B.C. News

The full toll on the new Port Mann Bridge went into effect on Wednesday, an expense that will likely convince many drivers to increasingly seek alternative crossings of the Fraser River.

Another 11 loggers and truckers died in the B.C. forest sector this year, the fourth consecutive annual increase.

VANCOUVER — B.C.’s newest highway, the South Fraser Perimeter Road, opened Saturday, connecting all five major Fraser River crossings. “The completion of the South Fraser Perimeter Road is good news for the Metro Vancouver region.

VANCOUVER — Following months of hearings, years of debate and dozens of protests, the federal panel reviewing the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline will release its report later today. Much hangs in the balance.

McLEOD LAKE — The creation of the W.A.C. Bennett dam five decades ago had long-lasting impacts on members of the McLeod Lake Indian Band and Wednesday they expressed concern history may repeat itself with the proposed Site C dam.

A drug-fuelled crime spree in the Peden Hill area of Prince George a year ago has earned a man two more years in jail.

A witness who attempted to stop a man from siphoning gasoline along Versatile Drive in Kamloops got a face full of bear spray for his good deed.

OTTAWA — Tom Mulcair predicts the Northern Gateway pipeline will never be built, even if it passes environmental muster.

Richest woman is Sherry Brydson of Victoria

A University of Victoria study has recommended that the province require any new oil and gas developments to be built at least 1.5 kilometres away from schools, among other changes.