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COLUMN: Fishermen should know how to swim
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (515+ words) Published 12:00 pm Saturday, September 12, 2026 I was sad to hear that three commercial fisherman had drowned in two separate incidents in the waters around my old stomping grounds in northern Newfoundland this summer. The latest happened last week when a squid…...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We need to prioritize homelessness
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (151+ words) Published 11:00 am Saturday, September 12, 2026 Homelessness in Canada has doubled since 2018, driven by the shrinking supply of affordable rental units for the lowest-income Canadians. According to the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, nearly a million more Canadians are on the edge…...
Headline history: Dodd Narrows was considered for a tidal-energy project
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (294+ words) Published 6:00 pm Friday, September 11, 2026 Dodd Narrows, the 55 to 80 metre-wide channel separating Vancouver Island and Mudge Island at the end of the Cable Bay Trail, was once considered for a tidal-energy project. The channel acts as a funnel for ocean tides,…...
B.C. loses $1.5B GDP boost by building ferries in China, report finds
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (666+ words) Published 3:31 pm Friday, September 11, 2026 Building four new BC Ferries ships in China will cost roughly $1.5 billion in lost GDP and cede the equivalent of 10,000 person-years of employment, according to a new report prepared for a group of unions pushing for…...
Alberta First Nation moving ahead with plans to protect gender-affirming care
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (983+ words) Published 3:03 pm Friday, September 11, 2026 A First Nation in Alberta is planning to make its reserve lands a safe haven for gender-affirming care for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. The Saddle Lake Cree Nation announced it would be pursuing these measures…...
Kootenay family asks for support after aggressive Stage 4 cancer diagnosis
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (450+ words) Published 5:59 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 By Emma Bolzner/Nelson Star A family in Gray Creek have started a GoFundMe page to help with travel and living expenses after an aggressive cancer diagnosis. John Tallman, only 38 years-old has been diagnosed with aggressive…...
'People are scared': B.C. politicians push for safer Highway 1 after string of fatal collisions
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (671+ words) Published 4:20 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 The provincial and federal politicians for Revelstoke are pushing B.C.’s transport minister to take swift action to improve safety along the Trans-Canada Highway, in the wake of recent tragedies. Four vehicle collisions on Highway 1 within 68 hours…...
Proposed WorkSafeBC changes would require employers to consider 'psychosocial hazards"
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (806+ words) Published 4:17 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 WorkSafeBC is proposing rule changes that would require employers to limit “psychosocial hazards” in the workplace, revisions that would label many normal parts of a job or jobsite as a potential source of harm. Industry advocates…...
UBCM to take province to task for secrecy, funding cuts at annual conference
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (626+ words) Published 2:25 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 Local government leaders gathering in Vancouver next week plan to press the province on its ever-increasing “climate of secrecy,” as well as the withdrawal of key local funding streams. Three special resolutions are being introduced at…...
Duncan's crime numbers need context, RCMP tells council
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (649+ words) Published 2:00 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 Duncan’s high Crime Severity Index doesn’t necessarily mean the city is among the most dangerous communities in B.C., Staff Sgt. Ken Beard told council during his quarterly report on Aug. 24. When Councillor Tom Duncan asked…...