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Infrastructure bank launches Indigenous initiative, advocates say money not enough
March 19, 2021 - 5:38 PM

TORONTO - The Canada Infrastructure Bank is launching a program dedicated to upgrading transportation, clean power and internet networks in Indigenous communities, but advocates say the initiative doesn't go far enough.
What people are saying about the B.C. budget
April 20, 2021 - 4:25 PM

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government released its budget Tuesday promising to spend billions on pandemic economic recovery. Here is some of the reaction to the budget:
Pooping pigeons, water leaks, take up roost at downtown Edmonton hotel
August 29, 2018 - 6:07 AM

EDMONTON - One of Edmonton's newest hotels has been ordered by Alberta Health Services to clean up an infestation of pigeons and repair water leaks.
Contractors say co-ordination needed as focus turns to rebuilding Fort McMurray
May 13, 2016 - 1:00 AM

CALGARY - Construction and cleanup firms are already mobilizing to help rebuild Fort McMurray, Alta., after the wildfires, a monumental effort that's expected to take years.
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JONESIE: Why Reid Hamer-Jackson can't fight city hall
OPINION I don’t live in Kamloops. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s antics have no effect on me personally, so allow me to be a bit more philosophical about it. I want to like the guy, more for what he could represent than wh

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

Infrastructure bank launches Indigenous initiative, advocates say money not enough