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North Island Communities Rally Behind Tour de Rock Riders During Grueling Ride
A 1,200-kilometre bicycle journey can sound overwhelming when viewed as a single distance. For the riders taking part in this year’s Tour de Rock, breaking the challenge into individual days makes the task considerably more manageable. Monday, Sept. 21, was one of the...
Sayward Heads Into 2026 Election With New Council, Financial Questions and Municipal Future at Stake
A largely new council is set to take shape as the Vancouver Island village faces financial pressures, governance challenges and a debate over its future The 2026 municipal election is shaping up to be a major turning point for the Village of Sayward, where voters will...
A Back to School Poem
New backpack, zippers tight,Pencils sharpened, lined up right. Hallways buzz, the lights are bright,Summer fades to morning light. Names on desks, and friends anew,Chalk dust in the air so blue. Books will open, minds will grow,Lessons fast and lessons slow. Shoes...
Provincial News
Justice Centre Launches Western Canada Campaign to Repeal Human-Rights Speech Provisions
Group is calling on B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to remove provisions it says allow human-rights bodies to intervene in public debate A national civil-liberties organization is calling on four Western Canadian provinces to change their human-rights laws,...
Ottawa Approves FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG Expansion in Delta
Major project receives both provincial and federal environmental approvals, clearing a key hurdle for a major increase in LNG production and storage capacity in Metro Vancouver A major expansion of FortisBC’s liquefied natural gas facility on Tilbury Island in Delta...
BC Court Strikes Down Rural Service Requirement for Internationally Trained Medical Graduates
Ruling says province lacked legal authority to require certain medical graduates to live and practise in rural or remote communities A British Columbia Supreme Court decision has overturned a provincial requirement that medical graduates trained outside Canada commit...
National News
Canadian Students Are Paying More to Get Ahead — and the Debt Is Following Them
The price of a Canadian education is no longer just tuition. For many students, housing, food, transportation and debt are turning post-secondary education into a financial gamble. For generations, Canadians have been told that post-secondary education is one of the...
Ottawa Extends Federal Fuel Tax Relief Into 2027
Canadian Taxpayers Federation welcomes extension but calls on the government to make the fuel-tax cut permanent The federal government is extending its temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax on gasoline and diesel, keeping the full tax reduction in place...
Canada Imposes Temporary Duties on Chinese Plywood After Dumping Investigation
CBSA finds preliminary evidence of dumping and subsidization as Canadian producers report lost sales and declining market share Canada has imposed provisional duties of up to 227.5 per cent on certain plywood imported from China after the Canada Border Services Agency...