British Columbia, Canada’s third most populous province, expects debts to surge by nearly 60% over the next three years in a high-spending plan that was overshadowed by the eruption of a trade war with the US,
Long-discussed U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods came into effect on Tuesday. Here is a look at how the tariffs could affect British Columbians.
British Columbia’s deficit in 2024–25 is among the largest in Canada, and looking ahead, this trend is unlikely to change.
U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico — a 25 per cent across-the-board levy, with a lower 10 per cent charge on Canadian energy — triggering a continental trade war.
Sprawling along Canada's Pacific coast, from the northern tip of Vancouver Island to the Alaskan border, the Great Bear Rainforest is a protected wilderness area roughly twice the size of Belgium. It harbours all kinds of wondrous creatures, of which the most striking is surely the spirit bear, says Oliver Berry in the Financial Times.
Just when you think a provincial boundary is set in stone, the geological whims of the Rocky Mountains have other ideas.
Data indicates a 30% drop in cross-border traffic between Washington and British Columbia from mid-January to early February.
That warning lasts through March 3 and states that avalanches triggered during this period will likely be destructive.