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BC barista fired by Starbucks goes before labour board
Frédérique Martineau loved Starbucks. She worked her first shift for the coffee giant at a…
BC’s lack of snow foretells summer drought woes
The persistent lack of snow across much of B.C. is setting the stage for a…
How to handle the rise of an antibiotic-resistant STIs
CONTENT ADVISORY Australian adult performer Peggysue Winters first noticed the pain in her abdomen while…
BC First Nations uneasy chronic wasting disease will weaken food security
Knowledge keeper and hunter Robin Louie is worried. Worried his people’s food security, traditional knowledge…
Slow ships. One fast fix to Canada’s ocean noise problem
Canada has the chance to turn the tide on a perilous kind of pollution threatening…
After a Vancouver death, union wants faster action on crane safety
B.C. government officials and industry stakeholders will meet to discuss regulatory changes two weeks after…
Is Ottawa changing its tune on BC LNG?
The same week one of B.C.’s proposed LNG projects was delayed, Canada’s energy minister mused…
Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front saved lives by distributing tested drugs
Research first published informally by Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front has now been published in…
First Nations life expectancy has plummeted in BC. How to change that
Due to the toxic drug crisis and later the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy for First…
Long COVID patients say WorkSafeBC is making life worse
Maryanne Andrew has been getting sicker and sicker since she caught COVID-19 in January 2022…
BC’s old-growth forests are still being logged and burned to make electricity
Two new reports find B.C.’s old-growth forests are still on the chopping block despite claims…
Outlaw BC compassion club argues it merited Health Canada’s support
Vancouver-based compassion club that was buying unregulated drugs, testing and then distributing them to people…
Long after the woolly dog’s extinction, BC’s Coast Salish carry on the canine’s legacy
Debra qasen Sparrow recalls talking and learning about Coast Salish woolly dogs with her grandfather,…
Five projects you need to know about as BC’s oil and gas sector heats up
Last year was the hottest in recorded history and British Columbia’s worst-ever wildfire season, with…
Meet the team facilitating a Good Night Out on this Vancouver strip
It’s quarter to midnight and the Good Night Out team are arriving bundled up and…
Five ways to fix emergency healthcare in BC
Medical students at the University of British Columbia have come up with five recommendations to…
Schooling the fine art of Indigenous food sovereignty on BC coast
Joshua Charleson throws back the lid of an enormous cooler to reveal a cache of…
From berries to sage, Anona Kampe teaches syilx Okanagan plant knowledge
Only take what you need, and use what you take. And whatever you don’t use,…
What’s up with BC’s two-stream medical residency system?
An advocacy group trying to increase the number of highly skilled resident doctors who can…
‘Fire is medicine’: WFN company utilizes prescribed burns to mitigate wildfire risks
As wildfires worsen across the province, cikilaxwm (prescribed fire) is gaining more traction as a…
Butt-shaped dye stains on new chairs lead to failed claim against BC furniture store
Fabric stains left behind by someone’s behind led to an unsuccessful lawsuit against a BC…
‘Treat the land right’: BC farmers search for solutions as another year of drought looms
The lines on Eugen Wittwer’s face are like the rings of a tree — they…
iN VIDEO: Youth mountain bike program blazing trails in North Thompson and beyond
For Simpcw First Nation member Tom Eustache, mountain biking has been a way for his…
Simpcw Resources Group to open seasonal market in Barriere
Simpcw First Nation and Simpcw Resources Group are two of the recipients among the inaugural…