Tag: Provincial

British Columbia’s government is creating a new benefit program that broadens support for families of children and youth with disabilities. The province said Tuesday it is investing $475 million over three years in the new benefit and supplement program, as well as expanding support services in B.C. The B.C. Children and Youth Disability Benefit program […] The post B.C. to replace autism funding with broader child disability benefit appeared first on AM 1150.

Premier David Eby said further public sector cuts are coming as the government prepares to table a 2026 budget he has described as “challenging.” The post Eby warns more public sector cuts ahead as B.C. prepares 2026 budget appeared first on AM 1150.

The B.C. Green Party said Monday it won’t renew a co-operation agreement with the NDP government. The post B.C. Greens say co-operation agreement with NDP is over appeared first on AM 1150.

British Columbia is asking Canada’s top court to hear an appeal of a ruling that found the province’s mining claim system was inconsistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The B.C. government’s application to the Supreme Court of Canada hinges on who should be in charge of implementing UNDRIP: […] The post B.C. asks Supreme Court to hear appeal on UNDRIP mining ruling appeared first on AM 1150.

British Columbia added 3,500 jobs in January while its unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage points to 6.1 per cent, Statistics Canada’s labour force survey shows. The post B.C. job gains offset December losses as unemployment dips to 6.1% appeared first on AM 1150.

John Rustad addressed rumours that he plans to run in the B.C. Conservative leadership race by simply saying in a social media post, “no comment.” The remark came after reporter Rob Shaw said on X that Rustad recently requested and received a leadership application package from the party. The B.C. Conservative Party’s executive director, Angelo […] The post Rustad silent on B.C. Conservative leadership comeback rumours appeared first on AM 1150.

British Columbia is not planning to reinstate its electric vehicle rebate as the federal government announces new incentives for certain vehicles. The post B.C. steering away from a return to EV rebates as Ottawa brings back incentives appeared first on AM 1150.

A British man has been convicted in the United States in a drug trafficking case involving a Vancouver-based dark web operation and the deaths of two U.S. Navy servicemen. The post U.S. convicts British man in case tied to Vancouver dark web drug trafficking network appeared first on AM 1150.