern BC, one of many legs of filming for a documentary and multi-media project I've been co-directing for the past year and a half, called Fractured Land. The people we spoke to along the way, the sights we witnessed and documented finally brought into focus the real ...

The family of Rita Chretien released a statement Tuesday in Penticton regarding the finding of their father Albert in Elko County in Nevada Saturday. The family have asked that the public and media respect their request for privacy from this point forward as they contend with the confirmed death of Albert Chretien and the...

Premier Christy Clark has detailed her plans to keep British Columbia growing and provide support for local communities - including more than $200 million in capital projects across the province, the four-laning of the Trans-Canada Highway from Kamloops to the Alberta border and starting the process to replace the George...

The negotiating team of the B.C. Nurses Union have reached a tentative agreement with health employers on a new provincial contract that addresses their members’ main concerns — providing safe patient care through safe staffing, enhancing job security and improving compensation a press release said Wednesday. “We are pleased...

Mayors from across BC met in Victoria today to examine the challenges of BC’s communities and to share best practices in moving forward. On the topic of infrastructure the 140 member strong BC Mayors’ Caucus endorsed the following statement: “We agree that our communities require immediate action to provide stable, predictable,...