Workers in BC need more than the five paid sick days currently available under provincial legislation, according to the BC Federation of Labour (BCFED).
Vancouver's ABC-led city council has so far approved an additional $8 million towards policing initiatives next year. Some advocates say that funding could better be spent on public services to support vulnerable people, or helping with the root causes of mental illness in the first place.
Last year’s deadly heat dome in the Pacific Northwest and BC couldn’t have happened without the effects of man-made climate change, according to a new study from Columbia Climate School.