Category Archives: British Columbia
Train health-care providers to ditch racism as part of Canada's cancer strategy: report
VANCOUVER - When Dr. Evan Adams walked into an emergency room in Vancouver with a cut finger, a clerk taking his information made a racist remark that stung. "She said, 'Oh, you're First Nations....
Jun 03, 2019
Hatred of women creeping into public debate, Trudeau tells equality conference
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says gender equality is under attack and, in the age of social media, it's never been easier to taunt with abhorrent views. Trudeau told the Women Deliver 201...
Jun 03, 2019
West Fraser announces temporary forestry production curtailments in B.C.
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says all mill activities will be curtailed temporarily for a week in June at five British Columbia sawmills due to weakening lumber prices and high log costs. T...
Jun 03, 2019
Calls for action after Missing and Murdered Women's Report
The release of a report from the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has sparked reaction in this province. A coalition of B.C. groups, including the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, says violen...
Kate Bouey Jun 03, 2019
Tough catch restrictions won't take bite out of B.C. salmon fishing experience
VICTORIA - The sign that welcomes anglers to Campbell River, B.C., "The Salmon Capital of the World," isn't going anywhere this summer despite tough, new federal catch restrictions protecting&nbs...
Jun 03, 2019
Canada announces new funding model to support women's equality globally
VANCOUVER - Canada's minister of gender equality has announced a new initiative aimed at creating a sustainable model to fund women's rights organizations in developing countr...
Jun 02, 2019
Invasive mussel defense program launches for fifth year
British Columbia's Invasive Mussel Defence Program has launched into its' fifth straight year and it is aimed at protecting B.C.'s waterways from invasive Zebra and Quagga mussels. The B.C Ministry of...
May 31, 2019

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