British Columbia

If Prime Minister Mark Carney intends to transition the country’s economy off fossil fuels to respond to the climate crisis, he will have to navigate complex political terrain and avoid the pitfalls of his predecessor, experts say.

Read the full article.

Category:

Alberta

BC Admits It Won’t Come Close to 2025 and 2030 Climate Goals

01/05/25

Author:

Zoë Yunker

Link:

The Tyee

Climate Minister Adrian Dix: ‘The purpose of the report is to be absolutely clear on these points that we are not on track to meet our near-term 2030 goals.’ Photo via BC government.

May 1, 2025

The province’s new climate report walks back last year’s positive forecasts.

Read the full article.

Category:

British Columbia

Climate Change

Social

What We Miss When Reconciliation Is ‘Economic’

27/04/25

Author:

Amanda Follett Hosgood

Link:

The Tyee

Liberal party leader Mark Carney responds to questions about reconciliation at a campaign stop in Winnipeg earlier this year. After acknowledging the importance of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, the prime minister shifted to economic development. Screenshot via YouTube.

Apr. 25, 2025

The parties’ policies miss the full scope of issues important to communities, experts say.

Read the full article.

Category:

‘A Business Model to Suppress Wages’

21/04/25

Author:

Isaac Phan Nay

Link:

The Tyee

The federal government sees the temporary foreign worker program as a key way to address labour shortages. Photo by Adam Melnyk via Shutterstock.

Apr. 21, 2025

Ironworkers Local 97 is calling for the Liberals and Conservatives to overhaul the temporary foreign worker program.

Read the full article.

Category:

Janitors Get Set for Citywide Bargaining

20/04/25

Author:

Isaac Phan Nay

Link:

The Tyee

Emyll Garcia has worked as a cleaner for seven years. She is part of a collective agreement bargaining effort that is advocating for better working conditions for cleaners across Metro Vancouver. Photo for The Tyee by Isaac Phan Nay.

Apr. 18, 2025

Approximately 3,000 janitors across Metro Vancouver are gearing up for citywide collective agreement bargaining.

Read the full article.

Category:

Aaron Gunn’s Residential School Views Have Become an Election Flashpoint

12/04/25

Author:

Jen St. Denis

Link:

The Tyee

Todd Caldecott made this sign about Aaron Gunn, the Conservative candidate in his riding under fire for comments on residential schools — but the signs were ripped down. Photo submitted.

Apr. 11, 2025

The front-running North Island-Powell River Conservative candidate has drawn protests and criticism.

Read the full article.

Category:

Vancouver Voters Send a Byelection Message to Ken Sim

07/04/25

Author:

Jen St. Denis

Link:

The Tyee

OneCity’s Lucy Maloney and COPE’s Sean Orr won the two council seats available in a Vancouver byelection Saturday. Photos via X.

Apr. 7, 2025

Two left-leaning candidates topped polls while ABC’s candidates fell far behind.

Read the full article.

Category:

British Columbia

Social

Urban

First LNG carrier arrives in Kitimat, B.C., as $40B liquefied natural gas plant prepares to start

05/04/25

Author:

Andrew Kurjata

Link:

CBC News

The Maran Gas Roxana LNG carrier navigates through the Douglas Channel to Kitimat, B.C., on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (LNG Canada

Apr. 3, 2025

LNG Canada is 'largest single private sector investment' in Canadian history, government says

A 204-metre tanker ship has arrived on B.C.'s North Coast, making it the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier to arrive in Kitimat, as a major energy export project prepares to come online.

The Maran Gas Roxana, sailing under the flag of Greece, made its way through the Douglas Channel Wednesday, carrying a load of LNG that will be used for equipment testing at the LNG Canada site.

Read the full article.

Category: