Beyond Local

There were no injuries after an intermodal car from a CP freight train derailed in Field, B.C. Saturday morning.

"Telling municipalities, they’re on the hook for 10 per cent … It would devastate them for years to come,” Morishita said. 

EPR consultations will be done via stakeholder meetings with municipalities, while the general public can provide feedback through an online survey

Hussen said dollars have been stretched in the program and the government is now on track to create 4,700 units, with about two-fifths of them for Indigenous people.

Right now, the province has dropped below its benchmark of 300 hospitalizations to enter the next phase of reopening. Step 3 can begin as early as Monday, but it is not yet known if that will happen.

"(Government) proposed a number of things, including the reallocation of almost 40 per cent of the water from agriculture to coal. People are very distressed this proposal was made," said NDP Leader Rachel Notley.

Bail was denied Friday morning for the two men charged with second degree murder, in relation to the deaths of Jacob Sansom and Morris Cardinal.

Firm builds mines on abandoned or unused gas wells

 “As we plan to transition back to in-person learning, the safety of students, staff and faculty will be our top priority."

“If we’re not careful, including in the Y2Y region, we’ll lose that connectivity and we won’t see these kinds of movements like wolf 2001.”