British Columbia News

Despite its altruistic reputation, the clean power industry is just as competitive as any other sector, but often industry does…

In response to environmental concerns surrounding shale gas extraction methods, Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Minister Bill Bennett said the…

Despite an overall decline in August residential real estate sales in Metro Vancouver, many of the biggest markets reported increased…

British Columbians feel more severely affected by the HST compared with their Ontario brethren, according to an Angus Reid poll…

A day after Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold Corp. (TSX:ELD) proposed a merger with Andean Resources Ltd. (TSX:AND), Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) has…

Scientists and conservationists are warning against being overly optimistic about the future of salmon in B.C. because of the record…

A robust commodities market is helping Canadian mining CEOs rake in the dough in 2010, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

What began as a grassroots initiative in rural B.C. to block a Vancouver company from building its $814 million mine…

The cost of installing residential solar energy systems remains a key reason that Canadians are not using the sun to…

Canadian workers are more relaxed this year than in 2009 and the spectre of the dreaded pink slip has begun…

Vancouver’s infamous real estate market is a bubble that could be ready to burst, according to the Canadian Centre for…

Investors looking to do a basic background check of their investment adviser will now have a more complete report available…

British Columbians did not splurge in restaurants and bars during the last month before the HST came into affect, according…

B.C.’s first new metal mine in more than a decade is expected to resume production after being shutdown last week….

B.C. women are being encouraged to take on business leadership roles with new funding from the federal government.

After launching its new brand and marketing strategy for B.C. last year, the University of British Columbia (UBC) has announced…

B.C. is third among Canadian provinces when it comes to the proportion of gambling revenue contained within provincial coffers.

When Bill Bennett was appointed B.C.’s minister of energy, mines and petroleum resources in June, one of the first questions…

Canada should be developing its own greenhouse gas (GHG) emission strategy rather than waiting for the U.S. to finalize its…

Higher than expected natural gas and petroleum rights sales in August pushed the provinces’ sale total for the year to…

Vancouver’s Finavera Renewables Inc. (TSX-V:FVR) said Wednesday it has sold its majority interest in the grid connection for Ireland’s largest…

In what is the Fraser River’s first open fishery in four years, a federal government body expects this year’s sockeye…

The financial crisis and subsequent economic downturn appears to be shifting the financial priorities of young Canadians, according to a…

British Columbians did not appear to stock up on goods the month before the HST came into effect, according to…

With an increasing number of global analysts expecting slower economic growth over the next few years, investors should be taking…

Leonard Brody, co-founder of Vancouver’s NowPublic, one of the world’s largest networks of citizen journalism, does not think bigger is…

A new website is allowing Twitter users to see what trends and topics are being discussed by Vancouver’s Twitterati.

The province’s competitive marketplace will ensure the transition to the HST is a smooth but not quite seamless process, according…

B.C.’s acting chief electoral officer, Craig James, plans to send the anti-HST petition to the select standing committee of the…

B.C.’s four largest immigrant services organizations are expected to sign an agreement launching the Immigrant Services Network on Monday.

A second Amtrak Cascades train between Vancouver and Seattle has exceeded ridership expectations in its pilot year and government and…

Consumer prices in July increased the most in B.C. out of the four largest provinces in the country, according to…

British Columbia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Bauman declared August 20 that the anti-HST petition is valid and able to…

The province’s budget deficit for the 2009/10 fiscal year is $73 million higher than the government reported, according to B.C….

British Columbia Lottery Corp. (BCLC) relaunched its controversial PlayNow.com website August 19 after receiving certification and approval from the Gaming…

British Columbians will be paying among the lowest amounts of personal income tax this year, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers’ annual…