B.C.’s NDP spent $1.3B on fossil fuel subsidies last year
Fossil fuel subsidies have doubled since B.C. Premier John Horgan’s NDP took power, according to a yearly analysis released by Stand.earth.
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The business case for reopening Canada's borders
Business leaders are calling on Ottawa to immediately lay out a comprehensive plan to reopen the economy and international borders along with a vaccine certification process as they struggle to prepare for a summer season hanging in flux.
B.C. eases travel restrictions, indoor activities as COVID cases drop
Health restrictions will be eased on indoor gatherings, group activities and travel within British Columbia on Tuesday as COVID-19 immunization rates rise and case counts decline, Premier John Horgan says.
Why the BC NDP's old-growth preservation efforts fall short
The BC NDP's approach to protecting old-growth forests is unsettlingly reminiscent of the failed approaches to the management of past provincial governments, write Shauna Doll and Chris Genovali of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation.
Anti-logging protests heat up as Premier Horgan unveils new plan
B.C. unveiled its vision for future forestry policy and while it includes a plan to share access to timber and supports for First Nations and forestry communities, it's unlikely to quell the swell of protests aimed at protecting old-growth forests.
Ottawa dollars can save B.C.'s old-growth forests
An environmental coalition is calling on B.C. government to take advantage of available federal funding to protect old-growth forests, support forestry communities and end its current war in the woods.
Alberta revives 'turn-off-the-taps' resources bill
Alberta is reviving its so-called turn-off-the taps legislation, but with a few changes.
Fairy Creek crackdown leads to more arrests, protests Thursday
RCMP unexpectedly arrested a number of old-growth activists with the Fairy Creek blockades inside the control zone near the Caycuse Camp early Thursday morning.
B.C. catches flak over rise in old-growth logging approvals
B.C. talks big about protecting old growth, but a recent study shows otherwise.
B.C. to announce partnerships in immunization plan
British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Dr. Penny Ballem, the lead on the provincial COVID-19 immunization team, are to reveal more information today, March 24, 2021, on the vaccine rollout.
U.S. to lend Oxford-AstraZeneca doses to Canada, Mexico
Canada's procurement minister says a deal is close to receive Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses from the U.S., while the military commander in charge of the rollout here says all adults who wish could be able to get their first shot by July 1.
B.C.'s intercity buses are getting a boost. But remote, rural communities may still be left behind
It's still unclear if the rubber will hit the road in rural, remote North Island communities that have non-existent or inadequate intercity service as the B.C. government allocates millions in COVID-19 funding to bus companies.