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The federal government is allocating more than $113 million to British Columbia to support French language education in schools. The post Ottawa allocates $113M to support French education in B.C. appeared first on AM 1150.

The federal government is allocating more than $113 million to British Columbia to support French language education in schools. Ottawa said Monday the funding will...

OneBC says its board of directors has removed Dallas Brodie as interim leader.  The right-wing party, which formed after a split with the B.C Conservatives...

OneBC says its board of directors has removed Dallas Brodie as interim leader.  The post OneBC board removes Dallas Brodie as interim leader, alleging abusive conduct appeared first on AM 1150.

Flood and rainfall warnings remain in place for parts of British Columbia’s Lower Mainland as about 100 properties are under evacuation order. “This remains a dynamic and evolving situation and the risks are real,” said Kelly Greene, B.C.’s emergency management and climate readiness minister, in an update early Monday afternoon. “The ground is saturated in […] The post Flood warnings persist in B.C.’s Lower Mainland as 100 properties remain under evacuation order appeared first on AM 1150.

A new online tool documents every known avalanche fatality in Canada dating back more than two centuries. The post New online tool documents centuries of avalanche fatalities across Canada appeared first on AM 1150.

Floodwaters in the Fraser Valley are expected to recede in the coming days, forecasters said, but uncertainty remains with more rain in the forecast next week. British Columbia’s Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene said in an update Friday morning there were 450 properties under evacuation order and another 1,700 more are under evacuation alert, mostly […] The post Abbotsford mayor blasts federal response amid Fraser Valley floods appeared first on AM 1150.

About 400 properties are under evacuation order and another 1,800 are on evacuation alert due to flooding in the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford and the Okanagan-Similkameen region, officials said. The post Evacuations, highway closures as floodwaters rise in southern B.C. appeared first on AM 1150.

B.C. Hydro said reports of copper theft from maintenance holes have risen significantly over the past 18 months.  The post B.C. Hydro reports spike in copper theft from maintenance holes appeared first on AM 1150.

Premier David Eby slammed recent court decisions in British Columbia related to Indigenous rights and title, in remarks at a B.C. Chamber of Commerce event on Wednesday. The post Eby blasts B.C. court rulings on Indigenous rights and title as overreaching appeared first on AM 1150.