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castanet.net | Nicholas Johansen |Kathy Michaels |Chelsea Powrie |Adam Campbell
The B.C. government is now actively recruiting healthcare workers from the United States, announcing a new $5 million initiative Friday. In a press conference from Colwood, Minister of Health Jodie Osborne announced the new recruitment campaign for doctors and nurses in Washington state, Oregon and parts of California. The campaign was launched on June 2, and includes video, audio, digital, social media and print placements south of the border, encouraging health professionals to move north.
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18 hours ago |
castanet.net | Kathy Michaels |Chelsea Powrie |Adam Campbell |Brieanna Charlebois
Heavy equipment at one Metro Vancouver’s biggest container ports is now running on fully renewable fuel. Global Container Terminals Inc. announced Thursday that renewable fuels at GCT’s Vanterm terminal have replaced diesel across heavy-duty equipment like container handlers, said vice-president of public affairs Marko Dekovic. The initiative started as a pilot in August 2024 and ramped up progressively to this point, he said.
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1 day ago |
castanet.net | Chelsea Powrie |Kathy Michaels |Stefan Labbe |Brenna Owen
The British Columbia government says a decade-old environmental assessment certificate remains valid for the construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C., in a decision opposed by the province's Green Party and environmental groups. The Environmental Assessment Office says it has determined the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline has "substantially started," fulfilling a requirement of the 2014 certificate and allowing the project to proceed without a new assessment.
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1 day ago |
castanet.net | Chelsea Powrie |Kathy Michaels |Stefan Labbe |Brenna Owen
BC News Stefan Labbé / Business in Vancouver - Jun 5, 2025 / 5:24 pm | Story: 554655 Photo: BC RCMP/Twitter It's not clear why Peter Tait had his Top Secret security clearance revoked or cancelled in 2023, but a judge said he should have a chance to redress the RCMP decision A federal judge has found the Royal Canadian Mounted Police breached procedural fairness and engaged in a “circular argument” to justify its actions when it abruptly told a former intelligence officer it had revoked his...
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1 day ago |
castanet.net | Chelsea Powrie |Kathy Michaels |Josh Dawson |Chuck Chiang
The provincial government has acquired more rental housing in B.C. communities, as part of its push to provide more affordable housing . Minister for Housing Ravi Kahlon was in Penticton Thursday to announce that the government's Rental Protection Fund, which allows applicable non-profits to purchase and manage rental properties, has added many more rental units.
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