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B.C. international students are the new temporary foreign workers, stuck without work in their fields: survey

B.C. international students are the new temporary foreign workers, stuck without work in their fields: survey

The province attracts some of the highest numbers of international students intending to stay in Canada, but has the lowest rate of permanent residency offers.
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Province not being transparent with BC Housing report, watchdog alleges

Province not being transparent with BC Housing report, watchdog alleges

B.C.'s Freedom of Information and Privacy Association says it got a $1,792 fee estimate for freedom of information requests.
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Groundwater pumping sends Earth's pole drifting

Groundwater pumping sends Earth's pole drifting

Humans have pumped out so much groundwater, it has raised sea levels and tilted the Earth's axis, a new study has found.
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Angela Sterritt to discuss debut book on MMIWG at West Van library

Angela Sterritt to discuss debut book on MMIWG at West Van library

A mix of memoir and journalism, Unbroken focuses on the women who have gone missing or been murdered on B.C.’s infamous Highway of Tears
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Canada's population to surpass 40 million people

Canada's population to surpass 40 million people

"This is an exciting milestone for Canada."
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Mendicino offers no answers on why he, PM were among last to know of Bernardo move

Mendicino offers no answers on why he, PM were among last to know of Bernardo move

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino's office said Thursday that it was informed about Paul Bernardo's pending prison transfer at several key junctures leading up to the move.
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Heightened need for clean energy prompts BC Hydro to put call out for new sources

Heightened need for clean energy prompts BC Hydro to put call out for new sources

The province will also be offering $140 million in funds to support Indigenous energy projects
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Update: Judge rejects North Vancouver trail groper's testimony

Update: Judge rejects North Vancouver trail groper's testimony

After trial dates on June 8 and 9, accused was found guilty in North Vancouver Provincial Court last week.
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Evacuation orders lifted in B.C. and Alberta towns as wildfires recede

Evacuation orders lifted in B.C. and Alberta towns as wildfires recede

Tumbler Ridge resident Joline Couture feared the worst last week when she prepared to pack up and leave under an evacuation order as wildfires loomed outside the small community in British Columbia's northeast.
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RONA Inc. getting rid of 500 jobs across Canada, citing 'new market realities'

RONA Inc. getting rid of 500 jobs across Canada, citing 'new market realities'

The company says decisions like these are never taken lightly.
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