4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (211+ words) B.C Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay has unveiled her updated shadow cabinet after nine MLAs fled the party in recent weeks. On Aug. 14, Peter Milobar was the first to announce he was leaving the caucus over frustrations with Findlay’s leadership and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (705+ words) British Columbia lost 5,500 jobs in August as the province’s unemployment rate climbed to 6.5 per cent, according to Statistics Canada’s latest Labour Force Survey. Employment across Canada fell by 42,000 jobs in August, while the national unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.4 per…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (557+ words) B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay said allegations of potential legal or ethical wrongdoing are part of an effort to derail her Abbotsford-Mission byelection campaign, as she announced another departure from her senior leadership team Wednesday. Findlay issued a statement shortly after…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (686+ words) British Columbia officials say an incorrect exchange rate and a series of other human errors in the 2026 budget led it to overestimate projected revenues from natural gas royalties by nearly $1.5 billion over five years. Fossil fuel companies are required to…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (82+ words) A date has been set for a byelection that could win the B.C. Conservative Leader a seat in the legislature. Premier David Eby has called a byelection for the electoral district of Abbotsford-Mission. The seat became vacant when Reann Gasper resigned…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (776+ words) The B.C. Conservatives are set to hold a caucus meeting Monday after a tumultuous week for the party that highlighted rifts over Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership. Six MLAs have left the party this month, including five in the past week: Peter Milobar,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (314+ words) B.C. Premier David Eby said Canada’s latest counter-tariffs on U.S. goods are “a good start,” but he said more non-tariff measures should be considered in response to the escalating trade war. Federal ministers said Tuesday that, starting Sept. 8, Canada will impose…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (991+ words) The federal government announced tariffs on $27.6 billion in U.S. goods and a $7.5-billion support package Tuesday in Ottawa to help Canadian businesses and workers withstand the escalating trade war. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced the counter-tariffs at Ideal Roofing, while Industry…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (668+ words) B.C. Premier David Eby said the additional 50-per-cent tariffs imposed on Canadian goods by the United States are “inexplicable” and “indefensible” and reaffirmed his refusal to return American alcohol to government liquor store shelves. “Every possible tool, every weapon that can…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (563+ words) Canada suspended trade negotiations with the United States and pledged dollar-for-dollar retaliation as additional 50-per-cent U.S. tariffs took effect early Saturday on about $28 billion in Canadian goods. Prime Minister Mark Carney said he directed Canadian negotiators to return to Ottawa on…...