The B.C. government is investing up to $11 million in four capital projects in the forestry sector to boost the local timber manufacturing sector. Jobs and Economic Development Minister Diana Gibson said in a statement that the government investment was needed to strengthen domestic B.C. companies in the forestry sector. Gibson says the funding will also create more than 100 jobs and keep hundreds more employed. Companies receiving support from the government’s BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund include Nelson-based Spearhead Timberworks, Langley-based construction plywood manufacturer Westlam I

Conservation officers in British Columbia say they killed a black bear after it attacked a woman walking her dog in Whistler. A statement posted online by the Conservation Officer Service says the woman was walking her leashed dog in the Kadenwood neighbourhood around 8:30 p.m. on Monday when she was knocked to the ground and bitten by the bear. The statement says she was taken to hospital by ambulance and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Conservation officers did a sweep of the area and located a black bear that matched descriptions of the animal. The service says the bear was killed d

British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will launch an independent commission into the Vancouver festival attack that killed 11 people and a public inquiry if the criminal case doesn't provide answers the public is looking for. Eby says the commission will have a "quick turn around" to get full answers for organizers of events and festivals in the province by June. He says he wants the public to be able to "gather and celebrate" over the summer without feeling unsafe. The premier says if it weren't for the police investigation and upcoming criminal trial, his government would al

Elizabeth May, co-leader of the federal Green Party in BC, will represent Saanich-Gulf Island on Vancouver Island for the fifth time in the House of Commons. She defeated Kathy Onsted of the Conservatives, David Beckham of the Liberals and Colin Plant of the NDP. The special thing is that in the election polls, this election was considered a challenge for May but she managed to retain her seat. She has represented this seat since 2011. Speaking to the media after her victory, May said that she is not surprised by the results and is excited to return to work in Ottawa. It is worth noting that t

The federal NDP in B.C. has suffered a major setback. Jagmeet Singh lost his Burnaby Central seat. He finished in third place by a margin of 12,032 votes to Liberal candidate Wade Chang. Along with him, the party suffered heavy losses on Vancouver Island and also lost some seats in Metro Vancouver. Out of the total 24 seats of the NDP in the House of Commons, 12 were in B.C. and five of these were in Vancouver Island. Now the federal NDP in British Columbia has been reduced to just three seats and with this, Jagmeet Singh has announced his resignation as the party president. He was also v

A man has died in a crash involving eight vehicles in Surrey, B.C., after he suffered what investigators believe to be a medical emergency while driving. Police say the crash happened just before noon near the intersection of Fraser Highway and 64 Avenue, where attending emergency responders initially reported the collision. Officers from Surrey Police arrived and found one vehicle had jumped the curb and struck seven unoccupied vehicles parked nearby. Police say a 58-year-old man involved in the collision has died despite life-saving efforts from paramedics and firefighters at the sce

An organizer of the Filipino festival in Vancouver that was devastated by a "meaningless tragedy" says there are many who will need help to recover after a vehicle tore through their celebration, killing 11 people. RJ Aquino told hundreds of mourners at a vigil Sunday night that people are confused, devastated and numb. Police have charged a 30-year-old Vancouver man with eight counts of second-degree murder and say more charges are expected once all the victims have been identified B.C.'s Health Ministry issued an update last night saying 32 people were seen at several hospitals in the Lower

The major crimes unit in Haida Gwaii says a 32-year-old man has been arrested in a suspicious death investigation. Police say they received a report of a pedestrian-involved accident on Tuesday afternoon in the community of Skidegate.They say a vehicle hit a person who later died from his injuries.Police say they believe the death was a targeted attack and there was no risk to the public.Sgt. Chris Manseau, the detachment commander in Daajing Giids, says police have been made aware of several social media posts that question the investigation's timeline, but officers have been working around-t

The Vancouver Whitecaps will try to secure their ticket to the CONCACAF (KON'-kah-kaf) Champions Cup final when they play the star-studded Inter Miami again next week.Vancouver got some of the loudest roars from the crowd at B-C Place last night when they scored two goals in the back of Miami's net. But many in the record crowd of nearly 54-thousand came to watch World Cup champion Lionel Messi, who started the game and played the entire match. On a night when Argentine superstar Lionel Messi was the headliner, it was Brian White and Sebastian Berhalter who stole the show. White scored in th