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B.C. government to launch online portal to combat 'bad faith' evictions
The B.C. government says a new online portal launching this month will combat bad-faith evictions made by landlords who falsely claim to be putting a property to "personal use," only to increase rent ...
Jul 03, 2024
B.C. told to brace for heat wave as forecast shows 40 degrees C for Kamloops
VICTORIA - British Columbia residents are being told to brace for a coming heat wave that could send temperatures into the high 30s and beyond, with the government reminding people to check in on thei...
Jul 03, 2024
First Nation seeks halt to Yukon mining after failure at gold mine
MAYO, YUKON - A First Nation in central Yukon is demanding the immediate halt of all mining activity in its traditional territory, and an independent investigation into the recent failure of equipment...
Jul 03, 2024
B.C. municipalities get $1.6 billion in federal infrastructure funds over five years
VICTORIA - Three levels of government say they've finalized a deal that will provide more than $1.6 billion in federal funding over the next five years to communities in British Columbia, to build and...
Jul 03, 2024
Feds announce $11 million in funding for clean energy projects, mostly in Alberta
CALGARY - Eleven clean energy projects, most of which are based in Alberta, have been selected to receive a total of $11 million in federal funding. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made ...
Jul 03, 2024
More rental housing development needed despite recent rise: RBC economist
Rental housing construction in Canada has picked up significantly and is expected to keep growing this year, according to a new RBC report. However, the report says more supply is needed to fill the b...
Jul 03, 2024
Ontario to boost advertising dollars to news publishers
TORONTO - Ontario plans to help the province's beleaguered news industry with a change in advertising rules. The province has directed its four largest agencies to spend 25 per cent of its advertising...
Jul 03, 2024
Nova Scotia municipalities urged to get creative to find new revenue streams: report
HALIFAX - The tax base for municipalities across Nova Scotia isn't keeping up with the cost of services and programs, and local governments need to get creative in finding new revenue, including by as...
Jul 03, 2024
Newfoundland and Labrador fishers say commercial cod fishery should not reopen
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Exactly 32 years after the federal government imposed a moratorium on Newfoundland and Labrador's commercial cod fishery, harvesters in the province demanded on Tuesday that Ottawa ...
Jul 02, 2024
Calgary lifts indoor water restrictions, outdoor ban remains
CALGARY - Calgary's water conservation crisis has taken one big step to being over, as the city's mayor says residents are no longer being asked to restrict their indoor water use. Mayor Jyoti Gondek ...
Jul 02, 2024 Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek says residents can resume the normal number of showers, toilet flushes and loads of laundry and dishes. But a mandatory ban on outdoor water use, such as lawn-watering, remains in effect. (The Canadian Press)
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Sarah Mills: Accountability is a word some elected officials seem to be forgetting
From four people walking away from the RM of Sherwood council with little to no explanation to the reaction of some coun...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 28
8:30 - The war involving Iran has increased uncertainty in global energy markets, largely because the Strait of Hormuz h...