News/Canada/British Columbia (Page 32)

British Columbia When Stephanie Harrington started going to bereavement support groups after the loss of her brother, the room was filled with parents who had lost children. But she said the grief parents feel can be much different than what siblings experience. ‘Not a lot of attention is paid toContinue Reading

British Columbia A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit alleging Home Depot violated its customers’ privacy when collecting and sharing their information after emailing purchase receipts can proceed. Lawsuit alleges company shared customer info with Facebook owner Meta without consentThe Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 08, 2025 8:19 PM ESTContinue Reading

British Columbia A man convicted and sentenced to nine months in jail for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2024 was arrested in Whistler, B.C., four years to the day after the riot.  Antony Vo has been seeking asylum in Canada, hoping for pardonContinue Reading

British Columbia The charge against 77-year-old Gloria Lemay comes almost one year to the day after the alleged victim died on Jan. 6, 2024 — 10 days after a home birth over which Lemay is accused of presiding in contravention of a decades-old court order restraining her from acting asContinue Reading

British Columbia British Columbia wineries can again sell their products directly to Alberta consumers, months after an interprovincial deal was announced between the two provinces last summer.  Agreement will run for one year, after which it will be evaluated for its effectiveness The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 07, 2025 3:10Continue Reading

British Columbia Lawrence Diehl, 73, has been charged with the second-degree murder of Christopher Smith, who was fatally stabbed on the Portage Bridge between Ottawa and Gatineau almost 30 years ago. DNA gathered 30 years ago from the Ottawa crime scene has led to the arrest of 73-year-old Lawrence DiehlContinue Reading

British Columbia Until recently, the Sharmans had never seen their wedding photos from 1968. But on Christmas Eve 2024, the couple — happily married for more than 56 years — saw their wedding photos for the first time.  Margaret and Barry Sharman couldn’t afford to pay for their wedding photosContinue Reading

British Columbia Positive tests for respiratory illnesses have been steadily climbing for weeks in British Columbia, especially for flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control. Respiratory illnesses have steadily increased since November but COVID numbers have dropped, figures showCBC News ·Continue Reading

British Columbia The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered WestJet to hand over all its files on harassment of flight attendants, in a class-action lawsuit alleging widespread misconduct by pilots. B.C. Supreme Court justice says airline has been slow and ‘potentially adversarial’ in providing documentsThe Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 06,Continue Reading