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B.C. survivor of Las Vegas massacre supports new firearms legislation

B.C. survivor of Las Vegas massacre supports new firearms legislation

Sheldon Mack was among the hundreds of people injured or killed when a gunman sprayed bullets at concertgoers in Las Vegas
B.C.'s excess mortality rate dwarfed other provinces before Omicron hit, finds study

B.C.'s excess mortality rate dwarfed other provinces before Omicron hit, finds study

Of the 9,496 excess deaths reported in B.C. between the start of the pandemic and October 2021, fewer than a quarter were blamed on COVID-19. Could a cascading tragedy combining the pandemic, opioid crisis and climate change account for the rest?
Massive, B.C.-wide 911 service outage affecting Telus, Koodoo customers

Massive, B.C.-wide 911 service outage affecting Telus, Koodoo customers

Customers are asked to use an alternative means to contact local emergency if their 911 call fails.
Illegal prawn trapping in Howe Sound protected area nets $40,000 fine

Illegal prawn trapping in Howe Sound protected area nets $40,000 fine

Fisheries officers caught a man with prawn traps in an area closed to fishing to protect reef-building glass sponges. Canada has international agreements to protect this underwater species.
Darryl Plecas, Alan Mullen speak on Craig James conviction

Darryl Plecas, Alan Mullen speak on Craig James conviction

Former speaker of legislature, chief of staff fear process leaves government open to more scandals
Opinion: Ukrainian language schools in Western Canada were shaped by shifting settler colonial policies

Opinion: Ukrainian language schools in Western Canada were shaped by shifting settler colonial policies

Ukrainian language education in the Canadian Prairies was shaped by shifting policies governing non-English immigrant settler language instruction in a larger settler colonial context.
Opinion: Cigarette ads were banned decades ago. Let's do the same for fossil fuels

Opinion: Cigarette ads were banned decades ago. Let's do the same for fossil fuels

The number of people who die from climate change each year is roughly the same as the number of people who die from tobacco use.
Opinion: 'Every child matters': One year after the unmarked graves of 215 Indigenous children were found in Kamloops

Opinion: 'Every child matters': One year after the unmarked graves of 215 Indigenous children were found in Kamloops

As the number of unmarked graves found will likely only increase over the months and years to come, we can’t forget that every child matters.
Losing one’s mother tongue in multicultural Canada

Losing one’s mother tongue in multicultural Canada

Language is tied to one's culture, history and sense of identity. But immigrants in Canada struggle to keep their mother tongues.
Lotto 6/49 jackpot of $10.9M won in Metro Vancouver

Lotto 6/49 jackpot of $10.9M won in Metro Vancouver

Winning ticket was bought in New Westminster in Saturday’s draw.