Jenny Uechi
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Vancouver, WA, United States
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Environmental groups applaud Quebec’s ban on fossil fuel exploration
In a groundbreaking move, Quebec Premier François Legault announced the province will "definitively renounce the extraction of hydrocarbons on its territory" during a speech Tuesday. → Read More
Yazidi women face nightmarish healing process. Here's what Canadians can do to help.
This morning, Nadia Murad, a Yazidi woman from Iraq who was forced into sexual slavery by the Islamic State, won the Nobel Peace Prize along with Congolese gynecologist and surgeon Denis Mukwege for "their efforts to end use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict." → Read More
Alberta pulls out of Canada's climate plan
Premier Rachel Notley pulled Alberta out of the national climate agreement Thursday until the federal government gets the Trans Mountain pipeine expansion back on track. → Read More
Mayors react to 'monumental' win over Trans Mountain expansion
Vancouver and Burnaby Mayors expressed triumph after the Federal Court of Appeal ruled to quash Ottawa’s approval of the troubled Trans Mountain expansion project on Thursday. → Read More
B.C. wildfires made summer a bummer for runners. How one channeled his energy.
B.C.'s runners and outdoors enthusiasts have been devastated by the smoke and haze from wildfires scorching the province this summer. → Read More
The air conditioning paradox
As climate change drives ever hotter summer temperatures, more and more Canadians are turning to air conditioning to stay cool. It's one of the miserable ironies of global warming because air conditioning contributes to even warmer climates. → Read More
The air conditioner paradox: heating the world while cooling our homes
As climate change drives ever hotter summer temperatures, more and more Canadians are turning to air conditioning to stay cool. It's one of the miserable ironies of global warming because air conditioning contributes to even warmer climates. → Read More
Syrian refugee women in Canada move into job market, bringing cooking skills with them
Raghda Hassan, with her hair tucked into an immaculate white scarf, is preparing to make Knafeh, a Arabic cheese-based dessert enveloped with a crunchy vermicelli style dough and pistachio nuts on top. → Read More
Trump just reversed promise to ban elephant trophy imports. Canada still allows legal ivory.
The Trump administration has once again decided to allow Americans to import the body parts of African elephants killed for sport, quietly reversing a policy that was changed last year to uphold a ban on importing parts of animals killed by big-game hunters. In a formal memo dated March 1, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it was now allowing the import of elephant parts on a… → Read More
NEB green lights Kinder Morgan construction at Burnaby Mountain
The National Energy Board announced three decisions on Thursday that allow Kinder Morgan to start construction on the Burnaby Mountain tunnel entrance for its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. → Read More
B.C. announces oil transportation restrictions that could affect Kinder Morgan
The B.C. government announced this morning a list of new oil spill regulations, including restrictions on transportation until "the behaviour of spilled bitumen can be better understood." → Read More
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson announces he won't seek re-election
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson announced on Wednesday that he won't run for another term at city hall in next October's municipal elections. → Read More
Refugees enjoy quintessential Canadian culture, skating in Vancouver's Rogers Arena
On Wednesday night, about forty refugees got the cultural experience of a lifetime as they climbed over the visitors’ bench to take the ice at Rogers Arena. → Read More
Refugees enjoy quintessential Canadian culture, skating in Vancouver's Rogers Arena
On Wednesday night, about forty refugees got the cultural experience of a lifetime as they climbed over the visitors’ bench to take the ice at Rogers Arena. → Read More
Vancouverites urge TD Bank to divest from Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Stephanie Von Dehn, a Vancouver-based physician, stood in front of a TD Bank branch on Saturday afternoon carrying a sign depicting the bank's green logo dripping with black crude. She's been with the bank since 2012, but has decided to close her TD accounts to protest its financing of Texas energy giant Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. → Read More
B.C. government announces end of grizzly hunt
B.C. announced on Monday it was ending the trophy hunt of grizzly bears throughout the province. "Through consultations this past fall, we have listened to what British Columbians have to say on this issue and it is abundantly clear that the grizzly hunt is not in line with their values," said Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development. "Our… → Read More
Facebook willing to take financial 'hit' to fight fake news epidemic
Facebook has launched partnerships with journalism outlets like National Observer and media literacy groups like MediaSmarts to help stop the viral spread of fake news. → Read More
As costs escalate, Horgan says it's too late to stop Site C mega-project
B.C. Premier John Horgan announced that his government will continue construction of the controversial Site C Dam on Monday, sparking outrage from the hydro project's opponents. → Read More
Written by young war survivors, Refugee at Sea to premiere in Vancouver
In a soft-focus dream sequence, the refugee meets his long-missing brother, dressed in a military uniform and sitting stoically in the boat. He breaks down in sobs, but is greeted with icy disdain. "Where do you think you're going?" his brother asks, slapping away his hand. → Read More
Kinder Morgan CEO speech disrupted by Tsleil-Waututh challenge
Ian Anderson didn't look surprised when a sharply dressed man abruptly interrupted his speech. The CEO of Texas-based Kinder Morgan must have been braced for controversy as he addressed the Vancouver Board of Trade on Thursday. → Read More