News/Canada/British Columbia (Page 88)

British Columbia Loggerhead sea turtles are typically seen in subtropical and temperate seas, and the rescued turtle is only the second ever seen in B.C. waters. It is now recovering in the care of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society. The loggerhead turtle usually spends time in warmer waters Chuck ChiangContinue Reading

British Columbia B.C. has ordered that flavoured nicotine pouches be moved behind pharmacy counters instead of being sold openly in an effort to prevent youth from becoming addicted. The pouches contain up to 4 milligrams of nicotine and are marketed as a smoking cessation aidCBC News · Posted: Feb 07, 2024 8:44Continue Reading

British Columbia Scientists from the University of Washington say a small lake in B.C.’s Interior has the right combination of chemicals, including very high levels of phosphate, for life to spontaneously emerge. Researchers found Last Chance Lake has right ingredients for formation of early life Michelle Gomez · CBC NewsContinue Reading

Many in B.C. recognize Hope as the travel stop for ice cream, a Tesla charge or even a $2 used book store between the Lower Mainland and the rest of the province, and would see little evidence of how hard it’s been hit by the toxic drug overdose crisis and community leaders’Continue Reading

British Columbia The B.C. Energy Regulator is warning of potential water shortages in 2024, saying persistent drought in the north of the province continues to negatively affect streamflows and groundwater, with snowpack levels at last reading only 72 per cent of the historical average.  Extreme drought continues in northeast B.C.,Continue Reading

From one of Canada’s tallest condo towers to bare tracts of land, residential development projects across the country are increasingly being pushed into receivership. Elevated interest rates, construction costs and delays, and a slower real estate market are all contributing to the rising frequency of projects coming under financial stress,Continue Reading

British Columbia Canada’s Federal Court has overturned a decision granting refugee status to an American transgender woman who successfully argued that a combination of gun culture and rising transphobia left her at risk of persecution in the United States. Yukon resident Daria Bloodworth represented herself in bid to claim asylumContinue Reading

B.C. minister under fire for comments about Middle East before creation of Israeli stateB.C. Minister of Post-Secondary Education Selina Robinson is facing mounting pressure to resign over a recent remark about Israel that experts say perpetuates harmful colonial narratives that ignore the history of people in the region. B.C. MinisterContinue Reading

British Columbia Hike to U.S. softwood lumber duties ‘entirely unwarranted,’ trade minister saysThe federal government is lashing out at the U.S. Commerce Department over plans to raise duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Mary Ng says Canada will fight duties by every means available, as U.S. plans raise from 8.05% to 13.86%The Canadian PressContinue Reading