Premier David Eby says he has asked his office to have the total costs of the upcoming World Cup out by the end of the month. “I understand the important need to have a final and full accounting of the cost of the event available to the public. Our intention was to release that with […]
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The province is investing $2 million to launch Make More in B.C., a new initiative aimed at creating regional economic hubs that will protect existing forestry workers, generate new jobs, and extract more value from every tree. The money will support the creation of regional economic hubs, with the first located in the Merritt Timber
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In just two days, BC Place will be handed over to FIFA to finish the final preparations ahead of the World Cup. BC Place, along with the provincial government, provided an update on renovations and a tour for media on Tuesday (May 12) as there is less than a month until the games kick off
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The two young men who are likely the latest homicide victims of B.C.’s gang wars were just kids. That’s what Kal Dosanjh, founder and CEO of Kids Play Foundation, wants people to remember about the two teenagers killed in Surrey on Sunday. “These kids are human beings, and they’re all good kids, good kids that
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A racist rant caught on camera “did not meet the legal threshold for a hate-motivated criminal offence,” according to Kelowna RCMP. Corporate and Client Services Officer Insp. Laura Pollock confirmed that officers attended a reported disturbance stemming from a road rage incident near the intersection of Bertram Street and Bernard Avenue around 1:43 p.m. on
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