Provincial News
by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives on Thursday Oct 29 2020
The assumptions underlying the federal government’s $12.6 billion commitment to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMX) no longer stand up in 2020, according to a new report from veteran earth scientist David Hughes.
by Province of British Columbia on Monday Oct 26 2020
Premier John Horgan has released the following statement about the resignation of Andrew Wilkinson as leader of the Opposition:
by Castlegar Source on Wednesday Oct 21 2020
On Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 5:41 AM, Revelstoke RCMP were called to the scene of a fatal crash involving three vehicles.
The collision, between two passenger vehicles and a commercial vehicle, happened on Highway 1 just west of Revelstoke.
by Contributor on Tuesday Oct 20 2020
Monday, near Tofino, marked 10 years since the tragic loss of two on-duty BC ambulance paramedics.
by Castlegar Source on Friday Oct 16 2020
On Oct.15, at approximately 12:40 p.m., officers from the Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG), Division Liaison Team (DLT), and Kamloops RCMP responded to a report that a number of demonstrators had gathered at a Trans Mountain (TMX) drill site on Mission Flats Road in Kamloops, and were blocking work trucks from driving through the facility gate.
by Province of British Columbia on Monday Oct 05 2020
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, and Stephen Brown, deputy minister of health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia:
by Letters to the editor on Monday Oct 05 2020
Dear Dr. Henry,
Thank you profusely, Dr. Henry, for everything you and your ministry staff have done these past many months to safeguard British Columbians from the suffering of the global novel coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic.
by Contributor on Wednesday Sep 30 2020
In a news release on the BC Nurses’ Union website, a study says that inadequate staffing and constantly changing protocols is key factors leading to high levels of PTSD and emotional exhaustion.
by Contributor on Monday Sep 28 2020
Climate change is happening. Devastating wildfires, floods, hurricanes, tornados, droughts, and other climate related events are all predicted by climate science. The social and economic cost of these events is in the trillions of dollars, costs that, one way or another, fall on the shoulders of taxpayers.
by Province of British Columbia on Monday Sep 21 2020
Starting on Sept. 28, 2020, following consultation with the Supreme Court of B.C. and key stakeholders, the attorney general is amending the Rules of Civil Court to temporarily suspend all civil jury trials for a period of one year.
