Negotiating teams for Canada and the United States met in Kelowna for the 17th round of negotiations toward a modernized Columbia River Treaty.

Kelli Paddon, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, has issued the following statement in honour of Red Dress Day and the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+):

The Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation and the Ministry of Finance are releasing a “what we heard” report from discussions with First Nations on the co-development of a new fiscal framework, which includes a new forestry revenue-sharing model. 

Faculty and support staff represented by the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE) at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology have ratified an agreement under the Shared Recovery Mandate.

People will soon have more money in their bank account to help with global inflation and the increased cost of living through this month’s BC Affordability Credit.

The Health Employers Association (HEABC) has reached a tentative agreement with members of the Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA) under the Province’s Shared Recovery Mandate.