Skip to content

Highlights

Another BC NDP government official quits to join a lobbying firm

Another BC NDP government official quits to join a lobbying firm

Departure of health minister’s senior aide continues trend that began after party came to power in 2017.
Cute animals in distress could help you recycle better, finds B.C. study

Cute animals in distress could help you recycle better, finds B.C. study

Could images of the consequences of pollution help people recycle better at a time waste is growing in Metro Vancouver? A new workplace study offers a cheap solution.
B.C. First Nation Elders say salmon catches have dropped 83%

B.C. First Nation Elders say salmon catches have dropped 83%

In 48 interviews, Elders recounted decades of fishing experiences and how they fear factors out of their control — like climate change, fish farms and disease — put salmon most at risk.
Here's how service and guide dogs are helping people in B.C.

Here's how service and guide dogs are helping people in B.C.

From alerting deaf people to a beeping fire alarm to helping trauma survivors heal, professional pooches are doing more important jobs than ever before.
Canada-wide recall of skin-cleansing products due to possible microbial contamination

Canada-wide recall of skin-cleansing products due to possible microbial contamination

Check your medicine cabinets.
Contracts still not awarded for permanent repairs to the Coquihalla, set to begin this summer

Contracts still not awarded for permanent repairs to the Coquihalla, set to begin this summer

An announcement is expected in the coming weeks.
Canadian professionals are more burnt out than last year, report finds

Canadian professionals are more burnt out than last year, report finds

Schedule flexibility has created a sense that people need to be available at all times, making it harder to disconnect from work.
Electric vehicle shortage as gas prices drive B.C. demand

Electric vehicle shortage as gas prices drive B.C. demand

British Columbians are willing to fight each other, wait in line or buy out of province in order to get their hands on an electric vehicle.
Ocean rescue 'heroes' the subject of new television series

Ocean rescue 'heroes' the subject of new television series

TV series "a chance for us to shine the light on a group of young mariners ... on B.C.'s west coast."
Canadians living near wildfires have greater risk of lung cancer, brain tumours

Canadians living near wildfires have greater risk of lung cancer, brain tumours

Wildfires can have harmful impacts on air quality but they can also pollute aquatic, soil, and indoor environments.