An $8 million Canadian Prescribed Fire Training Program, co-developed by UBC Okanagan and the Weston Family Foundation, will train practitioners across five regional hubs to expand safe, planned use of prescribed fire.
The Family Medicine Maternity Clinic at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital reopened on Jan. 29, 2026 and is accepting new referrals; partners say the arrangement is a funded bridge running through March 2027 while a permanent model is planned.
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal found former trustee Barry Neufeld's posts breached sections of the Human Rights Code and ordered him to pay $750,000; complainants have six months to identify which teachers experienced "severe" injury and may receive portions of the award.
An $8-million national program has been launched to train practitioners in the use of prescribed fire through five regional hubs, aiming to build capacity and coordinate training across Canada.
A hot pink tractor at Kamloops Airport, bought sight unseen by Executive Aviation, will be used in a licensed raffle to raise money for the BC Cancer Foundation; 2,000 tickets at $2 each will be sold in B.C. from March 1 to April 30, with prize draws on May 1.
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (“El Mencho”) was reported killed by U.S. and Mexican authorities, and the article says poverty, corruption, access to firearms and sustained drug demand are the structural drivers that created and sustain cartels.
Global tech stocks bounced and lifted markets ahead of Nvidia's earnings, while Canadian markets await bank and corporate results; oil and gold moved higher amid Iran concerns.
Cuba is reporting severe fuel and power shortages that U.N. officials say could lead to a humanitarian crisis; Canada’s foreign minister said Ottawa is preparing an aid plan but gave no details.
Justin Ling writes that over four years Ukraine has developed domestic defence manufacturing and new technologies while resisting Russia’s invasion, producing millions of drones and expecting exports; the piece notes Canada has provided billions in aid and that the columnist believes Ottawa can learn from Ukraine’s rapid innovation.
$8M Canadian Prescribed Fire Training Program, co-developed by UBC Okanagan and the Weston Family Foundation, will train practitioners across five regional hubs and support Indigenous-led fire stewardship.
