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B.C. pension giant lags in climate action, ranks among Canada’s worst: report

An annual report ranking the green performance of major Canadian pension funds has placed British Columbia’s biggest public investor at the bottom of the pack. ...

B.C. city penalized $165K says it’s getting squeezed by regulation and climate change

B.C.'s second most important port city has been hit with more than $165,000 in environmental penalties — the latest in a long line of sanctions...

Explosion at B.C. oil waste facility injures two workers, leads to $42K penalty

A Calgary-headquartered company has been penalized more than $42,000 after an explosion injured two workers at a B.C. facility that accepts waste from oil fields. ...

‘An odds game’: Global study pinpoints whale-ship collision hot spots

Global shipping routes overlap with 92 per cent of the of migration routes of four globe-ranging whale species, a new study has found.  The research,...

‘I love my job’: A Canadian astronaut trains (and waits) to go to space

A weightlifter, rock lover, engineer and now astronaut — at 36, Jenni Gibbons describes herself with an air of humility suited for the backup on an upcoming mission...

Metro Vancouver sewage plant looks to neutralize acidic oceans, remove CO2

Somewhere on Metro Vancouver's North Shore a toilet is flushing. The tainted water twists through a series of pipes, and as it heads downhill to the...

Vancouver natural gas leads North American cities in toxic benzene

Gas stoves in several Vancouver, B.C., homes have been found to produce the most toxic benzene emissions of 17 North American cities analyzed in a...

Failure to clean up B.C. oil wells nets company $45K fine

An Alberta-based oil company has been fined $45,000 for failing to decommission two wells in British Columbia.  In its decision, handed down April 16, 2024,...

B.C. First Nation to build biggest off-grid solar array in Canada

A First Nation in central B.C. has received more than $15.8 million in government money to build what’s expected to be the largest off-grid solar energy...

New B.C. liquor policy coming to wineries, breweries

The B.C. government has approved a series of regulatory changes it says is designed to improve the experience of people visiting wineries, breweries and distilleries...

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