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B.C.'s Premier has a new plan for DRIPA
This week Premier David Eby gave more details on his new plan to pause some sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or D…
15 hours ago
Islanders welcome Zach Galifianakis to their gardens
The Hollywood comedy star and Islander Zach Galifianakis has a new Netflix show… and it’s all about the gardeners of Vancouver Island. In this episod…
2 days, 21 hours ago
Why an Island community is tearing out their pickleball courts
The District of North Saanich is dismantling its pickleball courts, which have sat empty since they were closed due to neighbourhood complaints. In t…
1 week ago
B.C. take on the new federal NDP leader
Provincial NDP leaders have mixed reviews on Avi Lewis as the new leader of the federal party. We ask our B.C. politics panelists, of all party strip…
1 week, 2 days ago
The politics around DRIPA amendment talks
This week, our political panel covers: the discussions between First Nations and the provincial government about changing the Declaration of the Righ…
2 weeks ago
A Nanaimo homeless drop-in centre is in limbo. Here’s why.
The Hub, a temporary winter shelter and drop-in centre in Nanaimo, is closing at the end of March. The social service organizations that run it have …
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Criticism for B.C. changes to freedom of information requests
This week our political panel discusses: David Eby's response to the federal government's plan to expand the temporary foreign workers program for ru…
3 weeks ago
Why a Kentucky health care worker took a job in Nanaimo
Ninety-seven American healthcare workers have accepted jobs on Vancouver Island since the province began recruiting across the border last spring. Th…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
B.C.'s plan to protect places of worship
This week on our B.C. politics episode, the panel tackles Premier David Eby's concerns about sluggish housing starts, a plan to create bubble zones a…
4 weeks ago
The Songhees hope to bring submarine jobs to Greater Victoria
The Canadian government is currently deciding between two bids to both renew, and expand, the country’s submarine fleet - a project that will cost mo…
4 weeks, 2 days ago