BC Liquor Stores in six Kootenay communities have joined more than 80 striking storefronts provincewide in escalating job action by the B.C. General Employees’ Union.
A potentially powerful El Niño could worsen drought conditions across B.C., prompting calls for stronger water protection measures from the next provincial government.
B.C.'s major political parties are pitching tax cuts, frozen auto insurance rates and education improvements as the provincial election campaign continues.