Provincial

British Columbia lost close to 16,000 jobs in August, its second monthly decrease in a row. 

Premier David Eby said it’s time for the federal government to reassess Canada’s temporary foreign worker program.

Highway 5 between Hope and Merritt remains closed due to an out-of-control wildfire. 

British Columbia wildfire officials say late-season heat waves and heavy smoke are signalling a longer and more challenging wildfire season extending into the fall.

Officials said there were no critical injuries after a B.C. Wildfire Service helicopter made a “forced landing” near Pemberton late Wednesday morning. 

The head of a union representing close to 5,000 ferry workers in British Columbia says he is optimistic about the future of shipbuilding in the province after attending this week’s “Made in Canada” summit.

Smoke and high temperatures are settling over large parts of British Columbia, just a week after the last record-breaking heat wave.

Over 2,000 British Columbia public service workers chanted and marched on picket lines today demanding wages increases and fair access to telework.

The British Columbia government is distributing 1,600 naloxone kits to public post-secondary institutions in the province.