Nine more forestry companies are being supported to modernize, innovate and diversify their product lines and fibre sources to make more high-value, made-in-B.C. products, and help protect and create jobs.
Michael Serapio sits down with Bob Rae, Canada’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, to discuss Ottawa’s landmark decision to officially recognize the State of Palestine. Rae details the considerations that led to this move, calling it “a necessary moment” for Canada and reflecting on the broader political and diplomatic context that shaped it….
Stephen Fuhr, the secretary of state for defence procurement, speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill about the Defence Investment Agency. The new agency’s mission is to speed-up the purchase and delivery of high-priority equipment for the Canadian military. source
A deer hunt is being introduced in Cranbrook from Jan. 5-31, 2026, to reduce the risk of chronic wasting disease (CWD) spreading among B.C.’s deer populations and to increase sampling efforts to monitor the disease’s prevalence. View the full article from the original source
The Province and seven Carrier Sekani First Nations are re-affirming their shared commitment to implementing a long-term, collaborative vision for reconciliation. View the full article from the original source
Following a merit-based recruitment process, Denese Espeut-Post has been appointed chair of the Mental Health Review Board for a four-year term effective Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. The review board is an independent tribunal established under Mental Health Act. The board conducts review panel hearings for patients admitted by physicians and detained involuntarily in provincial mental-health…
Drivers are advised southbound Exit 23 from Highway 99 to 80th Street will close starting today, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, for approximately seven weeks, as work advances on the new 78th Street interchange. During the closure period, drivers can access Boundary Bay Industrial Park southbound from Highway 99 via Exit 20, and westbound by Ladner…