Victoria (Canada)

The Great Depression in BC (in Views)

BC Premier Simon Fraser Tolmie, elected in 1929. TheTyee.ca British Columbia's legislative assembly has been recalled to enact financial legislation Premier Gordon Campbell says is intended to help B.C. avoid recreating the...

B.C. forests minister says federal help must include forest industry

VICTORIA, B.C. - British Columbia's forests minister is warning the federal government to look beyond the struggling auto industry and consider the province's forestry sector when it comes to governme...

B.C. premier tells Prime Minister Harper auto-industry only bailout not fair

VICTORIA, B.C. - B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell says he's told Prime Minister Stephen Harper that the federal government must be fair to all Canadians when it comes to federal financial bailouts. Cam...

Emerson Lands New Post

Victoria, B.C.- He's Back. David Emerson, the former CEO of Canfor, then Liberal turned Tory, has a new job. The former Federal Cabinet Minister will serve as the new executive chair of the British Columbia Transmission...

Musician David Foster overlooked as composer of 2010 Olympics musical theme

Multiple Grammy award-winning music producer David Foster. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Chris Pizzello, file VICTORIA, B.C. - Multiple Grammy award-winning music producer and Victoria native David Foster won't be composing the music...

Business Brach Manager

SPHERION Posted Nov 24, 2008 Full Time Victoria, BC, CANADA 1 Position(s) Relevant Work Experience: Job Category: Industry: Salary: All Business Development; Management; Sales Recruitment/Staffing For 60 years, Spherion® has...

Former Vancouver chief to head Victoria police

DIRK MEISSNER The Canadian Press VICTORIA — As Victoria's new police chief was promising yesterday to clean up the city, rank-and-file officers were a block away investigating a drive-by shooting and a knife slashing and...

Van powered by vegetable oil

Since starting their North American road trip, Cloe Whittaker and Tyson Jerry have stopped at a lot of fast-food restaurants. But the pair, who left British Columbia on Oct. 1, aren't breaking for snacks – they're refueling...

Drive-by shooting in Victoria (B.C.)

A Victoria police officer speaks to residents in the area of Fort and Vancouver streets where shots were fired Monday. (CBC) Police are investigating a brazen drive-by shooting in downtown Victoria Monday after shots were fired...

B.C. has 'reduced expectations' in face of world economic slump: finance minister

VICTORIA, B.C. - The B.C. government is facing a $3-billion revenue crunch over the next three years but won't post deficit budgets, Finance Minister Colin Hansen said Monday. He said British Colum...