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A Canadian guide to lowering your carbon footprint

A Canadian guide to lowering your carbon footprint

Adjusting how you get around, eat and shop can all help lower your own carbon emissions. But will those personal choices really help solve the climate crisis?
Burnaby's SFU professor recalls Higgs boson discovery, 10 years on

Burnaby's SFU professor recalls Higgs boson discovery, 10 years on

It's the 10-year anniversary of the discovery of so-called "God Particle" (though physicists detest the name). An SFU researcher remembers the scene in Geneva and gives a lesson in particle physics 101.
B.C. Superstore employees vote not to strike

B.C. Superstore employees vote not to strike

Union workers at Loblaw voted not to strike, with 58 per cent in favour of the new agreement.
Adrian Dix comments on whether B.C. will bring COVID-19 restrictions back

Adrian Dix comments on whether B.C. will bring COVID-19 restrictions back

Will B.C. reinstate public health measures as infections climb?
Pineapple Xpress Post: B.C. pot shops can now deliver through Canada Post, other carriers

Pineapple Xpress Post: B.C. pot shops can now deliver through Canada Post, other carriers

The move will allow cannabis retail stores to deliver non-medical cannabis to consumers through common carriers such as Canada Post and other delivery-service providers.
Former B.C. legislature clerk Craig James given conditional sentence for breach of trust

Former B.C. legislature clerk Craig James given conditional sentence for breach of trust

Former B.C. legislature clerk Craig James has been sentenced to three months of conditional imprisonment after being found guilty of breach of trust and fraud for using public funds for personal reasons.
Everything B.C. travellers need to know about the Rogers outage

Everything B.C. travellers need to know about the Rogers outage

Your ArriveCAN submission may not process and there are issues at the airport and on BC Ferries.
Vancouver Olympics in 2030 would cost taxpayers at least $1B

Vancouver Olympics in 2030 would cost taxpayers at least $1B

The Canadian Olympic Committee and leaders of the Four Host First Nations said Friday that they need at least $1 billion from taxpayers to stage another Winter Olympics in B.C. in 2030.
B.C. tribunal to hear case of alleged COVID-19 discrimination by health authority

B.C. tribunal to hear case of alleged COVID-19 discrimination by health authority

A Vancouver Coastal Health employee requested workstation Plexiglas in February 2020 and was reportedly told the level of public interaction was low and she could wash her hands more often. VCH says hand washing was consistent with public policy at the time.
B.C. residents left behind as experts urge Canadians to get boosted again before fall

B.C. residents left behind as experts urge Canadians to get boosted again before fall

Experts are urging Canadians to get a second booster as the effectiveness of the original vaccine wanes. Meanwhile, eligibility in B.C. remains limited, forcing some residents to travel out of province to get that fourth dose.