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The B.C. government is warning about even tougher times ahead for the embattled health care sector, following Tuesday’s economic update from Prime Minister Mark Carney. As Travis Prasad reports, provincial officials say federal health care funding will be severely lacking in the years to come.

The federal government has approved the $4-billion Sunrise Expansion Program in British Columbia. As David Akin reports, the Enbridge project is a 139-kilometre expansion of B.C.’s current natural gas pipeline network and will add up to 300 million cubic feet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity to the network.

A Canadian health advocacy group is urging the B.C. government to change a policy it says makes it difficult for people who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease to get the most effective treatments. Aaron McArthur reports.

There are many questions about the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act after the province backed away from amending the legislation once again. Jordan Armstrong speaks with Robin Junger, a former chief treaty negotiator for the BC government.

The B.C. government is going to use high-tech robotics and A-I at UBC to track and trace the illicit drug supply, in the hopes of better identifying dangerous supplies and saving lives. Paul Johnson has the details and the reaction from drug user advocates.

First Nations leaders are speaking out in opposition to Premier David Eby’s proposal to pause sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA. Andrea Macpherson and Keith Baldrey have the latest on the divisive issue.

A B.C. mother says she’s devastated now that the provincial health ministry has rejected her request for funding, so that her son can travel to Germany for treatment for a life-threatening illness. Angela Jung reports.

It’s been nearly three years since a wildfire destroyed the Lake Okanagan Resort, and residents are still unable to even start to re-build. Travis Lowe explains why, and how, the provincial government is being pressured to keep its promise and get involved.

There are more questions surrounding employee gift card incentives, this time at the provincial level. As Catherine Urquhart reports, multiple ministries are spending big bucks while the government deals with a massive deficit.

Critics are calling the B.C. government’s large communication staff an example of misplaced priorities in light of the record debt and deficits forecast in the province’s latest budget. Jordan Armstrong reports.

The BC government is launching a $400 million Strategic Investment Fund that it will be used to help private companies get projects off the ground. It comes at a time when the province is facing serious fiscal pressures. We get reaction from Jen Riley of the BC Chamber of Commerce.

A popular filmed in BC TV show is heading south. ‘Tracker’ was offered a $48 million dollar tax credit from California’s government as an incentive to move production stateside. Global News Morning speaks with Shawn Williamson of Brightlight Pictures about how the loss will impact the local film and tv industry and whether the province...

The BC Conservatives are calling on the province to provide clarity on the DRIPA legislation path forward. This comes after B.C. Premier David Eby announced his government was backing down from making changes this spring. Ben O’Hara-Byrne has the story.

The BC government is establishing a new advisory group to help battle Surrey’s extortion crisis. We have former RCMP officer Paul Dadwal who is the chair of the advisory group to tell us more.

The B.C. government announced on Thursday that it is funding more naloxone kits across the province in order to try and stop overdose deaths. Andrea Macpherson has the details.

A long awaited government review of BC’s post-secondary sector is due at the end of April. Global News Morning speaks with Michael Conlon of the Federation of Post Secondary Educators of BC about what he’s expecting from that report.

According to the latest numbers from the federal government personal insolvencies in BC are far out-pacing the rest of Canada. Blair Mantin of Sands & Associates reviews the numbers and discusses why BC consumers are struggling so much with debt.

In the new budget, the B.C. government has frozen applications for and expansion of the $10-a-day daycare program. Kylie Stanton reports.

A number of First Nations are in Victoria, demanding the Province pause recent treaty legislation. This, as the BC NDP government continues to be under pressure for its handling of Indigenous rights. Ben O’Hara-Byrne has more.

The BC NDP government decides not to table amendments to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People’s Act, following backlash by First Nations leaders. Keith Baldrey reports.