Insights and Stories on British Columbia

Feds to propose terms to settle B.C. ports strike

Jul. 12, 2023 at 7:07 am CDT

In the hope of ending a longshore workers’ strike at British Columbia’s ports, Canada’s labour minister plans to put forward a recommendation for a settlement to break a stalemate between union and management. In a statement at about 9:30 CT Tuesday evening, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan said he had asked […]

Pulse weekly outlook: B.C. port strike drags on exports

Jul. 11, 2023 at 6:40 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Nutrien cuts output as West Coast port strike hits day 11

Jul. 11, 2023 at 3:40 pm CDT

By Ismail Shakil Steve Scherer

Pork sector calls for essential service status amid B.C. port strike

Jul. 11, 2023 at 3:25 pm CDT

By Jonah Grignon

Strike continues at West Coast ports as employers exit talks

Jul. 4, 2023 at 8:37 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

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Air quality deteriorates as wildfires rage in Western Canada

May. 16, 2023 at 8:31 pm CDT

Reuters — Calgary received a special weather alert on Tuesday, warning residents of poor air quality and reduced visibility as tinder-dry weather and shifting winds elevated the risk of spreading wildfires in Alberta’s north and west. As of Tuesday evening 89 wildfires are active in Alberta, with 25 out of […]

By Ismail Shakil Rod Nickel

Fire and floods across Western Canada force evacuations

May. 5, 2023 at 6:28 pm CDT

Reuters — A week of record-hot weather in Western Canada has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes, as wildfires rage in parts of Alberta and rapid snow melt triggers flooding across interior British Columbia. By Friday, more than 13,000 people were under evacuation orders in Alberta. As of […]

By Nia Williams

B.C. farmers granted late entry for AgriStability

Mar. 17, 2023 at 5:55 am CDT

With bird flu outbreaks and last spring’s weather woes in mind, farmers and ranchers in British Columbia are now spotted until the end of June to enrol in AgriStability. The province and the federal ag department on Tuesday announced they’ve agreed on a late participation option for the 2022 program […]

By Dave Bedard

Avian flu pops back up in New Brunswick

Jan. 19, 2023 at 3:27 am CST

Highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds in Canada appears to be in check so far this month in most regions of the country outside southwestern B.C. — but for one recent case in Atlantic Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed an outbreak of high-path avian flu […]

By Dave Bedard

Former Mission, B.C. mayor named province’s ag minister

Dec. 8, 2022 at 11:24 pm CST

A rookie MLA and former city mayor from British Columbia’s farming-rich Fraser Valley has been named as the province’s new minister of agriculture and food. Premier David Eby, who assumed the post last month following John Horgan’s resignation, on Wednesday shuffled the provincial cabinet and named Abbotsford-Mission MLA Pam Alexis […]

By Dave Bedard

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