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Minimum wage increases to $17.40 an hour on June 1

B.C.’s lowest-paid workers will get a pay raise when the general minimum wage increases from $16.75 to $17.40 per hour on June 1, 2024. This...

Premier’s, parliamentary secretary’s statement on International Day for the Elimination of...

Premier David Eby and Grace Lore, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, have released the following statement in advance of International Day for the Elimination...

B.C. to announce plan for access to diabetes drug Ozempic, hyped...

VICTORIA: British Columbia's health minister plans to announce how the government will ensure patients in the province will have secure access to the diabetes...

B.C. officials warn residents to take care when they return to...

VANCOUVER _ As an out-of-control wildfire still burns near West Kelowna, B.C., officials in the region say evacuated residents should brace themselves for their...

Kal Dosanjh receives Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal

Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal presented to KidsPlay Founder and CEO, Kal Dosanjh. Kal serves as CEO in volunteer capacity, without any compensations....

Council approves partnering agreement for new childcare spaces at Strawberry Hill...

Surrey, BC – During the Regular Council Meeting on June 24, Surrey City Council approved Partnering, License and Operating Agreements with Alexandra Neighbourhood House...

Engagement launched for Canadians of South Asian Heritages museum

People in British Columbia now have multiple new ways to contribute to the vision for the first-of-its-kind cultural museum celebrating Canadians of South Asian...

More health-profession students will train at new UBC facility in Surrey

More people will have the opportunity to train for in-demand careers, such as physical therapists, occupational therapists and midwives, at a new state-of-the-art University...

MLA Adam Walker ousted from BC New Democratic Party, Premier David...

Victoria: A New Democrat member of the British Columbia legislature representing a riding on Vancouver Island for the past four years has been turfed...

Minister’s statement on NAFTA panel’s softwood countervailing decision

Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests, has released the following statement in response to the binational North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Chapter 19 panel...