The British Columbia Liberal government introduced amendments to the School Act Thursday that will enhance the province's education plan.   A change to the School Act getting most of the ink is the elimination of the Standard School Calendar to enable boards of education and education authorities to offer more creative...

Union members at the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia have voted 87 per cent in favour of job action, said the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378 (COPE 378). The collective agreement expired in 2010 and the union and ICBC have been bargaining since January of 2011. “The strength of this vote...

One man is dead and four other more seriously injured remain in hospital in Vancouver, Victoria and Edmonton following an explosion Monday evening at the Lakeland Mills sawmill in Prince George. At approximately 9:39 p.m., emergency crews were dispatched to the Lakeland Mills sawmill and when they arrived found the mill fully...

Did you know that as we age we become more sensitive to the effects of alcohol? The amount of alcohol we were once able to consume safely decreases, and drinking can have additional and serious consequences. The B.C. government has released a brochure and web-based information to provide guidance on low risk drinking for...

30 year-old William Housty's powerhouse presentation to the National Energy Board's Enbridge hearings in his community of Bella Bella. William describes the history, language and culture of his people in fascinating detail - and how the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline and Tar Sands supertankers transiting the waters of his...

Bob Dylan wrote the lyrics; Peter, Paul and Mary recorded it in the early 1960s and I, coming of age as a young civil rights supporter and believer,  always found the song "Blowin' In The Wind" as evocative, emotional and energizing as the fight for equality and social justice took hold in the U.S. and Canada, including the...

IntegrityBC congratulates NDP leader Adrian Dix for renewing the BC NDP's call for a ban on corporate and union donations to political parties in the province. Dix is honouring the pledge that the NDP made in its 2009 platform. Dix made the call during a media scrum last Wednesday while responding to questions over the annual...

Premier Christy Clark today announced Tuesday a new mental health facility will be built at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH). "Mental illness takes a terrible toll on not just the patient, but on their entire family as well," said Premier Clark. "This new centre will help many of those families to cope as their loved one goes...

As the first long weekend of the year approaches, ICBC is encouraging drivers to plan ahead and drive safely this Easter. On average, there are 2,200 crashes, 640 injuries and four fatalities every year throughout B.C. over the Easter long weekend.* “We want everyone to enjoy the long weekend with their family and friends,”...

The B.C. government is doubling the Learning Improvement Fund (LIF) from $30 million to $60 million for the coming school year, Education Minister George Abbott announced today at a meeting of school superintendents and board chairs. The increase in LIF funding is due to provincewide operational savings of $37 million resulting...