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Learning Indigenous languages by using them outside the classroom in daily life

Learning the language by living it, by being on the beach, by being in the big house, by being with elders and grandparents, and parents, and uncles and aunties

Jan 19, 2022 10:01 AM Read more >

Consumer goods prices forecast to keep rising in 2022

Canadian inflation in December reaches a three-decade high

Jan 19, 2022 9:45 AM Read more >

Afghans who worked closely with Canada in Afghanistan reach B.C. with families

VANCOUVER — Over 200 Afghan refugees have arrived in Vancouver, the most to reach the province since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last August.

Jan 19, 2022 9:32 AM Read more >

Pathways to decarbonization

Even though natural gas is a fossil fuel, it will continue to play an important role in decreasing global CO2 and methane emissions, due to its lower carbon content

Jan 19, 2022 9:32 AM Read more >

Inflation hits 4.8% in December, rising at fastest pace in 30 years

Economists expect Bank of Canada to begin hiking overnight rate by spring

Jan 19, 2022 8:42 AM Read more >

B.C. professor uses virtual reality in the classroom to immerse students

Thompson Rivers University professor Dr. Michael Mehta is taking online learning to the next level. He's using virtual reality headsets to immerse students in course material

Jan 19, 2022 8:24 AM Read more >

Canadian 'Hawkeye' and 'Van Helsing' actor Aleks Paunovic headlines new NFT sci-fi series 'GenZeroes'

Vancouver-based actor is breaking new ground with cutting edge NFT sci-fi series, Marvel's Hawkeye, and more

Jan 19, 2022 8:22 AM Read more >

'I would have pleaded guilty': B.C. teen appeals not criminally responsible convictions

"Instead, I would have pleaded guilty in order to get a normal youth sentence that would be guaranteed to end, even if it meant I had to go to jail for a while."

Jan 18, 2022 5:26 PM Read more >

Fitness centres can reopen in B.C., other COVID restrictions remain

VANCOUVER — A group representing the fitness industry is hailing the reopening of gyms and other fitness facilities in British Columbia as the province's top doctor described her decision Tuesday as a "cautious step" in lifting COVID-19 restrictions.

Jan 18, 2022 4:49 PM Read more >

Vancouver Chinese herbal medicine firm fined after massive protected shark fin seizure in Richmond

The East Vancouver company was fined $75,000 after being caught importing 20,196 fins, some of which belonged to a protected shark species

Jan 18, 2022 4:02 PM Read more >