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New bill pushes for the reclamation of Indigenous names

New bill pushes for the reclamation of Indigenous names

The bill will allow for the inclusion of symbols and characters used in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis languages on government documents
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada faces deluge of calls to improve ‘suspect’ science

Fisheries and Oceans Canada faces deluge of calls to improve ‘suspect’ science

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is being flooded with calls for change after a parliamentary committee examined how the federal agency conducts, interprets and acts on its own science.
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NLC Board of Governors ratifies 2023-24 budget

NLC Board of Governors ratifies 2023-24 budget

Small projected surplus of $50,322.
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B.C. teacher aims to unseat union president over fossil fuel investments

B.C. teacher aims to unseat union president over fossil fuel investments

Jill Maguire is challenging the incumbent president of the BC Teachers' Federation on a campaign to divest the union's $38-billion pension fund from fossil fuels.
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B.C. parent launches class-action lawsuit against makers of Fortnite video game

B.C. parent launches class-action lawsuit against makers of Fortnite video game

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver parent has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against the makers of Fortnite, saying the popular video game is designed to be "as addictive as possible" for children. In the lawsuit filed in B.C.
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B.C. anesthesiologist facing second sexual assault charge after moving his practice

B.C. anesthesiologist facing second sexual assault charge after moving his practice

DELTA, B.C. — An anesthesiologist in British Columbia is facing a second charge of sexual assault. Police in Delta, B.C., say Dr.
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Canadian Soccer Association’s top executive testifies to House of Commons committee

Canadian Soccer Association’s top executive testifies to House of Commons committee

Pay dispute and proposed spending cuts prompted players to threaten a strike before the February SheBelieves Cup tournament in the U.S. 
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Amazon layoffs raising spectre of added empty Vancouver sublease space

Amazon layoffs raising spectre of added empty Vancouver sublease space

Downtown Vancouver has a 30-year-high amount of empty sublease office space
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Pod of orcas swim beside BC Ferries vessel, surprising passengers

Pod of orcas swim beside BC Ferries vessel, surprising passengers

A pod of orcas swam right beside the vessel between Victoria and Vancouver.
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Rob Shaw: B.C. has 11 days left to spend all of its unprecedented surplus. It likely can't

Rob Shaw: B.C. has 11 days left to spend all of its unprecedented surplus. It likely can't

The B.C. government has embarked on an unprecedented spending spree over the past four months, shovelling billions of dollars of an unexpectedly large budget surplus out the door to community groups, transit organizations and municipalities.
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