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Wind to dominate Canada's energy future, suggests 'long-awaited' modelling

Wind to dominate Canada's energy future, suggests 'long-awaited' modelling

An 18-fold increase in wind and solar energy are required to decarbonize Canada's electricity grid, finds a landmark report tracing a pathway to net zero.
B.C. strata tried to pin gas leak on owner, tribunal disagreed

B.C. strata tried to pin gas leak on owner, tribunal disagreed

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal says a strata cannot bill an owner for an emergency investigation to find the source of a gas leak.
'It's time now' for an increase in health transfers, Horgan says

'It's time now' for an increase in health transfers, Horgan says

The prime minister has repeatedly said the best time to talk about health transfers to provinces is after the pandemic winds down, which means now, Premier John Horgan said in Saskatchewan on Friday.
Southern rural B.C. faces largest spike in violent gun crime in Canada

Southern rural B.C. faces largest spike in violent gun crime in Canada

Firearm-related violent crimes in Canada started an upward climb in 2014. 
Vancouver airline pandemic job loss yields $168,609 court award

Vancouver airline pandemic job loss yields $168,609 court award

Judge said it was unreasonable for a "devastated" employee to expect employee to be looking for work while she was winding down its Vancouver operations before being laid off
Elderly pedestrians struck by vehicle in Abbotsford

Elderly pedestrians struck by vehicle in Abbotsford

The two Abbotsford seniors, both in their 80s, were transported to the hospital.
Seniors still in 'limbo' six months after homes swept away in B.C. storm

Seniors still in 'limbo' six months after homes swept away in B.C. storm

Othello Road homeowners had to watch their homes get swept into the Coquihalla River during last November's storms. Six months later, they're still homeless and in 'limbo' waiting for support.
Targeting monkeypox vaccine to high-risk areas 'reasonable,' says doctor

Targeting monkeypox vaccine to high-risk areas 'reasonable,' says doctor

Canada won’t conduct mass vaccinations for monkeypox and instead will take a targeted approach, deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo said Thursday.
Nurture BIPOC stories and art in post-secondary classrooms: experts

Nurture BIPOC stories and art in post-secondary classrooms: experts

A Vancouver Film School graduate says there's no proper nurturing for their stories and art in classrooms since the majority of film school instructors are white, older white Canadian men.
Culture, diversity important to young people, a new study finds

Culture, diversity important to young people, a new study finds

Contrary to the ideological divides among Canadian news media when it comes to multiculturalism, university students are not only enthusiastic about sharing their own cultures with each other but are keen to learn about new ones.