How population growth is affecting everything from jobs to housing in...
Ottawa: Rapid population growth is challenging economists' understanding of the economy as they monitor how businesses and consumers are responding to high interest rates.
The...
Better patient care, more nurses coming to B.C.
Patients will experience improved care and nurses will experience a stronger health-care system as the Province and BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) have now established nurse-to-patient...
Minister’s statement on lives lost to toxic drugs in 2024
Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, has released the following statement about the BC Coroners Service report on illicit drug toxicity deaths in 2024:
“Today, we...
Alberta premier says she’s under ethics investigation related to COVID-19 prosecution
Edmonton: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's under investigation by the provincial ethics commissioner into whether she interfered in the administration of justice in...
Canadian government announces $46.5 million for deepsea research
Vancouver: The federal government is investing more than $46 million over the next five years to see what's under Canada's oceans and then protect...
Poor air quality warnings issued in three provinces as number of...
Ottawa: Smoky, dangerous air is settling over parts of western Quebec and eastern Ontario this morning and the number of forest fires burning across...
Ottawa announces $2.8 billion to settle remaining part of B.C. day...
Vancouver: The federal government has come to a $2.8-billion agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by two British Columbia first nations related to...
New stats suggest Canadians already kicking some plastic habits as national...
By Mia Rabson
The Canadian Press
Ottawa: Canadians appear to be slowly cutting back on their use of plastic straws and grocery bags ahead of a...
Last year saw highest rate of gang related homicides in 16...
A report from Statistics Canada shows the national homicide rate has increased for a third consecutive year and nearly one-quarter of killings in 2021...
StatCan: Eight million people, 27 per cent of Canadians, have at...
The number of Canadians with at least one disability has doubled in ten years, a reality that should push governments to help reduce barriers...