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Trudeau raises flag honouring residential school survivors on Parliament Hill

Trudeau raises flag honouring residential school survivors on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised a flag on Parliament Hill Wednesday morning to honour Indigenous people who were forced to attend residential schools.
Understanding B.C.'s regulations for vehicle bike racks

Understanding B.C.'s regulations for vehicle bike racks

Learn about legal requirements, potential fines and simple solutions to stay compliant.
Wildfire expert says recent rainfall may not impact long-term fire activity

Wildfire expert says recent rainfall may not impact long-term fire activity

While recent rain might help the short-term wildfire outlook, a Kamloops-based wildfire expert says it may not have much of an impact in the longer term. Mike Flannigan, a Thompson Rivers University wildfire expert and B.C.
Federal Court ruling allows CSIS to deploy surveillance technology without warrant

Federal Court ruling allows CSIS to deploy surveillance technology without warrant

A redacted version of the previously-secret decision was published Tuesday, as CSIS warned Canadians about Chinese intelligence strategies
Canada must speed decarbonizing ports to slash rising shipping emissions

Canada must speed decarbonizing ports to slash rising shipping emissions

Canada urgently needs to chart a course of action that will dramatically reduce the shipping sector’s surging greenhouse gas emissions, says an international coalition working to decarbonize the maritime sector.
Quash privacy commissioner's community safety order: B.C. ministry

Quash privacy commissioner's community safety order: B.C. ministry

The Community Safety Amendment Act would allow action against properties where crime takes place.
B.C. rivers on track for driest summer in recorded history

B.C. rivers on track for driest summer in recorded history

The head of B.C.'s River Forecast Centre says the province's rivers are on track for an outlier year, closer to what climate change is expected to do decades into the future.
Campfire ban lifted on the Coast, with cautions extended

Campfire ban lifted on the Coast, with cautions extended

As of noon on Wednesday June 21, campfires will be allowed in some areas of the Sunshine Coast. One exception is that open burning is restricted at all times within the Town of Gibsons.
B.C. leads country with highest proportion of renters living in unaffordable conditions

B.C. leads country with highest proportion of renters living in unaffordable conditions

New data from the Canadian Rental Housing Index illustrates some of the realities of renting in B.C. and across Canada
Reduced Halfmoon Bay hall budget proposed

Reduced Halfmoon Bay hall budget proposed

The new proposed structure would be about a third smaller than what had been planned for Coopers Green.