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Canadian premier calls snap election with ‘hell no to Trump’ rallying cry

A Canadian provincial premier called a snap election Tuesday

The Independent UK · Sep 23

British Columbia sues Sam Altman and OpenAI over school shooting

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The Independent UK · Sep 22

Ontario couple bought a C$200 painting at a yard sale in 2001, 6 years later, it was revealed as an E J Hughes' artwork Lake Okanagan worth C$402,500

An Ontario couple bought an E J Hughes painting for just C$200 at a rural yard sale in 2001. Six years later, the artwork was identified as Lake Okanagan by the renowned Canadian artist and sold for C$402,500. Here’s the remarkable story behind the painting, Hughes’ career as a Canadian…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

Ontario couple’s C$200 yard-sale find, an E J Hughes painting, sells for C$402,500

An Ontario couple bought a landscape painting for C$200 at a rural yard sale in 2001, unaware it was by renowned Canadian artist E.J. Hughes. Six years later, Lake Okanagan was identified as his work and sold for C$402,500. Hughes, known for his detailed British Columbia landscapes, later saw his…

The Times of India · Sep 21

How to tackle persistent drought: Lessons from British Columbia

British Columbia has endured another extreme drought with damaging impacts seen across the province: a watershed emergency declared by the Syilx Okanagan Nation, 70 per cent water use reductions for agricultural producers in Vernon, regulatory orders to protect salmon and explosive wildfires driven by severe drought conditions.

The Conversation · Sep 20

How this 17-year-old built a youth food rescue network

Apollin Lu is only 17, but she is already leading a growing youth network that is helping tackle food waste across British Columbia. She founded the Food Recovery Alliance, which has mobilised more than 140 young volunteers who have saved 9,000 pounds of fresh produce from going to waste, according…

The Times of India · Sep 20

Anna’s hummingbirds were absent from Portland before 1968, but later became common birds

Anna's hummingbirds have expanded their range across the Pacific Northwest region. These small birds established populations in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Numbers remained low for decades before rising rapidly from the late 1990s. Introduced plants and ornamental gardens aided this significant population growth. Climate change may have also supported…

The Times of India · Sep 17

B.C.’s militarized wolf cull is a misguided approach to a complex issue

The government of British Columbia is facing renewed criticism over a proposed extension of its controversial wolf culling program. This decade-long program, which has cost taxpayers $13 million, was mobilized in response to dwindling caribou populations across the province.

The Conversation · Sep 17

British Columbia journalist wins $275,000 defamation lawsuit after 77-day protest outside his Surrey home, he was harassed by ‘cult-like’ China protest group

B.C. Supreme Court awarded Bing Chen Gao $275,000 in damages for the defamatory statements Yun Fei Zhu published about him. The court's decision came after supporters of Chinese businessman Guo Wengui staged a 77-day protest outside his Surrey home in 2020. The protesters were supporters of Guo Wengui who founded…

The Economic Times · Sep 15

Neighbours cut trees beyond permission for a lake view, court orders $34,064 payout

A British Columbia woman allowed her neighbours to trim some trees in 2021, but they cut far more than she had permitted to improve their view of Shuswap Lake. A court found the neighbours liable for trespass and ordered them to pay $34,064 for replacement trees, a shade structure and…

The Times of India · Sep 15