British Columbia

While residents of Iran suffer the consequences of a senseless war, the impacts ripple across the globe in the form of price spikes for gas and other commodities. And the Canadian oil and gas industry has been laughing all the way to the bank.

Jun. 7, 2026

From the moment Donald Trump started threatening Canada’s economy and sovereignty, Premier Danielle Smith was an outlier.

She refused to be part of the Team Canada approach, preferring instead to head to Mar-a-Lago with Jordan Peterson and Kevin O’Leary.

Jun. 4, 2026

Heiltsuk Marilyn Slett won’t relent on the tanker ban. Which leaves Mark Carney only a problematic southern route.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has probably never heard her name, but K̓áwáziɫ Marilyn Slett, chief councillor of the Heiltsuk Tribal Council on B.C.’s Central Coast, has emerged as one of the strongest voices opposing any change to Canada’s North Coast tanker ban.

If there’s one immovable obstacle to Smith’s dream of a new northern oil pipeline and terminal, it’s Slett.

May 27, 2026

A German utility’s decision to buy a million tonnes of gas per year from the yet-to-be-built Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in British Columbia may help the project secure the investors it needs, but still falls short of the energy trade breakthrough the federal government is claiming, independent analysts say.

May 21, 2026

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May 8, 2026

A network of retired academics and think tanks is chipping away at established truths.

[Editor’s note: This article contains discussion of residential school denialism and abuse at residential schools.]

One morning last November, Shay Paul opened Facebook from her home in Kamloops, B.C., and was shocked to find her online community pages transformed.

Every group she was part of — from a page for Kamloops community updates to one for local thrifters — was awash in what she called residential school denialism.

Apr. 22, 2026

The leader of the BC Prosperity Project says Curtis Stone’s views don’t reflect those of the wider group.

One of the moderators of a popular Facebook page that promotes B.C. separating from Canada has been open about his white nationalist and antisemitic beliefs, and his interest in Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders.

In February 2025, Curtis Stone appeared in a Rumble video called “Uncle Ted’s Disciples w/Curtis Stone,” which features Stone talking with Derek Harrison, a member of the extreme-right Canadian group Diagolon.