Camille Bains

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B.C. First Nation to vote on $135M settlement from feds for land grab

A British Columbia First Nation has reached a proposed $135-million settlement with the federal government, 160 years after settlers began taking over its village lands.

News, Politics | April 26th 2022

Howard Breen, of Nanaimo, shown in this undated handout image, says he has been on a hunger strike for 23 days and won't stop protesting against old-growth logging until B.C.'s forests minister agrees to a public meeting. Handout photo by Save Old Growth

B.C. old growth protector and hunger striker briefly hospitalized

A British Columbia man says he was briefly hospitalized on the 24th day of a hunger strike to protest old-growth logging but plans to go without food until the end of the month before joining others in escalating action against the government.

News, Politics | April 25th 2022

Settlement services provided for Ukrainian refugees at three Canadian airports

Settlement agencies across the country have joined forces to support Ukrainians arriving through a federal emergency program at three airports, Canada's immigration minister said on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

News, Politics | April 14th 2022

greenhouse supply store, nursery, flooded farmland, Abbotsford,

B.C. mayors ask Ottawa to make good on funding for last summer's flood and fire repairs

British Columbia mayors whose communities were devastated by last year's flooding and wildfires want the federal government to deliver billions of dollars in promised funding as soon as possible.

News, Politics | April 12th 2022

B.C. will ease COVID-19 rules on masks, long-term care visits, vaccine cards

British Columbia will lift its mask mandate and capacity limits for faith gatherings on Friday, March 11, 2022, while restrictions of visitors at some long-term care facilities will be dropped, as long as they are fully vaccinated and tested for COVID-19 when entering.

News, Politics | March 11th 2022

B.C. chief coroner Lisa Lapointe pauses while speaking about the overdose crisis for deaths involving fentanyl-laced drugs in Vancouver on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Panel wants urgent action on safer drug supply in B.C. to prevent overdoses

A report into an investigation of 6,007 overdose deaths in British Columbia calls on the province to urgently develop a policy to distribute a safer supply of drugs and offer better health supports with a plan that would see action taken over 30, 60 and 90 days.

News, Politics | March 10th 2022

B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry speaks during a COVID-19 update news conference, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

B.C. lifts most COVID restrictions except masks, vaccine cards

British Columbia will drop capacity limits for indoor and outdoor gatherings including at sporting events, fitness centres, restaurants, bars and nightclubs as it shifts to a new phase of managing COVID-19 while preparing for ongoing waves of the pandemic.

News, Politics | February 16th 2022

B.C. group looks to build smaller, homelike long-term care units

The nearly 60-year-old Inglewood Care Centre, home to 230 residents, would be bulldozed, along with its hospital-like setting, as part of a "household of 12" model of private rooms based on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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News | December 31st 2021

Debris,floods, rains, mudslides, Abbotsford,

B.C. flood debris includes cars, couches, propane and fuel tanks

Unprecedented flooding in southwestern British Columbia has left hard-hit communities dealing with the disposal of debris like drywall, insulation, silt-soaked mattresses, couches and kitchen cupboards damaged by water that gutted homes and businesses.

News | December 16th 2021

People who were stranded by high water due to flooding are rescued by a volunteer operating a boat in Abbotsford, B.C., on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

B.C. orders state of emergency in wake of killer storm

British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, following unprecedented flooding that has displaced residents, severed access to multiple highways and killed thousands of livestock while many more animals are in danger of dying.

News, Politics | November 18th 2021