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First Nations receive $620 million in gas pipeline contracts

First Nations receive $620 million in gas pipeline contracts

West Moberly Chief Roland Wilson is now in support of the LNG Canada project, despite having had reservations in the past | File photo, credit William Stodalka First Nations along the corridor for the natural gas pipeline that would feed the LNG Cana
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Every BCer should read this new book about the 2017 wildfire season

Every BCer should read this new book about the 2017 wildfire season

British Columbia Burning by Bethany Lindsay. Image c/o MacIntyre Purcell Fans of the wildfire memoir Chasing Smoke which came out last year will want to pick up a copy of British Columbia Burning .
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Study predicts Trans Mountain pipeline purchase will add to federal deficit

Study predicts Trans Mountain pipeline purchase will add to federal deficit

Protestors stand outside the fence as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Kinder Morgan in Edmonton Alta, on Tuesday June 5, 2018.
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City celebrates hitting target of creating 1,000 new childcare spaces

City celebrates hitting target of creating 1,000 new childcare spaces

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and Katrina Chen, provincial minister of state for childcare, at a press conference Tuesday, June 26 celebrating the creation of more than 1,000 new childcare spaces in the city.
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With 208 shootings in 3 years, "Surrey is not a safe place"

With 208 shootings in 3 years, "Surrey is not a safe place"

Listening to CBC's The Early Edition in my car this morning, a quote struck me. Criminologist Curt Taylor Griffiths was speaking on the show following this week's shooting death of a beloved hockey dad who was gunned down in his driveway.
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Radio host outspoken about Surrey, B.C., issues says bullets fired at her car

Radio host outspoken about Surrey, B.C., issues says bullets fired at her car

Ashiana Khan is seen in this undated handout photo. Ashiana Khan, a host with internet radio station Media Waves Communications in Surrey, B.C., says she has been outspoken about gang violence and on Saturday bullets were fired at her car.
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Toxic shock syndrome killed B.C. teen and tampon use can't be ruled out: coroner

Toxic shock syndrome killed B.C. teen and tampon use can't be ruled out: coroner

Tampon/Shutterstock A coroner has concluded a 16-year-old British Columbia girl died of toxic shock syndrome while on a school trip last year.
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BC SPCA investigating cruelty allegations at Fraser Valley chicken farm

BC SPCA investigating cruelty allegations at Fraser Valley chicken farm

Photo Shutterstock The BC SPCA constables are investigating further allegations of animal cruelty at chicken-catching firm Elite Farm Services in Chilliwack and at Jaedel Enterprises' operations in Abbotsford.
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Hydro aims to fund two Vancouver schools in exchange for underground substation

Hydro aims to fund two Vancouver schools in exchange for underground substation

School trustees in Vancouver have approved a plan that would see BC Hydro finance the construction of a new elementary school in the city's West End and replace another, in exchange for building a substation under school board property.
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CONTAGION Part 2 of 6: Drug resistance takes devastating human toll

CONTAGION Part 2 of 6: Drug resistance takes devastating human toll

Read Part 1: How Canada ‘dropped the ball’ on drug resistance
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