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Secwépemc-led documentary ‘Sugarcane’ wins directing award at Sundance
CONTENT ADVISORY This story contains graphic details about residential “schools” that many will find distressing…
Rising Penticton Indian Band lacrosse star tries out for Team Canada
As the sun dips behind the mountains, casting its golden glow on the landscape of…
New coal mine proposed for BC Rockies
A mining company wants to open a new coal mine in B.C.’s Rocky Mountains to…
BC barista fired by Starbucks goes before labour board
Frédérique Martineau loved Starbucks. She worked her first shift for the coffee giant at a…
BC’s lack of snow foretells summer drought woes
The persistent lack of snow across much of B.C. is setting the stage for a…
How to handle the rise of an antibiotic-resistant STIs
CONTENT ADVISORY Australian adult performer Peggysue Winters first noticed the pain in her abdomen while…
BC First Nations uneasy chronic wasting disease will weaken food security
Knowledge keeper and hunter Robin Louie is worried. Worried his people’s food security, traditional knowledge…
Slow ships. One fast fix to Canada’s ocean noise problem
Canada has the chance to turn the tide on a perilous kind of pollution threatening…
After a Vancouver death, union wants faster action on crane safety
B.C. government officials and industry stakeholders will meet to discuss regulatory changes two weeks after…
Is Ottawa changing its tune on BC LNG?
The same week one of B.C.’s proposed LNG projects was delayed, Canada’s energy minister mused…
Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front saved lives by distributing tested drugs
Research first published informally by Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front has now been published in…
First Nations life expectancy has plummeted in BC. How to change that
Due to the toxic drug crisis and later the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy for First…
Long COVID patients say WorkSafeBC is making life worse
Maryanne Andrew has been getting sicker and sicker since she caught COVID-19 in January 2022…
BC’s old-growth forests are still being logged and burned to make electricity
Two new reports find B.C.’s old-growth forests are still on the chopping block despite claims…
Outlaw BC compassion club argues it merited Health Canada’s support
Vancouver-based compassion club that was buying unregulated drugs, testing and then distributing them to people…