Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 01:26:11 +0000
The Opposition Liberals used the first day of the legislature’s fall session Monday to accuse senior officials in the NDP and premier’s office of mishandling the original allegations against Jinny Sims month ago.
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Credit to Author: Nick Eagland| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2019 03:10:29 +0000
Premier John Horgan says he was advised Friday that a special prosecutor had been appointed for an investigation. Sims says she has not been given details of any allegations.
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Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:00:55 +0000
VICTORIA — B.C.’s information and privacy commissioner has delivered a sharply critical blow to the New Democrat government for trying to block freedom of information requests by the Opposition Liberals. The Opposition was seeking any records from 615 political staffers or ministers who may have used their personal email to do official government work. That’s […]
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Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 23:23:43 +0000
There are roughly 90,000 businesses in B.C. currently selling e-cigarettes and vape products, including local corner stores, convenience stores and gas stations. They do not require a license, and health inspectors are stretched thin to catch anyone selling illegally to minors.
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Credit to Author: Nick Eagland| Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 01:42:31 +0000
Fostering Change held a rally in Vancouver where former youth in care urged expansion of the Agreements with Young Adults program.
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Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 01:09:57 +0000
Finance minister told Postmedia News on Thursday that provincial ministers have been asked to begin “examining their discretionary spending in budgets to look for savings that can then be put into contingencies.”
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Credit to Author: Nick Eagland| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 23:43:01 +0000
John Douglas, a paramedic for 23 years, calls for B.C. to make addiction and possession of addictive substances solely a health issue.
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Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 17:04:10 +0000
B.C. Minister of Health Adrian Dix says the hospital has been plagued with overcrowding and the new expansion will address this problem.
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Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 01:12:07 +0000
Lack of consultation a “stunning black mark” on treaty talks, reconciliation, First Nations says
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Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 00:45:55 +0000
B.C.’s GHG emissions have now increased in five of the last seven years. Carbon pollution is back up to the 2007 level of 64.8 million tonnes.
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