Amy Smart

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British Columbia demands all health-care workers be vaccinated

All health-care workers and volunteers will soon have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in British Columbia as the provincial government expands its immunization program.

Coronavirus in Canada

By Amy Smart | News, Politics | September 14th 2021

Friba Rezayee, who was one of Afghanistan's first two female Olympians in 2004, poses for a photograph in Vancouver, on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. File photo by The Associated Press/Darryl Dyck

Afghanistan's first female Olympian urges Canada to help refugees quickly

Shortly after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, Friba Rezayee's phone started lighting up with messages from women and girls pleading for help.

By Amy Smart | News, Politics | September 10th 2021

Defence lawyers end arguments in extradition hearing for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou

A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou wrapped up her defence team's arguments in the B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, by reminding the extradition judge of her task in the case.

By Amy Smart | News | August 18th 2021

Judge says Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition case is "unusual"

The B.C. Supreme Court judge presiding over the high-profile extradition hearing for the chief financial officer of the Chinese telecom giant Huawei challenged a government lawyer who claimed on Thursday, August 12, 2021, that Meng Wanzhou's case is not unique.

By Amy Smart | News, Politics | August 13th 2021

Meng called "dishonest" by AG lawyer as extradition case enters final stretch

The United States has laid out a case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou that shows her actions meet the classic definition of "commercial dishonesty," said a lawyer for Canada's attorney general, as her case entered its final stage in the B.C. Supreme Court.

By Amy Smart | News, Politics | August 12th 2021

Looking high above the small town of Osoyoos B.C. in the southern Okanagan the glow of smoke and fire illuminates the night sky on Thursday July 19, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff Bassett

B.C. declares state of emergency over growing wildfires

British Columbia's public safety minister has declared a provincial state of emergency over the growing wildfire threat to prepare for potential mass evacuations and help secure accommodation that might be needed by evacuees.

By Amy Smart | News | July 20th 2021

Ottawa strikes first agreement on national day care funding with B.C.

The federal government has reached a deal with British Columbia, the first in the Trudeau Liberals’ bid to build a national daycare system, and a move longtime advocates marked as "very good news" for families and the economy.

By Amy Smart | News, Politics | July 9th 2021

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First Nation poised to stop trains as rail service resumes through Lytton

One of two rail companies with routes through Lytton, B.C., says it has resumed service after a wildfire devastated the village last week, a move one First Nations leader says he's willing to do "what's necessary" to stop.

Wildfires

By Amy Smart | News, Politics | July 7th 2021

A motorist watches from a pullout on the Trans-Canada Highway as a wildfire burns on the side of a mountain in Lytton, B.C., Thursday, July 1, 2021. Photo by: The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

B.C. still a tinderbox as firefighters arrive from other provinces

Emergency response staff who are charged with supporting residents threatened by some of British Columbia's largest wildfires paused for a breath on Monday, July 5, 2021, following several turbulent days.

Wildfires

By Amy Smart | News | July 6th 2021

People sit on the sand at English Bay Beach amidst a heat wave in Vancouver on Monday, June 21, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

B.C. braces for record-high temperatures as heat warnings issued

Jeremy Cain spent on Thursday, June 24, 2021, overseeing a team of outreach workers in Kamloops, B.C., in a race against an impending heat wave that he worries will put the city's already vulnerable community members at even greater risk.

Race Against Climate Change

By Amy Smart | News | June 25th 2021