'Wilfred Buck' documentary explores the journey and wisdom of Indigenous 'star guy'
TORONTO - When Wilfred Buck looks up at the sky, he sees Indigenous history and even his own story reflected back at him, as though it were all written in the stars. Buck, the eponymous Cree elder at the centre of Lisa Jackson's new documentary, is known as "the star guy." He's an astronomy expert and educato...
May 14, 2024
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Wildfire burning near Fort Nelson continues to rapidly grow
FORT NELSON, B.C. - The wildfire burning near Fort Nelson continues to grow rapidly. As of Tuesday morning, the B.C. Wildfire Service reported the fire had grown to over 84 square kilometres. That marks a significant expansion of the fire, which as of Monday morning, was just under 53 square kilometres in size. This co...
May 14, 2024
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B.C. moves to cap rent hikes for those in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government has introduced legislation that would allow the City of Vancouver to limit rent increases for new tenants in its poorest neighbourhood, the Downtown Eastside. The rent cap is for those living in single-room occupancy buildings where the government says rents have increased from $800 a m...
May 14, 2024
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B.C. moves to prevent offender name changes after child killer legally gets new name
VICTORIA - Offenders in British Columbia convicted of serious Criminal Code offences will no longer be permitted to legally change their names under legislation introduced today. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the proposed law would amend the province's Name Act to ensure people convicted of dangerous offences can't c...
May 13, 2024
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Labour Strife
BCGEU members set up picket line outside Cariboo Regional District office in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) members employed by the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) have hit the picket line. The union says nearly 50 members who work at the CRD's headquarters in Williams Lake decided to step up job action from an overtime ban to a full strike as of Monday (May 13). A pi...
May 13, 2024
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B.C., Ottawa put up nearly $254M to expand heat pump rebates
VICTORIA - The B.C. and federal governments have set aside nearly $254 million to expand rebates to convert home heating and cooling systems to more climate-friendly options with a focus on low- and middle-income households. A joint statement from Environment Canada and B.C.'s Energy Ministry says Ottawa is providing u...
May 13, 2024
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Fire officials worry wind could push wildfire into B.C. town today
FORT NELSON, B.C. - A fire behaviour specialist with the B.C. Wildfire Service says an intense wildfire could hit Fort Nelson this morning, based on forecasts that have been calling for strong winds that have been fuelling the out-of-control blaze to continue throughout the day. Ben Boghean said in a video posted to so...
May 13, 2024
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Police announce arrest of fourth suspect in B.C. Sikh activist Nijjar's death
SURREY, B.C. - A fourth Indian national living in Canada has been charged in last year's killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside of a temple in British Columbia. The province's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said in a release Saturday that 22-year-old Amandeep Singh was already in the custody of P...
May 11, 2024
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Trails closed after bear attacks woman at estuary in Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Officials say a woman was attacked by a bear while she was walking her dog at a nature estuary in Squamish, B.C. British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says in a Facebook post that the trails have been closed since the attack happened Friday, when the woman was walking her dog and it ran off i...
May 11, 2024
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Growing wildfire near Fort Nelson, B.C., brings heavy smoke, telecom disruptions
The wildfire that forced thousands to evacuate from a northeast British Columbia town doubled in size early Saturday and is now burning merely a few kilometres west of the city limits. The BC Wildfire Service said the Parker Lake fire near Fort Nelson, B.C., reached almost 17 square kilometres in size overnight, up fro...
May 11, 2024
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