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What some Canadians saved from the L.A. wildfires — ice skates, a guitar and grandma's quilt
The wildfires have upended life for many Canadians living in the L.A. area and, for some, their ties to Canada are evident in what they chose to save from the flames.
Welcome to Canada
Undocumented in Canada, she's emerging from the shadows to fight for equal rights
Monieya Jess never imagined her life in Canada would turn out like this, living undocumented, in the shadows of society. But now the Jamaican woman is risking deportation by speaking out — part of an effort to expose an underground workforce that’s vulnerable to exploitation and likely to grow.
Mothers in recovery are reuniting with their children, thanks to housing designed to help
A unique approach to supportive housing is helping mothers recovering from addiction in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside reunite with their children. The concept, which is mostly funded by private donations: keep families together, create supports to help them heal, and break the generational cycle of addiction.
B.C. shelters turning people away in the middle of housing crisis
B.C. shelters are struggling to house the most vulnerable in the face of compounding crises: inflation, addiction, and a lack of mental health services. Homes are less affordable at all income levels — increasing demand for the most basic elements of housing: a mat, a blanket, and a roof on winter nights.
CBC Investigates
Fatal landslide blamed on old logging road raises fears about hidden risks near Canada's highways
At first, Brenda Diederichs only heard it — the rumbling and cracking. As boulders and mud dropped 650 metres down a steep valley slope toward the highway where she was hunkered in her car, trees snapped like pencils.
THE FIFTH ESTATE
Wood from B.C. forests is being burned for electricity billed as green — but critics say that's deceptive
The largest power station in the U.K., Drax, burns wood pellets sourced from B.C.’s old growth and untouched forests to create electricity. Scientists and environmentalists argue it’s a false solution to the climate crisis.
No token hires: Putting women in top jobs in men's sports is about winning
More and more men's professional sports teams are hiring women for the front office and the coaching bench, and experts say they bring not only experience but resilience after dealing for years with barriers and discrimination.
Want to do something to help the environment? Start by protecting land, charities say
As the climate crisis intensifies, and people's desire to do something in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges grows, the idea of buying land to protect it is a tangible way for people to take action — and not just for the ultra-rich.
Canada's veterinarians are not OK — overwork, pet owners, debt load leading to burnout
The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association estimates that 30 per cent of Canadian veterinarians and 50 per cent of veterinary technicians are in the advanced stages of burnout.
2 B.C. doctors went on a COVID-19 speaking tour. Colleagues say their misinformation put public at risk
Some B.C. doctors say the provincial College of Physicians and Surgeons is not acting fast enough to reprimand doctors disseminating misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines that they say could put the public at risk.