British Columbia is partially opting into a federal temporary foreign worker (TFW) program aimed at providing relief for rural employers facing labour shortages.
Premier David Eby says British Columbia will not seek to join Ottawa’s expansion of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, arguing it fails to address long-term labour needs.
A national advocacy group for the restaurant industry is pushing back against Premier David Eby’s call to change or scrap Canada’s temporary foreign worker program.Â
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
