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'We have to improve or we'll die': B.C. ranchers seek water solutions in long drought
Ranchers in B.C. are asking the province for more water storage to help crops amid increasing levels of drought. They say the water is not just for irrigation purposes, but to maintain water flow in drying rivers as drought persists.
Airborne fentanyl at some B.C. supportive housing sites a risk to workers, says report
The report conducted for B.C. Housing found second-hand fentanyl smoke "grossly exceeded" workplace regulatory limits in some facilities. A medical toxicologist says the smoke is "similar to smog pollution" and can significantly irritate a person's airways.
B.C. facing more adverse drought conditions this year with warm, dry weather expected
British Columbia's minister in charge of water is asking residents to do everything they can to conserve the resource in the coming weeks, as the province faces elevated drought conditions in the southern Interior.
B.C. launches working group to address safety in supportive housing
Safety issues include concerns over drug trafficking, weapons and second-hand exposure to fentanyl.
Police in B.C. say suspect known as 'Mr. X' in 1985 Air India bombing is dead
Police in B.C. say a suspect known as "Mr. X" who is believed to have helped test a bomb before the 1985 Air India terror attack has died before facing charges.
Downtown businesses in Vancouver, Victoria want changes to supportive housing, citing public safety concerns
Business owners in Vancouver and Victoria are frustrated with public safety issues in the downtown cores.
Bible group called 911 about man later arrested in ramming of Vancouver arena, police say
Sgt. Steve Addison says the 30-year-old Vancouver man had no prior interactions with local authorities on either criminal or mental health grounds.
B.C. port foremen's union and employers ratify 4-year deal
Maritime employers in British Columbia and the union representing port foremen say they have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, after a dispute that saw workers locked out of container terminals last year.
B.C. to open 18 long-term involuntary care beds in Metro Vancouver
The beds are for people needing involuntary long-term therapeutic care outside the justice system under the Mental Health Act, according to the health minister.
Chinese pop music's 'deeply local' Canadian story shines in Vancouver exhibition
A new exhibition on Cantopop and Mandopop music in Vancouver is a Canadian story, says curator Melissa Karmen Lee.