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Experts warn of rising residential school denialism as Canada marks Truth and Reconciliation Day

Experts and Indigenous leaders are warning of rising residential school denialism as Canada marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

B.C. files lawsuit against OpenAI for damages related to Tumbler Ridge shooting

B.C. is suing OpenAI over allegations it failed to report threats made before the deadly Tumbler Ridge shooting.

B.C. tables bill to hold vape companies accountable for health-care costs

Proposed legislation would allow British Columbia to take legal action against vape manufacturers to recover health-care-related costs. 

Construction industry applauds B.C.’s proposed prompt payment legislation

Construction industry groups in British Columbia are welcoming proposed legislation aimed at ensuring contractors are paid on time.

B.C. tables bills to strengthen laws against sexual violence

The British Columbia government has tabled two bills aimed at addressing sexual violence, as leaders returned for the fall session of Parliament on Monday. 

Eby and Smith clash over Alberta’s west coast pipeline plan

Premier David Eby pushed back against Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s comments that his dismissal of a new west coast pipeline project is “un-Canadian.” 
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More than 10,000 join striking public service workers at major legislature rally

More than 10,000 public service workers and their supporters gathered outside the British Columbia legislature today as a strike by the B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) enters its sixth week.

MLAs return to B.C. legislature as fall session begins

The fall session of the B.C. legislature began Monday with a rare lineup of four political parties represented in the chamber.

B.C. could face wet fall due to La Niña

British Columbia could be in for a wet, rainy fall season as forecasters note an increased likelihood of a La Niña weather system developing this year.

B.C. libraries are stretched thin as provincial funding stays frozen

Library directors and advocates in British Columbia say they are disappointed after Premier David Eby ruled out increased funding for libraries in the near future. 
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Homelessness rises in 60 per cent of B.C. communities in latest count

The latest provincial “point-in-time” count found that homelessness rose in more than half of the 20 British Columbia communities surveyed.

Eby blasts latest “absurd” U.S. tariff on Canadian wood products

British Columbia’s lumber industry is bracing for another hit after the latest U.S. tariff announcement on foreign wood products.
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