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While Canada may be clinging to fossil fuels, much of the world is moving on

A new report says hundreds of thousands of workers across British Columbia continue to struggle with affordabi...

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B.C.'s minimum wage will be increasing to $18.25 an hour on June 1, but an advocacy group says it will still be falling short of a living wage.

New Statistics Canada data show a growing gap between wages and the cost of living, with one third of workers in British Columbia—more than 775,000 people—earning less than the living wage in their co...

On paper, British Columbia’s agricultural sector operates under clear labour protections. But step onto a farm field far from public view, and a different reality emerges, one where the province’s most vulnerable workers say exploitation is deeply embedded in the system.

While Canada may be clinging to fossil fuels, much of the world is moving on

Canada has sustained a bruising combination of blows to its climate ambitions this past week — and all at the hands of the prime minister himself.

BC’s current heat exposure regulations are outdated and insufficient to protect workers from the risks of extreme heat. The recommendations below are offered to inform revision of the BC Thermal Expo...

Podcast Episode · Front Burner · May 12 · 26m

A new exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology showcases the pioneering work of Jut-ke-Nay Hazel Wilson.

The Carney government is proposing a regulatory rollback that goes farther than the most deregulatory moments of the Stephen Harper era, with proposals that would make it impossible to assess the heal...

Opinion: South Asian women farm workers experience double precarity: economic and workplace vulnerabilities compounded by social isolation.

Hot takes on the Spring Economic Update, the Commons Environment Committee, and a quick but urgent action you can take on LNG

For decades, South Asian immigrant farmworker women have faced exploitative practices like wage theft, lack of access to clean washrooms and excessive and unpredictable hours. This report seeks to add...

For decades, South Asian immigrant farmworker women have faced exploitative practices like wage theft, lack of access to clean washrooms and excessive and unpredictable hours. This report seeks to address these issues via policy reform.

For decades, South Asian immigrant farmworker women have faced exploitative practices like wage theft, lack of access to clean washrooms and excessive and unpredictable hours. This report seeks to address these issues via policy reform.

For decades, South Asian immigrant farmworker women have faced exploitative practices like wage theft, lack of access to clean washrooms and excessive and unpredictable hours. This report seeks to address these issues via policy reform.

For decades, South Asian immigrant farmworker women have faced exploitative practices like wage theft, lack of access to clean washrooms and excessive and unpredictable hours. This report seeks to address these issues via policy reform.

Report raises concerns about lack of safety, wages and respect for female, South Asian farm workers on Fraser Valley farms.

For decades, South Asian immigrant farmworker women have faced exploitative practices like wage theft, lack of access to clean washrooms and excessive and unpredictable hours. This report seeks to address these issues via policy reform.

In Santa Marta, hearing from nation after nation that is already facing challenges greater than ours while being substantially poorer — and yet still staying in the fight to phase out fossil fuels — w...

Metro Vancouver drivers may notice gas prices have jumped again Monday morning.

Public transit is the most powerful affordability tool within the provincial government's control, but the BC NDP is overlooking it.

Eventbrite - Enda Brophy presents Book Launch: Notes Toward a Digital Workers’ Inquiry - Thursday, April 30, 2026 at Simon Fraser University - Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, BC. Find event and ticket information.

If countries attending The First International Conference on the Transition Away From Fossil Fuels withdraw their enormous purchasing power from fossil fuels, it would spark a global retreat from the ...