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30 years after Clayoquot Sound, old growth logging continues unabated, says B.C. conservation group

The Sierra Club of B.C. says the logging of large old trees in verdant, bio-diverse forests on Vancouver Island has continued mostly unabated in the...

B.C. sets new record with 1,455 drug deaths in 1st 7 months of 2023

Another 198 British Columbians died from toxic drugs in July, according to data released Tuesday by the B.C. Coroners Service, bringing the death toll in...

As much as B.C. loves its fireworks, some residents are pushing Ottawa to retire them

A Victoria woman is using a federal tool accessible to every Canadian to try and force changes to what's become an increasingly polarizing issue in the...

Labour board seals first collective agreement for telecom workers on strike since 2019

Union leaders in B.C. are celebrating a ruling from the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) that puts in place a first collective agreement for telecom workers...

The push in B.C. to relocate homes rather than demolish them

Advocates for lifting and moving homes to a new location rather than demolishing them are encouraging governments to streamline the relocation process to help meet waste-diversion goals and provide affordable housing...

Collision in downtown Vancouver closes major intersection for morning commute

The Vancouver Police Department has closed West Georgia Street at Burrard Street on Thursday morning as officers investigate a serious collision involving a minivan and...

Evacuation order lifted for 2,400 residents of Tumbler Ridge

An evacuation order in place for around 2,400 residents living in northeastern B.C. has been rescinded.The District of Tumbler Ridge said in a release Thursday...

Burnaby to allow alcohol consumption in select parks starting June 23

City of Burnaby councillors have approved the final reading of a pilot project that will allow residents to drink alcohol in four public parks starting on...

'These stories need to be heard': Residential school survivor memoirs created through B.C. college course

Students, instructors and First Nations elders taking part in a unique program at Vancouver's Langara College are marking its success through the publication of a set of...

Canada's top court dismisses former school board trustee's defamation suit over reaction to anti-SOGI comments

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has sided with a lower B.C. court in dismissing a defamation suit brought in 2018 by a then Chilliwack school...

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