Day: November 30, 2020

B.C.’s health minister has ordered an immediate review of alleged misspending by the Provincial Health Services Authority during the COVID-19 crisis, after multiple sources claimed millions have been wasted on unusable face masks, catered meals and unneeded office renos.

The federal government will release its long-awaited fiscal update today — a spending plan to help Canadians cope with COVID-19 while recharging the national economy and key sectors battered by the global crisis.

Two families say they are still missing their most valued possessions years after TD Canada Trust drilled open and emptied their safety deposit boxes. Experts say banks operate the boxes “as a side business” with no rules except those they set for themselves. 

An essential debate over tree planting, carbon pricing and building a low carbon economy has been delayed by the COVID-19 crisis.

A church in Langley B.C., just east of Vancouver has been fined $2,300 for contravening a recent provincial health order that prohibits in-person, faith-related gatherings aimed at limiting the spread of COVID19.