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Federal environment minister announces ban on harmful fire retardants

Federal environment minister announces ban on harmful fire retardants

Retardants do more harm than good, firefighters' union says at Wednesday's announcement in North Vancouver
Friends of Monte Lake resident evade authorities to help save properties

Friends of Monte Lake resident evade authorities to help save properties

A GoFundMe campaign has been started to help the family rebuild.
Coast SPCA first in province to run on solar power

Coast SPCA first in province to run on solar power

Cody and Megan Kelso’s 115-km walk generated funds for renewable power source
Resourcing of B.C. wildfires different than it was a few years ago, minister says

Resourcing of B.C. wildfires different than it was a few years ago, minister says

To date, 1,453 fires have sparked in the province since the start of the fire season April 1.
Former sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz won't face charges

Former sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz won't face charges

B.C. Prosecution Service sticks to only charging Craig James in Legislature spending scandal
Island helicopters fighting wildfires throughout B.C.

Island helicopters fighting wildfires throughout B.C.

Pilots and their accompanying crews are scattered from Vanderhoof to Osoyoos.
No more charges in alleged misspending case involving B.C. legislature senior staff

No more charges in alleged misspending case involving B.C. legislature senior staff

Rural communities face a steep bill from climate change, but all of Canada pays the price

Rural communities face a steep bill from climate change, but all of Canada pays the price

Small, remote communities such as Lytton — particularly those populated by First Nations — often pay the steepest price of climate change, but are allocated the least resources to mitigate its effects, despite rural areas' disproportionate contributions to Canada’s economy, said Brian Eddy, a researcher at Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN).
Wait time for MRIs, imaging services have Canadians paying for their pain

Wait time for MRIs, imaging services have Canadians paying for their pain

Backlogs for medical imaging procedures like CT scans, X-rays, ultrasounds, and MRIs are impacting Canadians and something needs to be done, said Dr. Gilles Soulez, president of the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR).

B.C. RCMP say activists used garbage, vehicles and trenches to prevent access

LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. — Nearly two dozen protesters have been arrested in the Granite Mainline Forest Service Road area, as RCMP enforced a BC Supreme Court injunction against blockades set up to prevent old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island.