March 2026

Feds commit $70.4M for worker training in B.C. amid tariff upheaval

The federal government is putting up $70.4 million over three years to fund skills training for workers in B.C. impacted by tariffs and trade upheaval, according to a joint announcement with the provincial government on Thursday, March 5. “When a worker loses a job that they’ve depended on because of the U.S. tariffs, it’s like […]

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MLA wants to make school lockdowns easier in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting

A B.C. MLA has introduced a bill to make school lockdowns easier in the wake of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting that left nine people dead. Independent MLA Jordan Kealy introduced the bill Thursday (March 5) saying that, after the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, “it reminded us that the safety of our schools cannot be

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Eby calls for more AI regulation after Altman meeting about Tumbler Ridge

B.C. Premier David Eby said OpenAI’s Sam Altman agreed to apologize to the families of Tumbler Ridge and to work on helping design regulations to force companies to report certain types of AI chat activity to police. “Everybody in the call recognized that apologies are never sufficient, but also that it is completely necessary,” Eby

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B.C. NDP allow Armstrong bill on closing all consumption sites to pass 1st reading

B.C.’s government legislators gave a bit more of an indication on Thursday morning just where their line in the sand is in terms of what types of bills from opposition or Independent members they will allow to be debated. On Thursday (March 5), all of the NDP’s MLAs voted to approve first reading of a

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