B.C. collects far more money from tobacco taxes than natural gas royalties. The credit program is a big reason why
A review of four years of budget documents shows the B.C. government underestimated by $1 billion the amount of revenue it would forgo due to natural gas royalty credits, a shortfall that experts say highlights the volatile nature of markets and flaws in the province’s fossil fuel subsidy program.
MOBERLY LAKE, B.C. — A First Nations leader is calling on the British Columbia government to release several reports on the Site C dam, claiming details of escalating costs and safety concerns have been "shrouded in secrecy."
In an open letter to Premier John Horgan, Chief Roland Willson of the West Moberly First Nations says work on the hydroelectric dam in northeastern B.C. should be suspended immediately until cabinet makes a decision on the project.
Backpack Buddies organization helps fill ‘weekend hunger gap’ throughout Lower Mainland and beyond
Childhood poverty and food insecurity remains an issue in British Columbia and has only been exacerbated by the pandemic, according to a Metro Vancouver non-profit that works to tackle child hunger in the province.
The handful of supporters in the sparsely-populated courtroom came there to bear witness and stand in solidarity with an Indigenous Elder who had just been tried for a second time and was now awaiting the verdict.
Mask mandate, faster exposure notifications and vaccine priority for teachers are among the requests to health officials from 12 union presidents
The New Westminster Teachers’ Union is adding its voice to a call for health officials to improve COVID-19 safety measures in Fraser Health schools and to put teachers on the priority list for vaccinations.
New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh says Trudeau's government has failed to list them as a terrorist organization
New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh is encouraging Canadians to sign a petition that would designate the "Proud Boys" group as a terrorist organization.
The federal NDP is calling on the Trudeau government to immediately ban and designate the Proud Boys as a terrorist organization.
Singh took to Twitter Thursday (Jan. 7) to share the petition, which he encourages Canadians to sign and share, too.
On Dec. 16, the B.C. government released the CleanBC 2020 Climate Change Accountability Report, which revealed that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation, the single biggest source in B.C., have risen by 23 per cent since 2007, and six per cent in 2018 alone.
A letter written by Wet’suwet’en female chiefs, and backed by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and more than 400 healthcare workers, calls on the B.C. government to close “man camps” during COVID-19 pandemic, due to community risk.
An open letter written by Wet’suwet’en Ts’ako ze’ (female chiefs) is being backed by 400 health care workers in B.C. calling on the province to close work camps during the pandemic.
