Hundreds of B.C. ostriches given temporary reprieve from cull hundreds-of-b-c-ostriches-given-temporary-reprieve-from-cull #Hundreds #B.C #ostriches #temporary #reprieve #cull, Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has granted an interim stay that spares, for now, the lives of 400 ostriches in B.C. that faced being destroyed because of avian influenza. Universal Ostrich Farms, located in the B.C. Interior community of […]
Weather must change before air quality statements in B.C. can be lifted: Environment Canada weather-must-change-before-air-quality-statements-in-b-c-can-be-lifted-environment-canada #Weather #change #air #quality #statements #B.C #lifted #Environment #Canada, People living in many parts of British Columbia woke again Saturday morning to a thick blanket of smoke from wildfires burning on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. In downtown Vancouver, […]
B.C. hints changes coming to program after feds pause, launch review of EV mandate b-c-hints-changes-coming-to-program-after-feds-pause-launch-review-of-ev-mandate #B.C #hints #coming #program #feds #pause #launch #review #mandate, B.C. Energy Minister Adrian Dix hinted Friday that changes could be coming to the province’s electric vehicle mandate, after the federal government hit pause and launched a review of its own, […]
Worrying drop in ocean oxygen documented off B.C. coast worrying-drop-in-ocean-oxygen-documented-off-b-c-coast #Worrying #drop #ocean #oxygen #documented #B.C #coast, Researchers have documented a worrying drop off in oxygen in the waters off British Columbia’s central coast, and say the problem could become widespread and persistent by mid-century, devastating marine life. The study, conducted by the Hakai Institute, […]
Wait times at ‘bloated and Byzantine’ CRA frustrates Canadians, B.C. MP says wait-times-at-bloated-and-byzantine-cra-frustrates-canadians-b-c-mp-says #Wait #times #bloated #Byzantine #CRA #frustrates #Canadians #B.C, There is growing frustration among Canadians about service delays when calling the Canada Revenue Agency. The minister responsible for the CRA has now given the organization 100 days to come up with a plan […]
B.C. wildfire closes Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt b-c-wildfire-closes-coquihalla-highway-between-hope-and-merritt #B.C #wildfire #closes #Coquihalla #Highway #Hope #Merritt, Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Coquihalla Highway was closed in both directions between Hope, B.C., and Merritt on Wednesday due to wildfire activity. The BC Wildfire Service said the Mine Creek fire is threatening […]
Strike fears hit B.C. cannabis industry, with 2022 disruption still fresh in mind strike-fears-hit-b-c-cannabis-industry-with-2022-disruption-still-fresh-in-mind #Strike #fears #hit #B.C #cannabis #industry #disruption #fresh #mind, British Columbia’s legal cannabis industry is bracing for the potential impacts of a large-scale public sector strike. The B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) began job action on Tuesday, picketing several government services […]
B.C. advocates talk recovery, safer supply on International Overdose Awareness Day b-c-advocates-talk-recovery-safer-supply-on-international-overdose-awareness-day #B.C #advocates #talk #recovery #safer #supply #International #Overdose #Awareness #Day, Advocates descended on the British Columbia legislature on Monday to cap a weekend of demonstrations on Vancouver Island marking International Overdose Awareness Day. Demonstrators laid down a long line of photos memorializing some […]
B.C. marks Labour Day as BCGEU prepares for Tuesday strike action b-c-marks-labour-day-as-bcgeu-prepares-for-tuesday-strike-action #B.C #marks #Labour #Day #BCGEU #prepares #Tuesday #strike #action, Hundreds of workers, union members and labour leaders gathered at Edmonds Park in Burnaby on Monday to mark Labour Day in the shadow of looming job action by one of B.C.’s largest public sector […]
Employees at Hullo Ferries in B.C. holding strike vote this weekend employees-at-hullo-ferries-in-b-c-holding-strike-vote-this-weekend #Employees #Hullo #Ferries #B.C #holding #strike #vote #weekend, Descrease article font size Increase article font size Workers at Hullo Ferries who take people back and forth between Nanaimo and Vancouver are voting on a potential strike action this weekend after talks with the […]