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G7 vows to step up moves to renewable energy, zero carbon

Leaders failed to set an actual timeline for phasing out coal power plants, however

Apr 16, 2023 10:30 AM Read more >

B.C. Writers Summit to feature 2 accomplished keynote speakers

Monique Gray Smith and Angela Ackerman are both bestselling authors

Apr 16, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >

How views of Pierre Trudeau led RCMP to provide first close security for an ex-PM

RCMP had never felt the need to protect an ex-prime minister before

Apr 16, 2023 8:30 AM Read more >

COVID-19 pandemic stalled progress on eliminating tuberculosis among Inuit: officials

Advocacy group aiming to reduce rate of disease to 100 cases per 100,000 by 2025, eliminate it by 2030

Apr 16, 2023 8:05 AM Read more >

Pot shop robberies spur push to end restrictions on window displays

Window coverings can encourage thieves who know their crime won’t be seen once inside, some owners say

Apr 16, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >

Low unemployment could boost trend of union organizing in retail, service: experts

Since 2020, there have been union drives at major retailers including Starbucks, Cineplex, Indigo, Sephora and PetSmart

Apr 15, 2023 5:30 PM Read more >

Vancouver Island communities want to partner on regional homelessness strategy

AVICC delegates also hope to co-ordinate emergency health services and partner on battling broom

Apr 15, 2023 5:15 PM Read more >

‘A bill that’s gone unpaid’: 5 B.C. First Nations receive cash, land settlements from province, feds

Longstanding claims stem from treaty signed in 1899

Apr 15, 2023 4:19 PM Read more >

Island’s elected officials vote against resolution to protect all of B.C.’s old-growth forests

AVICC delegates vote instead to support old-growth panel’s recommendations

Apr 15, 2023 2:35 PM Read more >

It needs to have teeth: B.C.’s anti-racism data committee readies to release priorities, stats

11-person committee meets monthly at different organizations throughout the province

Apr 15, 2023 2:16 PM Read more >