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Opinion: Effective climate action requires us to abandon viewing our efforts as a 'sacrifice'

Opinion: Effective climate action requires us to abandon viewing our efforts as a 'sacrifice'

Climate action should be framed not as a sacrifice but as an investment that can generate economic savings and improve human and ecosystem health today.
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Island U-15 hockey player in hospital following incident in game

Island U-15 hockey player in hospital following incident in game

Three players have been suspended pending review of the incident
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SFU starting NCAA Div. II soccer nationals following dual conference titles

SFU starting NCAA Div. II soccer nationals following dual conference titles

The Burnaby-based Red Leafs won its first-ever GNAC women's banner, while the men's team was captained by MVP Devin O'Hea.
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B.C. researchers find 31 new 'designer drugs' in illicit market

B.C. researchers find 31 new 'designer drugs' in illicit market

The scientists built a new tool to identify hard-to-detect 'designer drugs' so public health bodies can prioritize what to test amid a flood of new drugs.
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No drugs, alcohol detected in slain Burnaby girl's body: toxicologist

No drugs, alcohol detected in slain Burnaby girl's body: toxicologist

Micheal Rosland, a forensic toxicologist at the RCMP lab, told the Ibrahim Ali trial this week that tests detected no alcohol or drugs in samples of blood and eye-fluid from a 13-year-old girl found dead in Central Park in July 2017.
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Burnaby approves new overnight winter shelter in Royal Oak

Burnaby approves new overnight winter shelter in Royal Oak

The shelter on Buller Avenue will be open 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. nightly between December and April.
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Eight cases of salmonella linked to imported cantaloupes in B.C.

Eight cases of salmonella linked to imported cantaloupes in B.C.

Symptoms of the illness include diarrhea, abdominal pain and sometimes fever, nausea and vomiting.
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Armed B.C. police took down 10-year-old boy, lawsuit claims

Armed B.C. police took down 10-year-old boy, lawsuit claims

Lawsuit claims a complaint of a boy with scissors drew officers with "a shotgun, Tasers, riot gear and other visible weapons."
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Alleged fake nurse has first B.C. in-person court date

Alleged fake nurse has first B.C. in-person court date

Crown wants case management judge to keep resolution discussions on course after multiple defence lawyers.
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B.C. penny stock lawyer barred 15 years following fraud probe

B.C. penny stock lawyer barred 15 years following fraud probe

William Lorne MacDonald practiced law at MacDonald Tuskey in North Vancouver before agreeing to major suspension.
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