Category Archives: British Columbia
City of Victoria provides $1.8 million to fund 'hub' of supports for homeless
VICTORIA - The City of Victoria is providing $1.8 million in operating funding for a new facility opening in the coming months aimed at addressing the risks and impacts of homelessness. It says in a s...
Jun 14, 2024
Canadian labour ministers say they want federal government training money back
VICTORIA - Canada's provincial and territorial labour ministers will be meeting with their federal counterpart on Monday to demand that the federal government reinstate $625 million that it cut from t...
Jun 14, 2024
B.C. establishes largest provincial park in a decade to protect threatened caribou
VICTORIA - A major provincial park expansion will create a protection zone of almost 2,000 square kilometres for caribou and other species in northeastern British Columbia. The Ministry of Environment...
Jun 14, 2024
Federal minister tells B.C. Ottawa continues to back RCMP contract policing
VICTORIA - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Ottawa will continue to back the RCMP as British Columbia's contract police force that serves many communities as it moves towards a national for...
Jun 13, 2024
B.C. may work with N.L. on court challenge of federal equalization payments, Eby says
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby has found an ally in his claims of unequal funding from the federal government: Newfoundland and Labrador. Eby is hosting Newfoundland and Labrador Premi...
Jun 13, 2024
B.C. politicians ask for audit of $3.86 billion North Shore water treatment plant
VANCOUVER - A group of local politicians from B.C.'s Lower Mainland are asking the provincial auditor general to investigate how the cost of a wastewater treatment plant could balloon to $3.86 billion...
Jun 13, 2024
Uber says new B.C. rules requiring $20.88/hr. minimum wage will increase costs, reduce demand for restaurants
VANCOUVER - Uber says regulation changes for ride-share and delivery workers in British Columbia will drive up costs and reduce demands for local restaurants. The company says in a statement that it s...
Jun 13, 2024
B.C. premier repeats call for more federal cash, calls Ottawa's claims 'disingenuous'
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby is expanding his criticism of what he says is an unfair share of federal funding being given to Western Canada. Eby says Ottawa's "special treatment for Quebec and Ontari...
Jun 12, 2024
B.C. sets minimum wage, other rules for app-based ride-hailing, delivery work at nearly $21/hr.
VICTORIA - British Columbia has finalized regulations to provide a minimum-wage and basic protections for ride-hailing and delivery workers using app-based platforms such as Uber, DoorDash and SkipThe...
Jun 12, 2024
B.C. wildfire risk expected to spike this summer after mild spring mitigates blazes
VANCOUVER - A cool and wet spring in parts of British Columbia has helped suppress fire activity, but an expected turn in the weather will likely renew wildfire risk this summer. BC Wildfire Service l...
Jun 12, 2024