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B.C. First Nations group stand firm on Trans Mountain pipeline before vote
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s union of Indigenous leaders says it remains opposed to the Trans…
Chinese firm Weichai Power to acquire stake in Ballard Power Systems
VANCOUVER – Fuel cell company Ballard Power Systems Inc. is set to receive a cash…
Garth Mullins on surviving decades of the war on drugs
CONTENT ADVISORY Garth Mullins has experienced first-hand the way society disenfranchises people who use drugs,…
Harm reduction credited for reducing Indigenous fatalities in BC
Toxic drug deaths for First Nations peoples decreased by 6.8 per cent in British Columbia…
Canadian province to sue drug companies over opioids
VANCOUVER – The Canadian province of British Columbia has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against…
B.C. promotes breastfeeding for infants in government care after court ruling
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has outlined a five-point plan to promote breastfeeding and…
Employers didn’t protect workers’ safety in fatal ammonia leak: WorkSafeBC
RICHMOND, B.C. – A refrigeration company and a municipality have been cited by WorkSafeBC under…
Where the federal parties stand on the toxic drug crisis
Close to 51,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid toxicity between January 2016 and September 2024,…
Purdue Pharma says it followed all regulations after B.C. lawsuit
VANCOUVER – Purdue Pharma says it has followed all of Health Canada’s regulations, including those…
More land burned but fewer affected than last year: B.C. Wildfire Service
The B.C. government says although wildfires have broken last year’s record for the area of…
BC Interior old-growth forests hiding billions in economic benefits
Protecting old-growth forests in the BC interior could generate more than $43 billion over the…
98 new modular homes near Queen E. Park approved by the City of Vancouver
VANCOUVER – The city of Vancouver has approved the development of 98 new temporary modular…
Large wildfire in northwest B.C. not expected to grow further: wildfire service
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The BC Wildfire Service says precipitation and favourable weather have allowed…
Sickly southern resident killer whale ‘J50’ found: Center for Whale Research
An American whale research organization says an ailing killer whale has been found alive just…
B.C. lawyer says medical marijuana users should have right to buy pot in stores
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for several medical marijuana dispensaries has urged a B.C. Supreme Court…
Vancouver-based Nevsun agrees to takeover bid by Chinese firm Zijin
Vancouver-based Nevsun Resources Ltd. says it has reached an agreement to be acquired by a…
Dirt laced with glass, plastic, applied to some school fields on Sunshine Coast
GIBSONS, B.C. – Students at seven schools on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast, north of Vancouver, must…
Vancouver’s short-term rental listings drop by half after new rules introduced
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver says the number of short-term rentals listed online has…
First Nations ban limited-entry moose hunt, saying situation is ‘dire’
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Two First Nations governments in the B.C. Interior are joining together…
Canadian backpack makers eye expansion abroad, morph into lifestyle brands
VANCOUVER – Canada’s backpack makers are experiencing a boon beyond the traditionally busy back-to-school season…
Residents of Lower Post, B.C., return home after 17-day wildfire evacuation
LOWER POST, B.C. – Residents of the northern British Columbia community of Lower Post are…
Tahoe Resources reaches truce with Peruvian protesters, resumes work at gold mine
VANCOUVER – Tahoe Resources Inc. has restarted its La Arena gold mine in Peru following…
Walmart closes B.C. shop as Fraser Health digs into Legionnaires’ disease source
SURREY, B.C. – Walmart Canada says it has closed one of its stores in Surrey,…
B.C. court orders bus company to rethink rejection of anti-abortion ads
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Appeal Court has overturned a decision by Metro Vancouver’s transit…