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OTTAWA — Dentists cannot participate in a national dental-care plan unless they know exactly how it will work, Heather Carr, president of the Canadian Dental Association, said Wednesday.

OTTAWA — The federal New Democrats backed Conservative demands Wednesday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau take part in a televised "emergency meeting" on carbon pricing with Canada's premiers.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is keeping the door open to an interest rate cut in June even as it emphasized that it won't be rushed into it if inflation shoots back up.

Burnaby's Shijun "Clark" Zhu admitted to advising and trading in securities without being registered. He was fined nearly $39K and banned from B.C.'s capital markets, except as an investor, for 10 years.

The snowpack is averaging 63 per cent of normal across the province as of April 1 — the lowest average since 1970. The data comes as the Ottawa warns of a potentially devastating wildfire season.

WB shifts to spring operations April 14

VANCOUVER — Growing up on a ranch in the Columbia River Valley, water has always been part of Kat Hartwig's life, and over the years, she's noticed changes.

New mass timber buildings in B.C. can now reach up to 18 storeys for residential and office towers

Grocery inflation will fall below two per cent by the spring and stay roughly between one and two per cent for the rest of 2024, predicts a new report on the food and beverage industry.

Door-to-door sales must disclose final prices, including interest, says Consumer Protection BC