B.C. Premier David Eby says his government is drafting legislation to scrap the province’s consumer carbon tax following a promise from Prime Minister Mark Carney to do the same. Eby made the comments Friday afternoon at a town hall in Surrey to discuss the threat of tariffs from the United States. “This is the first…
A surcharge on energy exported from Ontario into the United States will continue to be suspended, according to the premier’s office, after a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump’s commerce secretary. Premier Doug Ford’s team confirmed Thursday afternoon the short-lived energy surcharge would not be reintroduced after a sit-down with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, which…
The Homalco First Nation is holding its fourth funeral in six months this week for a young community member who died from a drug overdose. The north Island Nation is the third Indigenous group on Vancouver Island to declare a state of emergency due to the toxic drug crisis. It is joining calls for federal and…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government on Wednesday announced new counter-tariffs on nearly $30 billion in steel and aluminum products, as well as additional U.S. imported goods, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s own duties on steel and aluminum. The 25 per cent tariffs will come into effect at 12:01…
Prime minister-designate Mark Carney and his cabinet will be sworn in on Friday at Rideau Hall, Radio-Canada and CBC News have learned. The new Liberal leader, who is taking over from outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has promised the transition will be “seamless and it will be quick.” According to Radio-Canada and CBC News sources, Trudeau…
The Okanagan’s wine industry is welcoming the removal of U.S. liquor from store shelves at B.C. liquor stores. “Having some of the U.S. product off the shelves will allow some of the BC products to shine a little more,” said Bobby Gidda, CEO and president of Volcanic Hills Estate Winery. On Monday, B.C.’s premier announced…
A fiery small plane crash in Tennessee last year that killed a Canadian family of five was most likely the result of an error by the father who was piloting the plane, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released this week. A yearlong investigation of the March 4, 2024, crash found no mechanical problems…
Editor’s note: In a five-part series, Jayme Doll explores the struggles some Albertans experience in getting their reproductive conditions recognized and treated. Part 1 is in the video player above. The rest of the series will be added as it airs the week of March 10-14. There are no shortage of labels and euphemisms for…
A gondola cabin has crashed to the ground at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, B.C. Witness Scott Wilson said the cabin fell an estimated three metres only moments after it was loaded with people and departed up the hill. “Patrol responded right away, and some bystander called 911. The doors came ajar in the fall, but nobody could…
Canada’s Minister of International Development, Ahmed Hussen, unveiled $272.1 million in new funding on Sunday for foreign aid projects in Bangladesh and the Indo-Pacific region. “Canada continues to fiercely strengthen our long-lasting friendship with Bangladesh and the wider Indo-Pacific region with our long-standing people-to-people ties,” Hussen said in a statement. “By supporting vulnerable communities’ healthcare…
