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B.C. legislature oversight committee settles on $100m budget

B.C. legislature oversight committee settles on $100m budget

The all-party committee that oversees B.C.’s Legislative Assembly is asking the NDP government for a $100.3 million operational budget in the next fiscal year.
Ex-Mexican general’s B.C. extradition hearing delayed

Ex-Mexican general’s B.C. extradition hearing delayed

The extradition hearing for the former Mexican general who fled to B.C. in 2019 was postponed Thursday after his defence lawyer sought to introduce evidence that could help clear his client.

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,503.21, up 161.77): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 28 cents, or 0.50 per cent, to $56.02 on 12 million shares. BlackBerry Ltd.
B.C. announces cumulative impact agreements with Treaty 8 First Nations

B.C. announces cumulative impact agreements with Treaty 8 First Nations

Agreements provide hundreds of millions of dollars for land restoration and resource revenue sharing, framework for land use management, conservation, and wildlife planning
BoC expected to deliver eighth consecutive rate hike, but it's probably the last one

BoC expected to deliver eighth consecutive rate hike, but it's probably the last one

OTTAWA — Economists don't believe the Bank of Canada is ready to hit the brakes on its interest rate-hiking cycle just yet, even as signs grow that inflation is easing and the economy is softening.
Statistics Canada says November saw lowest number of people on EI in 25 years

Statistics Canada says November saw lowest number of people on EI in 25 years

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says November saw the lowest number of employment insurance beneficiaries on record in 25 years.
Repeal B.C.'s freedom of information application fee, says commissioner

Repeal B.C.'s freedom of information application fee, says commissioner

Political parties and journalists use the system to hold government accountable.
Retired Cree senator stunned by 'facade' of Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's heritage

Retired Cree senator stunned by 'facade' of Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's heritage

Retired senator Lillian Dyck says she was "stunned" to see reports last fall questioning the Indigenous heritage of former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, whose story she had related to, and whose career she had celebrated.
How B.C. police forces are preparing for new drug decriminalization law

How B.C. police forces are preparing for new drug decriminalization law

Abbotsford Police Chief Mike Serr: "As you can imagine, this is a seismic shift."
Surrey City Hall hires BC Liberal insider to lobby province on keeping RCMP in Surrey

Surrey City Hall hires BC Liberal insider to lobby province on keeping RCMP in Surrey

Mark Marissen was a mayoral candidate in the 2022 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­municipal election and is the ex-husband of former premier Christy Clark