B.C. News

VICTORIA — The B.C. government will spend $22.9 billion over the next three years on infrastructure, which Finance Minister Carole James says is the highest amount of capital spending in the province's history.

Thousands of B.C. forestry workers and supporters will gather on the B.C. legislature lawn this afternoon, coinciding with the release of the province’s 2020 budget.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is expected to stick to its focus on affordability as it unveils its next budget today amid increasingly difficult economic conditions.

ASHCROFT, B.C. — Police in the B.C. Interior say they arrested a woman after she rammed her car into a marked police vehicle when it tried to block her way.

SURREY, B.C. — RCMP say a driver is in critical condition following a three-vehicle crash in Surrey, B.C., that closed roads Sunday night.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's finance minister is promising to stay the course in her next budget to be tabled Tuesday in the legislature, while also monitoring potential storm clouds looming over the economy.

DUNCAN, B.C. — Forestry workers on Vancouver Island have voted to ratify a collective agreement, ending a strike that kept 3,000 workers off the job for eight months. The United Steelworkers Local 1-1937 says in a statement that members voted 81.

"Thankfully, no one was injured during this incident."

The order issued by B.C. Supreme Court on Friday bars people from blocking access to ferry terminals by land or water.

SURREY, B.C. — The RCMP are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle Friday evening in Surrey, B.C. Police say the accident happened around 8:00 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 10 and 183 Street.