British Columbia

Eby's announcement came just moments before Mark Carney, in his first act as the new prime minister of Canada, gave an order-in-council to remove the federal carbon tax.

Province also celebrating recruitment of 1,001 new family doctors in 2 years

Osborne says the province is changing its licensing rules so U.S.-trained doctors can begin practising in B.C. right away, without any need for further assessment, exams or training.

She said there will be a similar scale-back of the barriers facing U.S.-trained nurses and that a marketing campaign will be unveiled in Washington, Oregon and California within the next few months.

B.C. unlikely to follow Ontario's lead in slapping surcharge on power exports, premier says

British Columbia is carefully watching the actions of both Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) when it comes to managing its power supply, B.C. Premier David Eby says.

Aggressive moves from each could have an impact on B.C's ability to buy and sell electricity in the United States.

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But he's so far expressed little interest in following Ford's lead in hitting the United States in its power banks.

"We're working with other premiers and with the federal government on how we can support the Team Canada approach with no-tariff responses," he said on March 5 about the possibility of B.C. imposing its own surcharges.

"There's no monopoly on good ideas ... but we're going to do it in a co-ordinated way with other premiers and the federal government."

Canadian Rickroll: https://youtu.be/Srp7k-9oCkw

A small business owner in B.C. is demanding answers from one of the biggest companies in the world after his Google Business Profile was suddenly disabled without warning.

Jonathan Guy, a Navy veteran who has lived in B.C. for 17 years, is the owner of Chilliwack-based Veteran Heating and Cooling Inc.

Guy used his 15 years of experience in the HVAC industry to open Veteran in 2023, and things were going swimmingly until he received a message from Google on Feb. 6, 2025

“Google unexpectedly disabled our Google Business Profile without any prior warning or explanation,” Guy told Daily Hive. “We received an email stating that the account was disabled and no longer visible to customers.

“They hold an undeniable monopoly over online search and business visibility. Let’s be honest — show me a person who doesn’t use Google. The platform has become the ‘gatekeeper’ of customer traffic, revenue, and livelihoods. So, when Google makes an inaccurate or unfair decision, it can destroy businesses overnight. This affects not only owners but also employees, suppliers, and subcontractors who rely on steady work.”

“Approximately one month after submitting our appeal with all the required documentation, we received a rejection notice. We feel the suspension and the appeal decision were made by AI because a real person can easily research our company to see if it’s real. AI assumes that the business isn’t legit.”

The Narwhal on Bluesky

Our collaborative investigation with @theijf.org revealed more than 1,000 potential environmental infractions left unchecked by B.C. officials. In this week’s newsletter, @writermjs.bsky.social shares how we broke the story — and why it’s a big deal: https://thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-bc-energy-regulator-forty-thousand-records/

"On Thursday, Brodie challenged the Conservative Party of B.C. caucus to fire her — including by asking Conservative MLAs to have a vote on removing her — and made the decision to walk out of the Conservative Party of BC caucus room," Rustad said in a statement.

I wonder how many others are ready to follow her?