B.C.

By LIAM CLARKE Five years after the 2021 heat wave, which killed more than 600 people in B.C., South Vancouver residents are grappling with its lasting impacts and questioning whether their neighbourhoods are prepared for the next…

By KORALEE NICKARZ Sharing a photo of the Mission Japanese Farmer's Association taken on Sept. 28, 1940, Vivien Nishi immediately identifies her ancestral connections to the community. “My grandfather is in there. My great uncle is in…

By MAJENTA BRAUMBERGER Premier David Eby expressed frustration today that the federal government's impending tax cut will disproportionately benefit those from other provinces. “I'm expecting in my conversations with the prime…

First-time home buyers are going to find it tougher to get into the market after a new B.C. home flipping tax is implemented, according to a Fraser Valley realtor.

Many prospective foreign students are changing their minds about moving to Canada after a new federal government policy that limits the number of international study permits issued each year. International students say the new policy is…

​​By CAROLINE BASSO A decrease in the stigma around cannabis has led to a substantial increase in its popularity amongst Canadian youth, according to a recent Health Canada report. The Canadian Cannabis Survey from Health Canada…

By Kalvin Moses B.C. is expanding the number of internationally educated doctors allowed to practice in B.C., in order to meet the demand of the province’s shortage of family doctors International doctors are coming A practice…

By Nicholas Naylor The blueberry bush-killing scorch virus has been a common issue to B.C. farms, but virus mutations are making detection and treatments more difficult. According to the BC Blueberry Council, several viruses affect…

By Lesia Pogorelo Cannabis legalization has helped more people than it has hurt, providing relief from a variety of mental and physical ailments, experts say. And they say there is no indication of increased substance abuse issues…

The misclassification of gig workers excludes them from taking part in B.C.'s new paid sick leave program.