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B.C. BUDGET: School funds added as BCTF talks continue

B.C. BUDGET: School funds added as BCTF talks continue

Interim deal with the BCTF will be worth $320 million over three years
B.C. BUDGET: Top 10 things to know

B.C. BUDGET: Top 10 things to know

The 2017/18 B.C. budget bring cuts to MSP premiums, a proposed PST break for business, and increases in public education funding.
Local news briefs: Get ready for the second Walhaschindig

Local news briefs: Get ready for the second Walhaschindig

Plus a PAC fundraiser for Cache Creek Elementary, a heritage event in Ashcroft, and a stress management seminar.
January saw third-highest rate of overdose deaths in province on record

January saw third-highest rate of overdose deaths in province on record

The number of overdose deaths decreased when compared with November and December 2016, but still remains high.
Federal government targets seniors with new funding

Federal government targets seniors with new funding

Some $785 million over 10 years will go directly to support home and community care for B.C.'s seniors.
B.C. BUDGET: Medical premium cut by half promised

B.C. BUDGET: Medical premium cut by half promised

Medical Services Plan premiums to drop by half in 2018, Finance Minister Mike de Jong says
B.C. unveils three-year mental health plan

B.C. unveils three-year mental health plan

Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux says rise of young people with mental illness 'a troubling phenomenon'
Equipment fund latest top-up for schools

Equipment fund latest top-up for schools

Latest one-time fund is $29.4 million "student learning grant" for textbooks, equipment and supplies
Updated: Conservative leadership candidates debate in Langley (with videos)

Updated: Conservative leadership candidates debate in Langley (with videos)

Fraser Valley event organized by local associations after the region was left out of the national debate schedule
B.C. transplant specialist says drug overdose organ donors on the rise

B.C. transplant specialist says drug overdose organ donors on the rise

The Canadian Transplant Society said it makes no difference to transplant recipients if an organ comes from someone killed by drug overdose.