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Is B.C. doing enough to protect workers from AI?

Is B.C. doing enough to protect workers from AI?

The government is consulting on recommended changes. Critics say faster action is needed.
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Okanagan Lake, Fraser River the deadliest water bodies in B.C.

Okanagan Lake, Fraser River the deadliest water bodies in B.C.

Chief coroner: Accidental drowning deaths continue to see an unfortunate upward trend during the warm summer months.
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RCMP may need to review training involving Indigenous people, B.C. watchdog says

RCMP may need to review training involving Indigenous people, B.C. watchdog says

SURREY — Rojun Alphonse was a "great family man," who was proud of his Indigenous roots, and the circumstances around his death remain an open wound for his family and the community, said Chief Willie Sellars of the Williams Lake First Nation in B.C.
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Toxic effluent, repeated penalties plague B.C. Domtar mill

Toxic effluent, repeated penalties plague B.C. Domtar mill

The latest set of penalties to Domtar's Skookumchuck, B.C., mill total more than $56,000 and come as the company's ownership is scrutinized in a legal review by the Forest Stewardship Council.
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Mixed reaction from First Nations after premiers' meeting about major projects

Mixed reaction from First Nations after premiers' meeting about major projects

HUNTSVILLE, ONT.
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B.C. nurse files human rights complaints against college, employer

B.C. nurse files human rights complaints against college, employer

VANCOUVER — The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms says a nurse who was sanctioned by the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives has filed two human rights complaints with the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal.
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Vancouver police investigating homicide of 15-year-old boy

Vancouver police investigating homicide of 15-year-old boy

The Surrey boy died in hospital after being fatally stabbed near the Vancouver Law Courts on Saturday, July 19.
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Settlement proposed in class-action lawsuit over B.C. solitary confinement

Settlement proposed in class-action lawsuit over B.C. solitary confinement

The notice of civil claim filed in Vancouver stated that under solitary confinement practices, inmates were placed in cells and "denied any meaningful human contact for at least 22 hours per day."
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B.C. men jailed three years after Cree man dragged 1.3 km under car

B.C. men jailed three years after Cree man dragged 1.3 km under car

Gaganpreet Singh and Jagdeep Singh now face deportation in a case where the victim suffered "horrific" injuries.
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Unionized workers at Canada Post to start voting on contract offer

Unionized workers at Canada Post to start voting on contract offer

OTTAWA — Unionized workers at Canada Post begin voting on the Crown corporation's latest contract offer on Monday. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging they reject the proposal.
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