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Furnace or boiler expiring soon? Here's why you should consider an electric alternative

Furnace or boiler expiring soon? Here's why you should consider an electric alternative

In order to hit 2030 emissions reduction targets, B.C. must rapidly electrify hundreds of thousands of homes, states a new report.
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'We are salmon people': First Nation leaders in B.C. demand audience with fisheries minister

'We are salmon people': First Nation leaders in B.C. demand audience with fisheries minister

“There's a really strong feeling that DFO’s management of the fishery is preventing us from passing on ancient knowledge to our younger generations.” 
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B.C. nurse suspended for N95 mask theft

B.C. nurse suspended for N95 mask theft

The nurse also over-reported practice hours to the regulator by 7,623 hours.
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Unprecedented NHL game online blocking could help combat piracy, lawyers say

Unprecedented NHL game online blocking could help combat piracy, lawyers say

Internet companies will have to block access to certain website addresses during NHL games in order to help combat the intellectual property piracy around the broadcasts.
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Vaccine injury program compensates eight Canadians in first two weeks

Vaccine injury program compensates eight Canadians in first two weeks

The Vaccine Injury Support Program offers compensation to anyone injured by any vaccine after Dec. 8, 2020.
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Feds set to lift COVID travel mandates, announcement expected today

Feds set to lift COVID travel mandates, announcement expected today

The vaccine mandate will also be lifted for domestic travellers on passenger trains and buses, allowing unvaccinated Canadians to move more freely around the country.
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Hydromedusa jellyfish could see explosive growth in B.C.

Hydromedusa jellyfish could see explosive growth in B.C.

Under a shifting climate, explosive growth of the freshwater jellyfish could damage local ecosystems. Now, one B.C. scientist is calling on the public to help track it.
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Police watchdog launches probe into officers from eight B.C. departments

Police watchdog launches probe into officers from eight B.C. departments

Officers from departments in Abbotsford, Vancouver, New Westminster, Delta, Surrey, Saanich and Victoria, along with Metro Vancouver Transit Police, are being investigated, says the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner.
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‘Disturbing on a couple of levels’; B.C. ministry withholds funding from family caring for Indigenous granddaughter

‘Disturbing on a couple of levels’; B.C. ministry withholds funding from family caring for Indigenous granddaughter

Content Warning: This story contains content and evidence around the ongoing mistreatment of Indigenous kin in “care,” by B.C.’s child “welfare” system. Please read with care, and prioritize your spirit and well-being.
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Erasure of Indigenous languages ‘a scar’ on Canada, says maskēkow-ininiw language warrior

Erasure of Indigenous languages ‘a scar’ on Canada, says maskēkow-ininiw language warrior

Onowa McIvor is part of a group of language activists, practitioners and scholars, who are working to restore First Nation’s languages across Canada. 
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