British Columbia

13/01/26
Author: 
Tyler Olsen
‘If we didn’t bring this case forward, it would amount to a tacit acceptance of the RCMP’s practice of detaining and arresting journalists,’ Narwhal editor-in-chief Carol Linnitt says. Photo for The Tyee by Jen St. Denis.

Jan. 13, 2026

The judge’s ruling could reinforce the right of journalists to report from inside police ‘exclusion zones.’

A trial beginning this week in B.C. Supreme Court could help clarify the rights of Canadians to protest, the ability of the media to cover those events, and the consequences for police when they violate reporters’ constitutional rights.

12/01/26
Author: 
Patrick Condon
The pain of falling values exposes deep structural flaws and invites bold policies to create affordability. Photo via Shutterstock.

Jan. 12, 2026

The crisis could serve as catalyst if we make these seven pivots.

The long-predicted correction in Vancouver’s real estate market has arrived.

BC Assessment figures released this month confirm that residential values across the Lower Mainland have softened, with median single-family detached home assessments in Vancouver dropping about five per cent year over year, 10 per cent since 2022 and over 20 per cent in inflation-adjusted terms since the peak.

09/01/26
Author: 
Adam Olsen
DRIPA, introduced in 2019, is framework legislation that does not create or alter Indigenous title. Photo via BC government.

Jan. 5, 2026

Reconciliation with First Nations, questions about land title, and creating economic certainty are complex and urgent questions in our province. That is why I feel the need to respond to an opinion piece by Conservative Party of BC interim leader Trevor Halford, published in the Vancouver Sun on Dec. 27.

05/01/26
Author: 
Andrew MacLeod
BC Green Leader Emily Lowan says the party needs to work ‘on building power with working people, renters and young people across BC and focusing in on this message of wealth, inequality and driving forward long-term solutions.’ Photo via BC Greens.

Jan. 5, 2026

The party’s new leader talks taxes, rallying support and the NDP’s drift to the right.

Headed into the holiday break, BC Green Leader Emily Lowan was hoping for gains as her party renegotiates its agreement with the governing NDP to work together on shared priorities.

05/01/26
Author: 
Rochelle Baker
BC latest climate accountability report showed modest reductions of carbon pollution in 2023, the latest year data is available, but doesn't clarify how it will reduce the massive emissions expected as more LNG projects come on line. File photo submitted

British Columbia’s modest climate gains are at risk after a wave of policy clawbacks this past year. 

According to the province’s recent accountability report — which reflects BC’s climate data on a two-year lag — carbon pollution declined by four per cent in 2023, meaning emissions are now 9 per cent below the 2007 baseline. 

05/01/26
Author: 
Danielle Beurteaux
Remediation workers walk the shoreline of Hazeltine Creek near the town of Likely, BC in 2020. The creek was one of several bodies of water contaminated with tailings from the Mount Polley gold and copper mine when its tailings dam breached in 2014. File photo courtesy Mount Polley/Flickr

Jan. 5, 2026

The Bloom Lake iron mine is expanding. The Quebec mine, which started in 2018, has plans to more than double annual production next year. The estimated 572 million cubic metres (more than nine million shipping containers) of tailings waste created by this mine will end up in eight lakes and 37 rivers, where it will remain forever. 

31/12/25
Author: 
thejuicemedia
Ksi Lisims LNG terminal and PRGT Pipeline—minus the bullshit.

Watch out Canada - Prime Minister Banker Daddy Mark Carney just added this project to your fast-track list. Here’s our Honest Government Ad about Ksi Lisims LNG terminal and PRGT Pipeline—minus the bullshit.

Watch here: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DRA1H3ZkxWR/

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