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Toxic elements floated 30 km from B.C.'s largest coal mines

Toxic elements floated 30 km from B.C.'s largest coal mines

A new study shines light on potential health impacts from dust clouds generated by mountaintop-removal coal mining in Elk Valley, B.C.
Drones, ATVs hamper B.C.'s wildfire fighting efforts during record-breaking season

Drones, ATVs hamper B.C.'s wildfire fighting efforts during record-breaking season

Firefighters battling hundreds of blazes in British Columbia say they've been facing more than the usual obstacles when "irresponsible" members of the public interfere with operations.
Massage therapist admits to massaging New Westminster client's breasts

Massage therapist admits to massaging New Westminster client's breasts

Former B.C. massage therapist Kevin Leland An, 31, was granted a conditional discharge after being charged with sexual assault, but he won't be allowed to reapply for his registration with the College of Massage Therapists of B.C. for another five years.
Graphic: Mannequin hanging from B.C. overpass shocks driver

Graphic: Mannequin hanging from B.C. overpass shocks driver

The public display has left a woman concerned and wondering what the message was.
Hot, dry weather makes for bleak summer fire forecast

Hot, dry weather makes for bleak summer fire forecast

"The models do not look terrific for the rest of the summer," said Cliff Chapman, director of operations at BC Wildfire Service.
Letter: Community First has work to do to restore public faith

Letter: Community First has work to do to restore public faith

Questions remain in the wake of the Dee Beattie controversy — and this writer says answers have been lacking.
Bill Wong's mission: “We have to stop the labelling. We're all in the same boat.”

Bill Wong's mission: “We have to stop the labelling. We're all in the same boat.”

Making communities better: Harnessing 25 years of lessons in New West to help folks in need

Thousands of B.C. families will see an increase in government family benefit plan

The British Columbia government's promise to boost payments in its benefits plan starts this month for more than 285,000 families.
Boy who died from asthma amid wildfire smoke is 'face of climate crisis,' doctor says

Boy who died from asthma amid wildfire smoke is 'face of climate crisis,' doctor says

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment says a nine-year-old B.C. boy who died from asthma exacerbated by wildfire smoke is the face of the climate crisis in Canada.
Charged up: report says Canada's looming power problem is massive, not insurmountable

Charged up: report says Canada's looming power problem is massive, not insurmountable

Canada must build more electricity generation in the next 25 years than it has over the last century in order to support a net-zero emissions economy by 2050, according to a new report from the Public Policy Forum.