Starting April 8th, the province will have additional free COVID-19 vaccines available, for those at a higher risk of severe illness. The spring COVID-19 vaccine will be available throughout the province at roughly 400 pharmacies, as well as regional health-authority clinics, some primary-care offices, community health centres, long-term care homes...

As backlash has grown over the controversial Economic Stabilization Tariff Response Act ‘Bill 7‘, Premier David Eby announced today (Friday) that he will be “pulling Part 4 of Bill 7.” It would have given the Premier’s office authorization to issue, make changes, and create new laws and regulations under the umbrella of...

The College of the Rockies and Selkirk College will each receive provincial funds to bolster tuition-free adult upgrading programs. B.C. officials say the money will be used to benefit Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English Language Learning (ELL) pathway programs at 11 public post-secondary institutions. The funding will be used between...

Premier David Eby is going ahead with legislation he says BC needs to stand up to US President Donald Trump. On Friday morning during a press conference, Eby defended legislation which would allow the premier and his cabinet to bypass the legislature when “addressing challenges, or anticipated challenges, to British...

The B.C. government has declared the end of respiratory illness season, hand in hand with the launch of its spring COVID-19 vaccine campaign.  In a press conference on Friday, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said that although COVID-19 hospitalizations have hit their lowest levels since the summer of 2020,...

The Trail Smoke Eaters General Manager and Head Coach Tim Fragle is here to stay, after announcing a new multi-year extension through to the end of the 2027 BCHL season. Fragle is in his fifth season behind the Smoke Eaters bench and the team currently sits in third place in...