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New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions
British Columbia's premier says the ongoing toxic drug crisis in the province has led to a cohort of people with serious brain injuries who are too deep in their addiction and mental-health crisis to ask for help.
Has B.C.'s short-term rental crackdown made housing cheaper?
May 1 will mark one year since short-term rental regulations came into effect in B.C., covering most communities of more than 10,000 people. They restrict short-term rentals to principal residences, a secondary suite or a structure like a laneway house on the property.
VPD whistleblower alleges arrest quotas in Downtown Eastside crackdown
Vancouver police Chief Adam Palmer says the department will look into a complaint that officers in the Downtown Eastside are expected to meet arrest quotas, though he denies quotas are in place.
B.C. accepting only 1,100 new skilled immigrant applications after feds slash provincial nominee program
The odds of new applications from immigrants being accepted into British Columbia's nominee program this year have dropped to near zero for anyone other than health workers or entrepreneurs.
B.C. bumps up rental subsidy programs for seniors, low-income families
Low-income families will see monthly subsidies jump $300, while qualifying seniors will have theirs increase $145, on average.
'Several critical safety failures' behind B.C. worker's death, WorkSafeBC says
The WorkSafeBC report says CCTV footage revealed "no effective controls in place" and safety protocols not followed, with workers often under suspended loads and entering areas that should have been off-limit "ground control zones."
Heiltsuk Nation files Charter challenge over RCMP refusal to enforce bylaws
The Heiltsuk Tribal Council says in its lawsuit that the police are “emboldening drug dealers” and other wrongdoers to enter and stay on reserve lands by refusing to enforce its bylaws banning people engaged in dangerous activities.
B.C. will do 'whatever is necessary' to remove internal trade barriers: minister
Leaders from across Canada are meeting in Toronto this week to discuss removing internal barriers in face of tariff threats from United States.
Chronic understaffing, high burnout: Child welfare system in B.C. is in 'crisis,' investigation finds
Chronic understaffing, and the excessive workload and burnout that comes with it, has the people in charge of protecting British Columbia's most vulnerable children in a state of crisis, the province's representative for children and youth says.
'Metabolic knife edge': Study offers insight into hummingbirds' hibernation-like rest
Lead researcher Shayne Halter said new research is an early step in better understanding how hummingbirds use their energy during migration and how that might be impacted by changes to the flowers they depend on for food.