Meet Rumneek Johal, PressProgress’ New BC Reporter

Published August 16, 2022 Announcement

Rumneek wants to hold the powerful accountable and empower people in marginalized communities in British Columbia

Vancouver City Councillor Walks Back Tweet About Letting Corporations Vote in Elections

Published July 22, 2022 News

Sarah Kirby-Yung suggested extending the right to vote to corporations would give businesses a ‘voice in local democracy’

Labour Unions ‘Disappointed’ After BC NDP Government Delivers Only Half of Recommended 10 Paid Sick Days

Published November 25, 2021 Analysis

While five paid sick days provides ‘immediate help’, labour leaders say it ‘falls well short’ of what workers and public health experts called for

BC RCMP Says It Deployed Snipers and Assault Teams Against Unarmed Indigenous Land Defenders Because It Was ‘More Practicable’

Published November 23, 2021 News

RCMP operations in Northern BC represent an escalation of militarized policing in Canada, experts say

Lobbyists For BC Retailers Argue COVID-19 is Not a ‘Significant’ Workplace Hazard For Retail Workers

Published November 5, 2021 News

The same lobby group has fought against employer-paid sick leave

This BC Hotel Fired Workers During the Pandemic. Most Who Lost Their Jobs Were Women of Colour.

Published October 25, 2021 News

New human rights complaint alleges women of colour accounted for 94% of pandemic layoffs at Vancouver’s Pan Pacific Hotel