BC Cancels Health Projects, Conservatives Criticize

0:00It's April 30th. From your city to your ears, this is Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. British Columbia just canceled construction contracts for two major health projects. The Burnaby Hospital redevelopment and the BD Long Term Care Center in Delta. These were part of the government's push to reign in spending back in February amid a massive $13.3 billion deficit. People slowed or repaced nine projects total to get costs under control. But infrastructure minister Bo and Ma stresses both sides remain in the capital plan moving forward. Local reactions are heated, especially from conservative MLA Ian Patton and Delta South, who blast the NDP's financial handling as a disaster that's left his constituents high and dry. He calls it embarrassing to hype these builds, then pull the plug when prices climb. The canceled deals were ones the Fraser Health Authority signed before the budget shift, as projects typically roll out in phases over time.

1:01Expect more updates as the government sorts priorities, but for now, these key health upgrades are on pause yet not scrapped.