The provincial government is looking to amend the Employment Standards Act to give British Columbians job-protected medical leave. The proposed changes would mean people could take up to 27 weeks of unpaid leave within a 12-month period to undergo medical treatment and recovery. The legislation was introduced on Monday (Oct. 20). This would put B.C. […]

The B.C. government is introducing legislation and preparing regulatory orders as part of a major effort to boost electricity supply for natural resource projects deemed in the public interest, while simultaneously restricting energy usage for emerging technologies such as AI. Energy for critical mineral and natural gas projects is to be prioritized, but new limits

Is Canada Post doomed, a victim of tech changes and new competition that have made daily mail delivery irrelevant? Or has the 174-year-old institution been strangled by government policies that limited its chance to compete and block new ways of growing revenue? The federal government asked William Kaplan to answer those questions last year after

A B.C. Supreme Court judge stayed charges against a man accused of sexually assaulting his ex-wife more than three weeks before his trial due to violation of his right to a timely trial. In an Oct. 3 Fort St. John ruling, Justice David Crerar said the time between the original single-count charge and anticipated end

Organizations across B.C., including one in the Comox Valley, are pushing the province to deliver on a promise to create legislation that will protect biodiversity. The promise stems from a five-year-old independent Old Growth Strategic Review Report, which was undertaken to inform policies around old growth forest management. The report made 14 different recommendations for