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B.C. reports smaller-than-expected deficit for 2024, while taxpayer-supported debt nears $100B
British Columbia reported a smaller deficit than expected for the 2024-25 year, at $7.3 billion.Â
Eby urges fair support for B.C. after Carney meets with premiers on U.S. tariffs
Premier David Eby said a meeting Wednesday between the premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney on the status of U.S. trade negotiations was “informative.”
U.S. tariffs add pressure on B.C. manufacturers, despite CUSMA exemptions
One industry leader said British Columbia manufacturers are “very concerned” about the effect of U.S. tariffs and are scrambling to ensure their products are compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement.Â
B.C. announces $200M for Cedar LNG project
British Columbia is investing $200 million to support the Cedar LNG facility.
Seniors Advocate warns B.C. faces critical shortage in long-term care beds
British Columbia’s Seniors Advocate says the province would need to spend more than $16 billion on new long-term care beds over the next 10 years to meet growing demand.
Update: Three trapped workers at northwest B.C. mine successfully rescued
It’s unclear how long the rescue operation will take for three workers who have been trapped underground at a northwest B.C. mine since Tuesday morning.
Rescuers working to re-establish communication with three trapped miners in northwest B.C.
Rescuers are working to re-establish communication with three workers trapped underground at a mine in northwestern B.C.
Eby, Washington state officials decry Trump’s tariffs ahead of looming deadline
Premier David Eby is inviting Americans to side with Canada in the fight against former U.S. president Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs, saying, “This is not what anybody wants.”
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Three workers trapped at northwest B.C. mine
A rescue operation is underway for three trapped workers at a mine in northwestern B.C.
BC First Nations baulk at proposed pipeline project from Alberta Premier
The Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative said there is no pipeline or oil tanker project that would be acceptable to their group, adding any proposal to ship crude oil through their coastal waters is a “non-starter.”Â
Premier David Eby signs internal trade agreements to help remove trade barriers
A new internal trade agreement will give B.C shoppers more choice, with more freedom for workers and professionals to move between provinces.
B.C. bearing brunt of tariff war, says Eby ahead of First Ministers’ meeting
Premier David Eby said British Columbia is shouldering a disproportionate economic burden from Canada’s trade war with the U.S., and he’ll be calling for “basic fairness” at next week’s First Minister’s meeting.
Eby shuffles cabinet, including key jobs, public safety and housing roles
Premier David Eby shuffled his cabinet Thursday in what he called a “strategic” move to respond to a world that has changed since his B.C. NDP were elected last fall.
Report makes six recommendations on event safety after Lapu Lapu festival tragedy
A report commissioned by the B.C. government after a deadly attack at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver makes a number of recommendations to improve security at public events.
Canada Infrastructure Bank backs B.C. Ferries’ China-built vessels with $1B loan
The Canada Infrastructure Bank is providing B.C. Ferries an additional $1 billion in low-interest loans to support service upgrades – including the purchase of four new vessels from a Chinese shipyard.
No injuries after early morning blast outside MLA Bowinn Ma’s Vancouver office
North Vancouver RCMP say no one was injured in an early morning explosion outside an office building in North Vancouver.
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