Business
Signs of spring for B.C. mining industry
Gold projects at Barkerville and in the northwest moving ahead, as metal prices and steelmaking demand revive in Asia
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Spruce beetle spreads in B.C. Interior
Biggest infestations in 30 years identified in Prince George area, spreading with help from recent dry, warm and windy conditions
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Minister monitoring new college fees
Fees increasing above 2% cap for colleges and universities must be for new services, Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson says
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New penalties coming to B.C. mine regulations
Administrative penalties already exist in forestry and oil and gas industries, prosecution penalties also increasing
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Shell postpones LNG decision to late 2016
Shell, Mitsubishi, Korea Gas and PetroChina agree to stick with Prince Rupert project despite world-wide oil and gas price slump
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Forest industry waits for Pacific trade deal
B.C. wood products are shut out of some Asian countries such as Malaysia, Vietnam and Brunei by high import tariffs
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Court okays ban on pharmacy reward points
Prescriptions blocked from B.C. supermarket loyalty programs
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Help offered to struggling mining industry
Northwest mineral survey released, Premier Christy Clark promises BC Hydro payment relief for struggling mining industry
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B.C. economy to grow in face of global turmoil
Credit Union sees three per cent growth for province, while poll finds pessimistic residents hunkering down
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Computer coding to start in Kindergarten
Programming introduction to begin next September, goal is to make it mandatory says Premier Christy Clark
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