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No provincial paid sick leave any time soon
Labour Minister Harry Bains is “disappointed” that Ottawa has not yet “come to the table and dealt with” the issue of adequate paid sick leave as the pandemic drags on.
Read MoreElection spending puts Liberals in debt
The BC Liberal Party is nearly $2 million in debt according to its 2020 financial report filed with Elections BC.
Read MoreFederal pandemic sick pay program not enough, Horgan tells NDP delegates
Ottawa’s federal sick pay program is “not as robust as it can or should be, but the elements are there because New Democrats spoke up,” according to Premier John Horgan.
Read MoreCapital decampment
A formal agreement between the province and the City of Victoria will see the elimination of encampments in the city’s parks by May, according to Housing Minister David Eby.
Read MoreB.C. and Washington state collaborate to eradicate giant hornets
Agriculture officials in B.C. and Washington state are gearing up for a summer of trapping, tracking and destroying invasive Asian giant hornets on both sides of the border.
Read MoreLiberals dubious over Home Owner Grant administration changes
The NDP government’s plans to take over administration of the annual Home Owner Grant has been making the Opposition Liberals antsy.
Read MoreBusiness recovery grant program deadline extended
Small businesses in B.C. now have until the end of August to apply for the government’s $345-million recovery grant program, Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon announced Thursday.
Read MorePolak back lobbying her old ministry for fired conservation officer
After more than 15 years in provincial politics, it has not taken former Liberal cabinet minister Mary Polak long to embark on a new venture — one that will soon have her interacting with a ministry she used to helm.
Read MoreB.C. versus Toronto
The B.C. government has involved itself in a Supreme Court of Canada case between the Ontario government and the City of Toronto over Premier Doug Ford’s move to slash the size of the city’s council ahead of the 2018 election.
Read MoreRural funding status extended to Gulf Islands
The NDP government issued an order-in-council yesterday that Adam Olsen, the Green MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, said he has waited years to see.
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