FortisBC boosts funding for energy-efficient homes in British Columbia - World Construction Network

FortisBC boosts funding for energy-efficient homes in British Columbia  World Construction Network

The NCAA Division I Council on Thursday approved a rule allowing players with Canadian Hockey League experience to compete at U.S. colleges starting next season.

With cold weather approaching, community workers in the Oceanside area are raising the alarm over a lack of warming centres and shelter space for those on the streets. 

Though Edward Clutesi was killed while fighting for the Canadian military in the Second World War, his memory and legacy live on through stories shared by loved ones and family members working to preserve the Tseshaht language. 

Marketplace hits the grocery aisles to debunk food marketing claims and expose Canada’s weak labelling rules. From “cholesterol free” to “made with real ginger,” we reveal what's really in our food.

The groups say the legislation was not necessary to protect the public and harms people most in need of legal name changes, including transgender and Indigenous people and survivors of gender-based violence.

Metro Vancouver is gearing up to start work replacing a nearly century-old water main that runs beneath the Burrard Inlet and Stanley Park, serving Vancouver, Richmond and Delta.

The call for the repeal of the Name Amendment Act comes from groups that include Gender-Affirming Healthcare, the Canadian Bar Association's BC branch and the Trans Legal Clinic.

"Throughout my entire playing career, I've been outed and attacked by everyone from players to coaches to fans." Athlete Harriet MacKenzie took to social media to tell her story.

Owner Connor Nijsse was on the last spot in the corner of the garage when he removed the drywall and made a startling find in his Vancouver Island home.

The federal changes will bar low-wage temporary foreign workers in regions with an unemployment rate over six per cent, while raising the minimum pay rate for high-wage workers.

Jason Kirupakaran was convicted of two counts each of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and failing to stop after an accident causing bodily harm in January.

The judge says the case deals with claims of property damage, personal injury, negligence and wrongful death, among other issues. 

Some Calgary business owners are already seeing the effects of the labour dispute at B.C. ports and are concerned it could worsen if the dispute is not resolved soon.

After years of construction and controversy, the Site C Dam's reservoir has finally been filled. But BC Hydro is still urging people to stay away from the area.

With the holiday retail season approaching, Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says parties need to reach an agreement quickly.

With the holiday retail season approaching, Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says parties need to reach an agreement quickly.

With the holiday retail season approaching, Steve MacKinnon says parties need to reach an agreement quickly.

B.C.'s River Forecast Centre has issued a flood warning for a stretch of the North Coast that has been soaked with heavy rain since Wednesday as an atmospheric river moves through the region.

Major B.C. companies like Canfor and West Fraser now operate more sawmills in the United States than they do in Canada, thanks in part to duties slapped on Canadian softwood under successive U.S. governments.

The federal government ordered an end to TikTok's Canadian operations on Wednesday, citing national security concerns. But its decision to keep the app itself available has privacy experts puzzled.

The report found a magnitude 7.2 quake could damage more than 6,100 buildings, displace a third of residents and workers and cause up to $17 billion in damage.

The federal labour minister says there's a "concerning lack of urgency" to resolve port disputes in British Columbia and Montreal and the parties need to reach agreements quickly.

The federal labour minister says there's a "concerning lack of urgency" to resolve port disputes in British Columbia and Montreal and the parties need to reach agreements quickly.

The first theft happened at 5:11 a.m. on Thursday when Telus and Rogers cable lines were cut in the 33500 block of Huntingdon Road, Abbotsford police said.

Election officials filed into an industrial building in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday morning to begin a judicial recount for the most narrowly won riding in the B.C. election — starting with 28 extra ballots found to have gone unreported days after the vote. 

When it comes to aviation in general, it contributes roughly 2.5 per cent of all CO2 emissions and has thus far contributed to roughly four per cent of global warming. But just how much CO2 emissions are these private jets emitting? A lot, according to a new study.

This recount is particularly critical because if the BC Conservatives flip the riding, the NDP would be reduced to 46 seats, making it a minority government.

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we talk to the authors of a book that argues world leaders intend to overshoot climate targets, look at the climate impact of private jets and consider the clean energy potential of solar panels covering parking lots.

BC Today is where British Columbians connect on issues facing their lives and their community with host Michelle Eliot.