More than 1,000 lives lost to toxic unregulated drugs in first...
Though the risk of death posed by the unregulated drug supply remains extremely high, the number of deaths in British Columbia due to drug...
BC Highway Patrol uses 277 Mandatory Alcohol Screenings to keep roads...
The combined road safety efforts of BC Highway Patrol led to 226 tickets and 362 roadside breath demands. Of those breath demands, 277 were...
Walmart Canada CEO says retailer not trying to profit from inflation
Ottawa: Walmart Canada is not trying to profit from food inflation, president and CEOGonzalo Gebara told a parliamentary committee studying food inflation Monday evening.
Gebara...
Duelling housing messages showcase different Conservative, Liberal strategies
OTTAWA - Every week now for more than a month, cabinet ministers have been appearing in front of cameras on Parliament Hill in an...
More families access new child care spaces in Powell River
Families in Powell River have access to 28 new child care spaces opening at Kelly Creek Community school, including 12 spaces for children younger...
Pandemic, remote work changed Canadians’ commuting habits in 2021: StatCan
Ottawa: Statistics Canada says there were 2.8 million fewer commuters in 2021 than in 2016.
In a new census release, the federal agency says COVID-19...
Recovery program opens, supports healing for people in northern B.C.
More people living with substance-use challenges now have access to treatment and recovery with the opening of the new Northern BC Therapeutic Community in...
B.C. port workers ratify deal, ending long labour dispute
Vancouver: British Columbia's port workers have voted almost 75 per cent in favour of accepting a contract offer, ending weeks of turbulent job action...
First Nations in B.C. died at a much higher rate from...
Vancouver: Doug Kelly, the grand chief of the Sto:lo Nation, says parents need to love their children unconditionally even if they use drugs.
His advice...
Minister’s statement on Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial Day
Kelly Greene, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, has released the following statement on Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial Day:
“Today, we recognize the...