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June 1 boost to B.C.'s minimum wage raises it to highest in Canada: ministry

June 1 boost to B.C.'s minimum wage raises it to highest in Canada: ministry

VICTORIA — The minimum wage in British Columbia jumps to $15.20 an hour on June 1, making it the highest rate of any province in Canada.
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Burial site investigation informed by band's archaeological policies, ceremonies: chief

Burial site investigation informed by band's archaeological policies, ceremonies: chief

Tk’emlups te Secwepemc said they are expecting to complete their preliminary findings by mid-June.
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Burnaby South MP Jagmeet Singh wants emergency debate on residential school discovery

Burnaby South MP Jagmeet Singh wants emergency debate on residential school discovery

Federal NDP leader calls for more action, to work in partnership with First Nations communities to investigate and fully fund identification of other sites.
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Memorial outside Kamloops church organized to start dialogue

Memorial outside Kamloops church organized to start dialogue

Donations of teddy bears and shoes were collected and will be taken to the Kamloopa powwow grounds.
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B.C. teacher says students could be triggered by residential school discovery

KAMLOOPS, B.C.
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More than 200 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — The remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, have been found buried on the site of what was once Canada's largest Indigenous residential school — one of the institutions that held children taken from fa
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Work underway for forensics experts to identify and repatriate B.C. school remains

Work underway for forensics experts to identify and repatriate B.C. school remains

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Plans are being made to identify and return home the remains of more than 200 children found buried at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia's Interior, says a provincial Indigenous leader.
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Ruling ordering a 45% cut in emissions 'does not change the actions we are taking': Shell Canada

Ruling ordering a 45% cut in emissions 'does not change the actions we are taking': Shell Canada

A UBC prof says the Dutch ruling may end up being more symbolic than practical.
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B.C.’s viral big tree on truck would still be logged today, conservationists say

B.C.’s viral big tree on truck would still be logged today, conservationists say

A photo of an enormous, single Sitka spruce weighing down a logging truck on Vancouver Island taken by Nanaimo resident Lorna Beecroft provoked outrage and shock across the internet this week.
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B.C. health officials report outbreak of COVID-19 at long-term care in Surrey

B.C. health officials report outbreak of COVID-19 at long-term care in Surrey

VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials say COVID-19 is still spreading with new cases and clusters as the province begins to reopen in a four-step plan.
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