British Columbia

"These are not 'drug dens,' they are health centres," said Philpott, now the dean of health sciences at Queen's University, in a post on X.

One wild-born owl left

According to the prime minister's statement, the updated treaty will cover concerns not addressed in the original document — including ecosystems and Indigenous values — while reducing flood risk and promoting clean energy goals.

Prior to this legal challenge, Teck Coal had also been fined tens of millions of dollars for contaminating waterways in B.C. over the years.

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On Thursday, Teck also announced that the company has closed the sale of its B.C. coal mining operations to Glencore. When reached for comment, the spokesperson for Teck referred CBC News to the Swiss commodities giant.

Seismograph is located in Vancouver, earthquake is part of a swarm going on along the Juan de Fuca Ridge offshore.

Johnson said the smooth union certification is a sign the province's single-step certification process is working.

In 2022, the B.C. government amended the Labour Code, making it easier to unionize.

Previously, the union needed to sign at least 45 per cent of workers at a job site and then hold a certification vote.

Now, if at least 55 per cent of employees at a job site sign membership cards, they automatically join the union. A vote is still required if the number of those signing up is between 45 and 55 per cent.

Why are BC residents at the mercy of tourism when we literally use the ferries to live? Ferries are completely unusable in the summer that I just plan my life so that I don't need to go the mainland and I think that's unfair. You know, considering we pay taxes for this shit.

Edit: Just want to express my distaste for the lemmy community yet again. I posted this as a "change my view" sort of thing and you all just downvote it into disappearance. There are very good comments in this thread that real people put effort into. If you disagree, simply don't vote at all. I didn't break any rules. This behaviour is what prevents this platform from growing.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/24565264

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/24483907

Energy Minister Josie Osborne says the B.C. Hydro projects will create thousands of jobs over the next decade and ensure the region has enough clean, affordable and reliable electricity to power homes, businesses and the economy.

The seat make up would look more like the left if we had a more fair and accountable proportional representation over the obsolete first past the post.

Previous research has shown that no-fault evictions — which include landlords issuing eviction notices to renovate, demolish, sell or inhabit a unit — make up a large portion of evictions in B.C. and Canada.

Richmond RCMP shared a photo showing two men, one on the ground with a pained facial expression as he reaches for his blazing pants, while the other man apparently tries to put out the flames.

Extreme temperatures in early January severely damaged stone-fruit trees and grape vines up and down the Okanagan Valley, killing off the delicate buds on branches and vines that would have turned into this season's crops.