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Premier David Eby said a new fund will be able to leverage more than $500 million to protect rental housing in British Columbia. (Black Press Media file photo)

New $500M rental protection fund officially launches in B.C.

Premier David Eby said fund will be able to leverage more than its initial sum

Premier David Eby said a new fund will be able to leverage more than $500 million to protect rental housing in British Columbia. (Black Press Media file photo)
The First Nations Leadership Council is calling for the immediate resignation of Mitzi Dean, minister of children and family development, following the death of an 11-year-old boy while in foster care. His sister also suffered abuse at the hands of a man and a woman, who received concurrent prison sentences of 10 years for manslaughter and six years for aggravated assault in connection with the death of the boy. (Dillion White/Black Press Media)

First Nations leaders call for immediate resignation of Children’s Minister Mitzi Dean

Calls for resignation comes after death of 11-year-old boy while in foster care

The First Nations Leadership Council is calling for the immediate resignation of Mitzi Dean, minister of children and family development, following the death of an 11-year-old boy while in foster care. His sister also suffered abuse at the hands of a man and a woman, who received concurrent prison sentences of 10 years for manslaughter and six years for aggravated assault in connection with the death of the boy. (Dillion White/Black Press Media)
A seaplane prepares to land on the harbour as gantry cranes used to load and unload cargo containers are seen at port, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. The union representing port workers in British Columbia says it has issued 72-hour strike notice, saying they are ready to walk off the job on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. port union issues 72-hour strike notice affecting 7,400 workers

Union members voted 99.24 per cent in favour of strike action earlier this month

A seaplane prepares to land on the harbour as gantry cranes used to load and unload cargo containers are seen at port, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. The union representing port workers in British Columbia says it has issued 72-hour strike notice, saying they are ready to walk off the job on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Youth struggling with drug addiction in British Columbia will receive additional support, but the province remains behind goals set in 2020. (Contributed)

B.C. remains behind on treatment bed goals, despite more support announced

Eighteen beds in Surrey will serve young men from across B.C. and seven more Vancouver youth

Youth struggling with drug addiction in British Columbia will receive additional support, but the province remains behind goals set in 2020. (Contributed)
B.C’s Health Minister Adrian Dix, here seen in Surrey, has announced $10 million for 8,000 air-conditioners for vulnerable populations. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. cranks up $10 million for 8,000 air conditioners for vulnerable citizens

Units will be provided through a BC Hydro application process over the next 3 years

B.C’s Health Minister Adrian Dix, here seen in Surrey, has announced $10 million for 8,000 air-conditioners for vulnerable populations. (Black Press Media file photo)
NDP candidate Ravi Parmar embraces former premier and Langford-Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan Saturday, June 24 at his campaign office after celebrating victory in the byelection for Langford-Juan de Fuca. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

B.C. Premier rules out early election – again – after NDP wins 2 by-elections

BC United drops below 10 per cent in former premier John Horgan’s riding

NDP candidate Ravi Parmar embraces former premier and Langford-Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan Saturday, June 24 at his campaign office after celebrating victory in the byelection for Langford-Juan de Fuca. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Premier David Eby announced $12 million for four new SPCA shelters in B.C. Monday. (Jeffrey Ferrier/Twitter)

B.C. government dishes out $12 million for 4 new SPCA shelters

Vancouver, Prince George, Duncan and Fort St. John to receive new facilities

Premier David Eby announced $12 million for four new SPCA shelters in B.C. Monday. (Jeffrey Ferrier/Twitter)
The provincial government is urging British Columbians to conserve water as forecasts call for drought conditions across much of the province. The northeastern corner of the province is already under the second-worst drought rating.

Recent rain brought little relief as B.C. faces increasing drought conditions

Province urging residents to conserve water as northeastern corner of B.C. is extremely dry

The provincial government is urging British Columbians to conserve water as forecasts call for drought conditions across much of the province. The northeastern corner of the province is already under the second-worst drought rating.
Cargo containers are unloaded from the Maersk Stockholm ship with gantry cranes while docked at port, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says overall cargo volumes fell by three per cent last year, as the global economy began to show signs of a slowdown. Negotiators representing longshore workers and private companies are currently negotiated a new labour deal. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Uncertain future for B.C. ports as longshoring strike or lockout looms

99% of the 7,200 workers represented by the longshore workers union voted in favour of strike

Cargo containers are unloaded from the Maersk Stockholm ship with gantry cranes while docked at port, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says overall cargo volumes fell by three per cent last year, as the global economy began to show signs of a slowdown. Negotiators representing longshore workers and private companies are currently negotiated a new labour deal. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
B.C. Premier David Eby, here seen in North Vancouver on June 15, said he is disappointed with federal delays in bail reform. Bill C-48 won’t be debated at the earliest until the fall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Premier David Eby ‘disappointed’ after bail reform law stalls in Ottawa

House of Commons won’t take up Bill C-48 until fall 2023

B.C. Premier David Eby, here seen in North Vancouver on June 15, said he is disappointed with federal delays in bail reform. Bill C-48 won’t be debated at the earliest until the fall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
An open letter from labour exports led by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, BC Office calls on the provincial government to better regulate platform-based companies like Uber, which recently gained permission to operate in Kelowna and Victoria. (Black Press Media file photo)

Labour advocates not digging the state of gig work in B.C.

Open letter led by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative calls on government to reform system

An open letter from labour exports led by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, BC Office calls on the provincial government to better regulate platform-based companies like Uber, which recently gained permission to operate in Kelowna and Victoria. (Black Press Media file photo)
Fiona Famulak, president and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce, says the growing frequency of natural disasters like wildfires requires new forms of government assistance for business. (Photo courtesy of BC Wildfire Service)

B.C. Chamber CEO calls for urgent reforms to disaster assistance programs

Plans for helping businesses following natural disasters ‘developed for a different time’

Fiona Famulak, president and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce, says the growing frequency of natural disasters like wildfires requires new forms of government assistance for business. (Photo courtesy of BC Wildfire Service)
Agriculture Minister Pam Alex, here seen in November 2022 with Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth visiting sites affected by the 2021 floods, said Tuesday $20 million for the Fraser Valley Flood Mitigation Project will help better protect local farms and communities. (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Agriculture)

Fraser Valley flood mitigation funding to help protect B.C.’s most fertile region

But more work remains ahead, say authorities after announcing $20 million for farmers, communities

Agriculture Minister Pam Alex, here seen in November 2022 with Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth visiting sites affected by the 2021 floods, said Tuesday $20 million for the Fraser Valley Flood Mitigation Project will help better protect local farms and communities. (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Agriculture)
B.C. Premier David Eby, here seen in April, says his government stands with British Columbians struggling with housing affordability after figures show rents rose 30 per cent in B.C. between 2016 and 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

B.C. leads Canada as average rents skyrocket 30 per cent in five years

Premier David Eby says government is turning over ‘every rock’ to build more housing in B.C.

B.C. Premier David Eby, here seen in April, says his government stands with British Columbians struggling with housing affordability after figures show rents rose 30 per cent in B.C. between 2016 and 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
A rock with the message “Every Child Matters” painted on it sits at a memorial outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. The discovery of up to 215 remains on the grounds of the former residential school sparked a nationwide discussion about the residential school system. But a recent report has found a “a core group of Canadians continue to defend the Indian Residential Schools System” in downplaying or denying its legacy. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Growing residential school denial ‘the last step in genocide’: report

B.C.’s Indigenous Relations Minister ‘deeply disturbed’ by denialism outlined in recent report

A rock with the message “Every Child Matters” painted on it sits at a memorial outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. The discovery of up to 215 remains on the grounds of the former residential school sparked a nationwide discussion about the residential school system. But a recent report has found a “a core group of Canadians continue to defend the Indian Residential Schools System” in downplaying or denying its legacy. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Figures from BC Coroners Service show 176 people lost their lives in connecting to unregulated drugs in May 2023. The five-month-total of 1,018 through 2023 sets a new grim record. (Black Press Media file photo)

Premier David Eby says B.C. remains in the grips of an unregulated drug crisis

Province sets new grim record as more than 1,000 people have died through first months of 2023

Figures from BC Coroners Service show 176 people lost their lives in connecting to unregulated drugs in May 2023. The five-month-total of 1,018 through 2023 sets a new grim record. (Black Press Media file photo)
B.C. Premier David Eby, here seen in April, says Canada’s first renewable diesel and hydrogen complex in Prince George will open opportunities for northern B.C. and the province as a whole. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Canada’s first renewable diesel and hydrogen complex to open in Prince George

Premier David Eby, Prince George Mayor Tim Yu praise historic investment of $380 million

B.C. Premier David Eby, here seen in April, says Canada’s first renewable diesel and hydrogen complex in Prince George will open opportunities for northern B.C. and the province as a whole. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
The ban on Category 1 campfires will lift Friday (June 16) in the Kamloops Fire Centre as well as the Cariboo Fire Centre. Southeast Fire Centre is lifting its category 2 ban. (Pixabay/Artem Apukhtin photo)

Campfire ban lifting in two Interior B.C. regions as conditions improve

Ban removed in Kamloops and Cariboo Fire Centres, mostly due to favourable weather

The ban on Category 1 campfires will lift Friday (June 16) in the Kamloops Fire Centre as well as the Cariboo Fire Centre. Southeast Fire Centre is lifting its category 2 ban. (Pixabay/Artem Apukhtin photo)
B.C. will need more renewable power sooner than expected, prompting an historic call for power by the provincial Crown corporation supplying almost all British Columbians with electricity. (Photo courtesy of BC Hydro)

Electricity demand in B.C. expected to increase by 15% by 2030

BC Hydro puts out call for new sources of renewable, emission-free power

B.C. will need more renewable power sooner than expected, prompting an historic call for power by the provincial Crown corporation supplying almost all British Columbians with electricity. (Photo courtesy of BC Hydro)

Province rings up $1.6 million to rattle British Columbians about smoke alarms

Smoke alarms can cut risk of death by 50 per cent, but not enough homes in B.C. have them