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Tariffs hit Canada’s economy, but consumer spending, B.C. housing hold up

The Canadian economy experienced a significant contraction in the second quarter of 2025, with real gross domestic product (GDP) declining by 0.4 per cent, a...

B.C. upholds precedent-setting $800K penalty against coal company for toxic discharges

B.C.’s Environmental Appeal Board has upheld a more than $800,000 penalty against Peace River Coal Inc. after it repeatedly failed to comply with its environmental...

B.C. says it’s starting to close ‘gaps’ in forest carbon accounting after critical audit

B.C.’s Ministry of Forests has approved a new way to calculate the amount of carbon in forests — what it says is a direct response...

Canfor fined nearly $500K after B.C. mill worker injured

A pulp mill in Prince George, B.C., owned by Canfor Pulp Ltd., has been fined almost $500,000 after a worker seriously injured their hand in an unguarded...

‘Stumbled right into it’: AI images trick wildfire expert during crisis

This week, more than 200 firefighters joined air tankers and helicopters in an all-out attack on the Wesley Ridge fire on Vancouver Island.  On the...

Cowichan tribes win fishing rights, title to historic Richmond lands

A B.C. court has handed the Cowichan Tribes and other First Nations title over a chunk of federal and city land in Richmond that for...

B.C. judge OKs investor profits ‘clawback’ in $316M Ponzi scheme

A B.C. judge has approved a plan to “claw back” money from net winners of a Ponzi scheme run by a Victoria, B.C., mortgage broker...

Ship breaking critic wins $165K after company’s legal delays

A leading critic of a company that dismantles and recycles ships on a stretch of Vancouver Island shoreline has been awarded more than $165,000 by the B.C....

Hells Angels-linked B.C. jeweller loses appeal against $66K money laundering penalties

A Coquitlam, B.C., jeweller and self-proclaimed member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has lost his appeal to overturn $66,000 in penalties for violations of...

Canada Post faces class action over alleged hidden fuel surcharges

A federal judge has certified a class-action lawsuit against Canada Post for allegedly failing to transparently disclose the full price of its shipping services.  The...

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