Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Justine Hunter
Publication Date: October 25, 2025 - 08:00
Critics question whether Eby’s transmission line plan will fix B.C.’s massive deficit
October 25, 2025
British Columbia Premier David Eby, facing criticism for his massive deficit spending, offered a road map this week that lays out how his province will find its way out of a fiscal bog.
Through legislation tabled Monday, the province’s Crown corporation, BC Hydro, will build a new transmission line for northwestern B.C. that is expected to secure up to 14 major private-sector investments including mines, liquefied natural gas plants and an expansion of the Port of Prince Rupert.
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The Alberta government is expected to introduce back-to-work legislation on Monday to force striking teachers to return to classrooms after three weeks, raising fears among labour advocates that the province will invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to override workers’ rights. More than 750,000 students have been out of class since Oct. 6, after negotiations between the Alberta Teachers’ Association and the province broke down.
October 26, 2025 - 21:24 | Meera Raman | The Globe and Mail
Health Canada has for the first time approved a disease-modifying drug for Alzheimer’s disease, a watershed moment that offers hope for patients but does not guarantee that the complex and expensive intravenous therapy will be widely available in this country. The federal regulator on Friday granted a conditional authorization for lecanemab, an antibody drug that can slow the progression of the disease for some people with mild cognitive impairment or early-stage dementia owing to Alzheimer’s.
October 26, 2025 - 21:08 | Kelly Grant | The Globe and Mail
The BC General Employees’ Union announced Sunday a tentative deal with the provincial government to end a strike that has disrupted services across the province for the last eight weeks. Some 25,000 workers have been on strike since early September, with escalating job action slowing or shuttering everything from student aid delivery to liquor distribution.
October 26, 2025 - 20:41 | Stephanie Levitz | The Globe and Mail
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