Mayors from across British Columbia are calling on the province to take urgent action to address the homelessness and addiction crisis facing their communities. Â
Street disorder, addictions and homelessness are a major topic as local government leaders and other officials gathered for the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention.
The Union of B.C. Municipalities is welcoming changes to provincial borrowing rules that regulate how much money municipalities can borrow without holding a public vote.
B.C.’s three main party leaders clashed over affordability, health care and Indigenous rights in a heated televised election debate Wednesday evening.
Police in Grand Forks arrested five people during a bust this month in the 5900 block of Division Street and seized a loaded handgun along with stolen property.
The B.C. NDP is promising millions of dollars in new investments in clean energy and climate programs if re-elected, while warning a Conservative government would roll back environmental protections.Â
