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Stories for week starting Monday, January 13, 2025

news

‘We Need to Take Care of Our Own Children’

Inside the fight for Indigenous jurisdiction over child services in Canada. First in an occasional series.

Tracy Sherlock, Today


opinion

To Address Bird Flu, Reform Chicken Farming

The virus points to weaknesses in our food system that need to change.

Eleanor Boyle, Today


news

The Pros and Cons of BC’s Rural Health-Care Retention Initiative

Giving nurses a pay bump can draw them to an area, advocates say. But they move on when the extra money dries up.

Michelle Gamage, Today


news

Trump Has Declared ‘Economic War’ on BC, Says Eby

Everything is on the table to avoid job losses and economic damage, he said, pledging to back Team Canada.

Jen St. Denis, Yesterday


opinion

Danielle Smith’s Dangerous Sabotage of Team Canada

Trudeau and other premiers adopted a united response to Trump’s tariffs. Alberta opted out.

David Climenhaga, Yesterday


news

Checked: Did Justin Trudeau Create a Canadian Crime Wave?

Pierre Poilievre has set his targets on the Liberals’ ‘catch-and-release’ policies. Is he right? A Tyee report.

Olamide Olaniyan, Yesterday


news

Where Are DIY Movers Relocating in Canada?

Alberta and BC are top destinations, says U-Haul.

Amanda Follett Hosgood, Yesterday


news

BC’s Ombudsperson Is Investigating the Exclusion of Kids from School

The problem is getting worse, say parent and disability advocates.

Katie Hyslop, Yesterday


news

After Heavy LNG Lobbying, BC Simplifies Power Project Approval

The move will allow the North Coast Transmission Line to bypass an environmental assessment.

Amanda Follett Hosgood, Yesterday


analysis

Stephen Harper on Poilievre, Trump and ‘Far Left’ Liberals

The ex-PM spills the beans to a US conservative YouTuber.

Jen St. Denis, 15 Jan 2025


analysis

Trump Is Wrong. The US Does Not Subsidize Canada

In fact, it’s the other way around. These numbers show a tariff war makes no sense.

Jim Stanford, 15 Jan 2025


news

Nurses Who Refused COVID Vaccine Lose a Fight with Their Union

The labour board rules the BCNU had the right to negotiate a settlement for workers forced off the job.

Isaac Phan Nay, 15 Jan 2025


opinion

Billionaires and Loyalists Will Help Trump’s Revolution

‘Pluto-populism’ will bring an attack on democratic norms.

Daniel Drache and Marc Froese, 15 Jan 2025


opinion

Danielle Smith’s Middle Finger to ‘Team Canada’

How Alberta’s oil-peddling premier is subverting a united front against Trump’s threats.

Graham Thomson, 14 Jan 2025


news

If You Call 911 at an Overdose, Can You Face Arrest for Possession?

The Supreme Court should make it clear the answer is no, say advocates.

Michelle Gamage, 14 Jan 2025


news

How Could Florence Girard Starve to Death in a CLBC Home Share?

An inquest that began Monday may provide answers in a horrific case.

Andrew MacLeod, 14 Jan 2025


opinion

Please Advise! Can I Trust Our Political Leaders?

Which of these would you let babysit your country? Pierre Poilievre, Danielle Smith or Doug Ford?

Steve Burgess, 14 Jan 2025


opinion

Why Did Danielle Smith Visit with Donald Trump?

The Alberta premier’s 'family vacation' to Mar-a-Lago raises some big unanswered questions.

David Climenhaga, 13 Jan 2025


A Revolutionary Approach to the World’s Protein Problem

Searching for a meat substitute, this Vancouver company found one in the rootlike structure of mushrooms.

Inder Nirwan and Pippa Norman, 13 Jan 2025


news

Human Rights Tribunal Delays Decision on RCMP’s Methods

The inquiry into the force’s Burns Lake abuse investigation raised five key questions.

Amanda Follett Hosgood, 13 Jan 2025


news

Court Finds Disabled Adults Can’t Count on Needed Provincial Support

CLBC’s funding and structure mean agency could fail to deliver care despite need.

Andrew MacLeod, 13 Jan 2025


news

Making Sense of Trump’s Canada Obsession

The incoming president says he wants a 51st state. How should Canadian politicians react?

Jen St. Denis, 13 Jan 2025