1+ week, 2+ day ago   (174+ words) Calgary city councillors are proposing an expansion of Leading Pedestrian Intervals at intersections across the city in an effort to improve pedestrian safety and reduce conflicts with drivers. Ward 4 Councillor D.J. Kelly, along with Mayor Jeromy Farkas and Ward 3 Councillor Andrew…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (279+ words) Five MLAs who recently left the B.C. Conservative caucus are forming a new provincial party, which has yet to be named. MLAs Rosalyn Bird, Bruce Banman and Áʼa꞉líya Warbus announced they will join Peter Milobar and Ian Paton in the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (131+ words) B.C. legislator Hon Chan has pleaded not guilty to charges of assault and uttering threats in a case involving alleged intimate partner violence. The BC Prosecution Service says counsel for Chan, the Richmond Centre MLA, entered the not-guilty plea last Thursday,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (439+ words) As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly common in schools, B.C. teachers are calling for a careful and thoughtful approach that puts student safety at the centre of decisions about its use. Findings from the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation’s 2026 annual membership survey show…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (145+ words) Speaking to a small crowd at Calgary’s Heritage Park on Sunday, Smith described Alberta as “Canada’s economic engine” and said Canadians increasingly recognize the province’s contribution to the country. “The world needs what Alberta has to offer,” Smith said. Alberta…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (233+ words) B.C. Conservative MLA Áʼa꞉líya Warbus, who represents Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, says she is leaving the party’s caucus and will sit as an independent, citing concerns over leadership, communication and growing instability within the party. In a statement, Warbus said British Columbians…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (233+ words) A new Leger poll commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) suggests that a majority of British Columbians oppose the provincial government’s planned expansion of the provincial sales tax (PST), set to take effect Oct. 1. According to the poll, 66 per…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (112+ words) Brennan Day has become the fourth legislator to leave British Columbia’s Conservative Party in three days, and the fifth to depart the party this month. Day, who represents Courtenay-Comox, says in a statement that he has lost confidence in the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (154+ words) Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi is calling on Premier Danielle Smith to cancel or postpone the province’s upcoming referendum on separation from Canada, arguing that the vote is ill-timed as the country faces a major trade conflict with the United…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (230+ words) B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay says the party will hold open nominations to select candidates to run against legislators who have left the caucus. Findlay's comments come after Teresa Wat became the latest B.C. Conservative MLA to leave the party and announce…...