Politics

David Eby’s NDP claims there is a $3.2 billion hole in John Rustad’s health-care spending plan. The claim needs context Conservative Leader John Rustad.Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG The current planned health spending cited by the Conservatives showed a figure of $30.6 billion in 2025-26. The NDP jumped on that figure, saying the current spending … Read more

Vaughn Palmer: Four projects have provided a major boost to job creation. All four are wrapped up or winding down, raising the question of what will replace them. Work is nearing completion at the LNG Canada plant and export terminal in Kitimat.Photo by LNG Canada /LNG Canada VICTORIA — In Terrace earlier this week, B.C. … Read more

The 11-week-old that was found on a rural road outside Fort St. John will need amputation surgery and daily care before she can be adopted A stray kitten with a devastating leg injury is on the mend after being rescued from a northern B.C. roadside. The 11-week-old kitten, which was given the name Cola by … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a resolution on Wednesday that will force a vote in Congress to block billions of dollars in offensive American weapons sales to Israel ― a significant escalation by the Vermont independent as the Biden administration continues to arm the country in its expanding military campaigns that most of the … Read more

‘The bee is not gonna make it,’ British Columbia NDP leader David Eby said British Columbia NDP leader David Eby has been upstaged by a wasp that flew down his shirt and stung him during a news conference on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.Photo by DARRYL DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESS British Columbia NDP leader David Eby … Read more

The vote on the second non-confidence motion is set to happen on Tuesday Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, on Sept. 24, 2024.Photo by Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was not in the House of Commons on Thursday to present the new motion, instead leaving it to … Read more

The Communications Security Establishment regularly uses polygraphs to screen prospective employees and to update their security clearances Polygraphs have been used by the Canadian government for decades, including at CSE, CSIS and the RCMP. Since 2014, they have been used outside of the intelligence agencies as well as part of a broader standard developed by … Read more

B.C. NDP leader David Eby was stung by a yellowjacket during a stop in Chilliwack. British Columbia NDP leader David Eby has been upstaged by a wasp that flew down his shirt and stung him during a news conference on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.Photo by DARRYL DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESS CHILLIWACK — B.C. NDP leader … Read more

Coalition argues that what’s known as track two of the MAID law has resulted in premature deaths A patient’s hand is held at a hospital, in Minneapolis, May 3, 2021.Photo by David Joles /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO — A coalition of disability rights organizations has launched a Charter challenge against a part of Canada’s law … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING Elon Musk made it clear there’s nothing romantic about his fondness for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after praising her beauty during a posh political gala in New York on Monday night. Musk gave Meloni a very warm introduction as she was honored by the Atlantic Council think tank with its Global Citizens … Read more