According to preliminary data, 153 people in July and 149 people in August 2025 died due to unregulated drug toxicity, as reported by the BC Coroners Service. In 2025, deaths among those between the ages of 30 and 59 accounted for 69% of drug-toxicity deaths in the province, and 78% were male. By health authority, […]

             By Tiffany Dionne Prete As we observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, it is relevant to remember the late Pope Francis. As the first Latin American and Jesuit Pope, his leadership was marked by efforts to face difficult issues, including those affecting Indigenous Peoples in Canada. One of […]

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has declared a nationwide strike at Canada Post effective immediately in response to the federal government’s reforms. Quoting the union’s website statement, “In response to the Government’s attack on our postal service and workers, effective immediately, all CUPW members at Canada Post are on a nation-wide strike.” This […]

Since the April federal election, Canada has found itself in uncharted terrain. The United States–instigated trade war against long-standing allies rages on, as do its extreme deregulation and increasing attacks on digital infrastructure, data and communication systems that protect the public interest and monitor implementation and respect for the rule of law. The consequent risks […]

Since the April federal election, Canada has found itself in unchartered terrain. The United States–instigated trade war against long-standing allies rages on, as do its extreme deregulation and increasing attacks on digital infrastructure, data and communication systems that protect the public interest and monitor implementation and respect for the rule of law. The consequent risks […]

We are told daily we are a democracy, but we do not have democratic governments. We still have a form of colonial rule, where the power goes to whichever party benefits most from an irrational system that results in “majority” governments that are often won by less than 40% of the vote. A Proportional ballot […]

Most people care about the planet and each other. Yet we watch in dismay as moneyed and powerful forces destroy the natural systems our health and lives depend on. Addressing global heating and biodiversity loss — which affect everyone but disproportionately the marginalized and vulnerable — requires those in government and industry to act with […]

By Jesse Zeman, BCWF Executive Director  The provincial government’s rush to approve mines is essentially stealing from future generations without compensation. That must change. Every non-renewable resource that we pull from the ground is lost to future generations. While pitching widespread mining, powerlines and roads across Northwest BC, the government promised to set aside and […]

By Bhavini Gohel and Muskaan Muse Laroyia Wildfires are already burning in parts of Canada, and as they do, many communities are already facing the familiar thick haze as smoke drifts in. Smoke from wildfires has already led Environment Canada to issue air quality warnings for much of Ontario. In Toronto, smoke led to the […]

A climate-safe future demands the defeat of ignorance It’s hard not to conclude that much of the world has been taken over by idiots. Sure, there have always been uninformed politicians and those who let their ideology stumble ahead of their wits. And some who seem more sociopathic than stupid, waging brutal wars and massacres […]