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08/09/23
Author: 
Seth Klein
Protesters, joined by faith leaders and members of Extinction Rebellion Toronto, take over an intersection in downtown Toronto as part of a demonstration declaring a climate crisis, June 10, 2019. Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn / Canada's National Observer

Sept. 8, 2023

Sometimes, in the eye of a storm, it can be hard to tell when the winds have shifted. Victories often don’t occur in a clear-cut timeline, nor can they always be pinpointed to a specific event. Darkest before the dawn, as they say. When we look back at this time, maybe — just maybe — the spring and summer of 2023 will be remembered as a pivot period.

08/09/23
Author: 
The Early Edition - CBC
Sonia Furstenau

Sept, 6, 2023

As the school year starts, the B.C. Green Party is calling on the government to support a universal school food program. B.C. Greens leader Sonia Furstenau explains what the party is calling for and why.

Listen here:

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-91-the-early-edition/clip/16007744-b.c.-greens-call-universal-school-food-program

07/09/23
Author: 
Jon Henley

Sept. 6, 2023

At least 12 people die across three countries as torrential rainstorms cause severe damage to buildings, roads and bridges

 Video here: https://youtu.be/HvIg73juSiM

At least 12 people have died in Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria as flash floods from torrential rainstorms turned rivers into torrents, swept away bridges and inundated streets, homes and public buildings.

07/09/23
Author: 
Zak Vescera
Consular officials and non-profits say a huge share of migrant farmworkers live in housing that doesn’t meet the province’s regulations. Photo for The Tyee by Zak Vescera.

Sept. 7, 2023

Inadequate oversight and ALR rules blamed for widespread inadequate housing.

05/09/23
Author: 
Dawn ME Bowdish and Andrew Costa
‘Though we still have so much to learn about many aspects of COVID-19 — including its lingering health effects and the mechanics of its endless mutations — we do know enough to say one thing: we can’t let our guard down.’ Photo via Shutterstock.

Sept. 4, 2023

Boosters shots are critical, even for those who have tested positive.

Despite researchers’ efforts to understand SARS-CoV-2, the virus continues to hold many secrets. As much as we’ve tried to shoehorn it into our thinking about how respiratory viruses work, it will simply not comply.

Some thought the virus would settle into a strictly seasonal pattern. It hasn’t.

05/09/23
Author: 
Andrew MacLeod
‘It’s frustrating for me because we did a lot of hard work on that report and I know some things have been implemented, but not enough of them,’ says co-chair Maureen Chapman. Photo via BC Wildfire Service.

Website editor: But what about stopping major sources of climate change in BC such as LNG and fracking projects?

Sept. 5, 2023

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