Tag: National

Pipeline tensions linger despite positive first ministers’ summit

Provincial Emily Joveski - June 3, 2025

Alberta’s push for a pipeline through northern B.C. is threatening to cause friction, even as leaders presented a united front after the First Ministers’ meeting.

Get lost in the music’ – Record Store Day Canada celebrates vinyl with Big Wreck

Arts My East Kootenay Now Staff - April 12, 2025

Vinyl is being celebrated whole-heartedly Apr. 12, as Record Store Day Canada gears up for another year of highly-anticipated...

Blood moon rising in lunar eclipse tonight

Provincial My East Kootenay Now Staff - March 13, 2025

If the clouds clear tonight we could get a chance to see a total eclipse of the moon, hitting...

Bank of Canada drops key interest rate to 2.75 per cent

Provincial My East Kootenay Now Staff - March 12, 2025

A looming trade war has prompted the Bank of Canada (BOC) to cut its key interest rate for the...

Tariff turmoil grows

Provincial My East Kootenay Now Staff - March 11, 2025

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's power play to move ahead with a 25 per cent surcharge on energy heading south...

Debt Literacy Month looking to remove barriers in seeking help with debt

Provincial My East Kootenay Now Staff - March 10, 2025

Nearly two in five British Columbians say they need help to get out of debt. That’s according to a report...

Trudeau slams Trump’s blanket tariffs as ‘a very dumb thing’

Provincial John White - March 4, 2025

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump today (Tuesday), condemning his blanket tariffs as “a...

Trump confirms 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods to take effect at midnight

Provincial My East Kootenay Now Staff - March 3, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that his threatened 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods entering the...

Canada Post, CUPW talks break down over the weekend

Provincial My East Kootenay Now Staff - March 3, 2025

Canada Post says talks between them and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) were held this weekend, but...

Raising a glass and fork to producers on Canada’s Agriculture Day

Provincial My East Kootenay Now Staff - February 11, 2025

Today is a day to celebrate Canadian agriculture. The country marks Canada’s Agriculture Day on February 11. To mark the occasion,...

Trump delivers on tariffs

Provincial My East Kootenay Now Staff - February 11, 2025

As promised, U-S President Donald Trump has ordered 25 per cent tariffs to be imposed on all steel and...

‘Profound grief’: Skate Canada releases statement on devastating US air crash

Sports My East Kootenay Now Staff - January 30, 2025

Reaction continues to pour in following a fatal mid-air collision between a passenger jet and a U.S. army helicopter...

Daring wilderness trek aims to raise money to build new main cabin for summer camp

Recreation My East Kootenay Now Staff - January 30, 2025

In February, two young men from Hearst plan to ski and snowshoe 450 km through the wilderness, from Fort...

Central Bank slashes interest rate for sixth time as American tariffs loom

Provincial My East Kootenay Now Staff - January 29, 2025

The Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, bringing it to three...

Egg brands recalled due to possible salmonella

Provincial My East Kootenay Now Staff - January 23, 2025

Do not eat or buy certain egg brands as they might have salmonella. On January 18, The Canadian Food Inspection...

Carney makes the call tomorrow

Politics My East Kootenay Now Staff - January 15, 2025

Mark Carney is expected to confirm tomorrow that he’s throwing his hat into the ring to lead the federal...

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