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B.C.’s inadequate heat wave supports heightened risks to vulnerable people: report

B.C.’s inadequate heat wave supports heightened risks to vulnerable people: report

B.C. reported 569 “heat-related deaths” in the province from June 20 to July 29
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Federal Court settlement approved for day scholars at Indian residential schools

Federal Court settlement approved for day scholars at Indian residential schools

Survivors will each receive compensation of $10,000, as will the estates of those who died
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Gasoline sales plunge to lowest level in 20 years during first year of pandemic

Gasoline sales plunge to lowest level in 20 years during first year of pandemic

Canadians bought less gas in 2020 than in any other year since 2001
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UPDATED: 1 dead after helicopter goes down on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast

UPDATED: 1 dead after helicopter goes down on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast

Pilot, who was the lone occupant, was conducting heli-logging operations when the chopper crashed
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Home demand still outstrips supply in Metro Vancouver but price hikes slow: report

Home demand still outstrips supply in Metro Vancouver but price hikes slow: report

Composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro Vancouver just under $1.2 million
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Facebook back after lengthy global outage blamed on router issues

Facebook back after lengthy global outage blamed on router issues

The company apologized and said it is working to understand more about the cause
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Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole faces first caucus meeting after election loss

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole faces first caucus meeting after election loss

Conservatives finished the Sept. 20 election with two fewer seats than they won in 2019
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Federal government could push provinces on worker vaccine mandate, document says

Federal government could push provinces on worker vaccine mandate, document says

Despite provincial authority, feds could consider making COVID-19 vaccines ‘national interest item’
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Alberta reports slight drop in critically ill COVID-19 patients in hospitals

Alberta reports slight drop in critically ill COVID-19 patients in hospitals

Province says there are 298 patients in intensive care wards, most of them with the infection
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Canada must convince countries who reject mixed-dose travellers: travel association

Canada must convince countries who reject mixed-dose travellers: travel association

Several countries, including the US, only recognize people with identical doses of approved vaccine
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