British Columbia

4 Minutes

Labour

BC nurses show unity and militancy, as historic strike mandate leads to tentative deal

PV May 26, 2026

BC Labour Bureau Nearly 61,000 registered, psychiatric and licensed practical nurses in BC have made their voices clear, forcefully and in unison, that they deserve a fair contract. Between May […]...

5 Minutes

Canada Labour

BC’s paramedics on the frontlines of the crisis in rural healthcare

PV April 8, 2026

By Monica Shannon On March 16, the Ambulance Paramedics of BC (CUPE Local 873) ratified a new collective agreement. The union’s 6,000 members, primarily paramedics and 911 dispatchers, had voted […]...

7 Minutes

Canada Indigenous peoples

BC NDP says it will make sure Indigenous rights don’t interfere with business, profits

PV April 7, 2026

By Rob Crooks Premier of British Columbia and provincial NDP leader David Eby has announced that he will be introducing legislation to suspend sections of the Declaration on the Rights […]...

5 Minutes

Canada

BC’s return to criminalizing addiction

PV February 9, 2026

On January 14, the Government of British Columbia announced it would end its decriminalization pilot project, choosing to not renew the federal exemption to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. […]...