A new president and chief executive officer has been selected for BC Hydro. Hydro says that Charlotte Mitha will take the role this summer, replacing current president and CEO Chris O’Reilly. This comes as O’Reilly will retire from the position on August 1, ending not only an 8-year run as President,...

Premier David Eby says British Columbia’s new streamlined process for registering nurses trained in the United States means some applicants could be approved to work in the province within days.

Wildfires impact everyone, and that includes livestock, and with the season creeping up the province is asking ranchers and farmers to protect their animals.   Registration of livestock in BC is free and confidential, and the province says when livestock are registered it helps emergency responders reach animals faster so they...

The United Way BC’s Period Promise collection campaign has returned for the month of May. The campaign makes it easier for people who menstruate to get through their periods with dignity. According to United Way, half of people who menstruate in BC have struggled to buy products at some point in...

One-hundred-and-33 Catholic Cardinals have elected a new Pope – the first American to hold the post. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago will be known as Pope Leo XIV. His election by a majority of at least two-thirds of the votes cast defies the conventional wisdom before the conclave, that any American...

There was no shortage of hungry patrons and happy customers at the Castlegar, Cranbrook, Grand Forks and Trail McDonalds today, Thursday. May 8 is McHappy Day across Canada, and guests in the Kootenays stopped in to show support by purchasing food, special socks or hearts, or rounding up their order. “Today's...