April 2026

The federal government has promised up to $145 million to support enhanced security operations related to hosting the upcoming FIFA World Cup. Federal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced the $145 million for Vancouver and Toronto on Wednesday (April 29). The funding is meant to address the specific operational needs identified by the host provinces […]

B.C. is cancelling construction contracts for several long-term care homes and a major hospital redevelopment project as budget constraints continue to impact the government’s ability to deliver on previous commitments. Five projects will be impacted, including the Burnaby Hospital Phase 2 plan, as well as long-term care facilities in Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Kelowna and Delta. The

B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Iain Black is making his way around the Kootenays this week with stops in Castlegar, Nelson, Creston and Cranbrook. While he is emphasizing his usual campaign priorities including his leadership experience and plans for the future, Black also revealed a philosophy that he has yet to speak of publicly. While in

Fraser Regional Correctional Centre is holding their annual garden sale. Wooden planters will be on sale, in addition to assorted garden boxes, trellises, yard games, picnic tables, urban planters and Adirondack chairs. Each item is handcrafted by inmates in the correctional centre’s programs and money raised goes back into the programs. The sale is open

B.C. Jobs and Economic Growth Minister Ravi Kahlon says if the Vancouver Whitecaps ownership group has already made a decision to sell, then transparency would be better for the fans and the province. “I’m hoping that that meeting and that dialogue from that meeting was genuine,” Kahlon told reporters in Victoria on Thursday (April 30),