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B.C. ranchers seek essential-service recognition as BCGEU strike disrupts inspections
KAMLOOPS - Ranchers and meat processors in British Columbia are urging the province to designate agriculture an essential service, saying an ongoing public service strike is threatening the industry. ...
Sep 11, 2025
Teck merger a 'vote of confidence,' says Eby, pitching B.C. as Canada's 'engine'
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the proposed merger between Teck Resources Ltd. and Anglo American PLC to create a $70 billion mining giant based in B.C. is a "vote of confidence" showing the ...
Sep 11, 2025
Teck merger a 'vote of confidence,' says Eby, pitching B.C. as Canada's 'engine'
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the proposed merger between Teck Resources Ltd. and Anglo American PLC to create a $70 billion mining giant based in B.C. is a "vote of confidence" showing the ...
Sep 11, 2025
Liberal MPs reluctant to lower 2030 and 2035 climate targets
EDMONTON - Some Liberal MPs are reluctant to see their government lower its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2030 and 2035, as Prime Minister Mark Carney stays quiet on whether Canada is ...
Sep 11, 2025
Liberal MPs reluctant to lower 2030 and 2035 climate targets
EDMONTON - Some Liberal MPs are reluctant to see their government lower its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2030 and 2035, as Prime Minister Mark Carney stays quiet on whether Canada is ...
Sep 11, 2025
High-speed rail construction could begin in four years, LeBlanc says
MONTREAL - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government's new major projects office will work to get construction underway on the Alto high-speed rail line within four years. He says...
Sep 11, 2025
Alberta premier praises first batch of national-interest projects
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says she sees promising signs in the first batch of projects announced under Ottawa's new fast-tracked approval process, but environmentalists warn the inclusion of liquefi...
Sep 11, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks US effort to remove dozens of immigrant Guatemalan and Honduran children
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A federal judge in Arizona temporarily blocked the Trump administration from removing dozens of Guatemalan and Honduran children living in shelters or foster care after coming to ...
Sep 11, 2025
Drought deepens in Eastern Canada as West sees some improvement: monitor
Officials say a deepening drought in Central and Atlantic Canada is creating water supply issues and underlining concerns about crop conditions and wildfires. The latest national outlook shows large p...
Sep 11, 2025
Local initiative to address food insecurity in the North Okanagan
A fundraising initiative has been launched to address food insecurity among North Okanagan seniors.This year's Good Food Box fundraiser, run in partnership with Community Foundation of the North Okana...
Sep 11, 2025
