April 2026

The B.C. Conservative Party is taking a stab at ending the provincial government’s policy that only allows unionized tradespeople to work on public projects with a bill introduced by MLA Kiel Giddens and debated in the legislature on Monday (April 13). And while Giddens’s private member’s bill has about zero chance of passing, the measure […]

A Vanderhoof man was taken to hospital after suffering non-life-threatening injuries to his leg following a grizzly bear attack. According to the B.C. Conservation Office, the man was walking his two off-leash dogs on his farm property at about 5 p.m., April 13, when he was attacked. “He was able to scramble under a barbed

The B.C. government is forming a task force to monitor the impacts of the war in Iran — but the province’s farmers are already feeling the pinch. The war is causing major spikes in the price of both fuel and fertilizer just as planting season is getting underway. “Between feed, fuel, and fertilizer, it’s completely

The Carney government is temporarily pausing the federal fuel tax until Labour Day, which the prime minister says could save drivers up to 10 cents at the pump. In Ottawa on Tuesday (April 14), Prime Minister Mark Carney announced several “new measures to bring down costs for Canadians,” which included suspending the federal fuel excise

Ridge Meadows Minor Baseball hosted its annual Opening Day event on Saturday, April 11 at Pitt Meadows Athletic Park, and recognized award winners from the 2025 season. It’s now the largest minor baseball association in British Columbia, with more than 80 teams, and over 1,000 athletes. The association is starting its 71st season, and players,