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British Columbia Vancouver councillors passed a motion from Mayor Ken Sim on Wednesday that seeks to make the city “bitcoin-friendly,” giving staff the thumbs up to explore holding cryptocurrency in reserve and accepting payments in the virtual currency. Ken Sim’s motion asks for staff to investigate possibility of holding cryptocurrency inContinue Reading

British Columbia B.C.’s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC) will be holding a public hearing into how Vancouver police conducted themselves in relation to the death of 33-year-old Myles Gray in 2015. Officers were cleared earlier this year following Police Act investigation Yasmine Ghania · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

British Columbia Vancouver entering its holiday Era with repurposed Taylor Swift signsIlluminated block letters will be rearranged to spell out words like ‘Elf’ and ‘Noel,’ the marketing firm says. Illuminated block letters will be rearranged to spell out words like ‘Elf’ and ‘Noel,’ marketing firm saysCBC News · Posted: DecContinue Reading

British Columbia Parkland’s Burnaby refinery has announced that Air Canada has bought a batch of “low carbon aviation fuel” made from non-food grade canola and tallow. The fuel will be blended with standard fuel, Parkland Refinery saysCBC News · Posted: Dec 10, 2024 9:13 PM EST | Last Updated: 13Continue Reading

British Columbia The serial nurse impersonator, who is currently serving seven years in jail in Ontario, is being sentenced in B.C. on 11 charges, including fraud, forgery, theft and assault with a weapon. Cleroux has been convicted of impersonating a nurse in 4 provinces and is wanted in Colorado andContinue Reading

British Columbia TikTok is challenging the federal government’s order to shut down its operations in Canada, claiming it will eliminate hundreds of jobs and could terminate a quarter of a million contracts it has with Canadian advertising clients. Company has been ordered to close offices in Canada but app canContinue Reading

British Columbia Taylor Swift’s three-day Eras Tour stop in Vancouver generated an economic impact far beyond that of other concerts or sporting events in the city, possibly rivalling the 2010 Winter Games, according to the head of the B.C. restaurant association. The concerts also set a Rogers data use record.Continue Reading

British Columbia The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) will not have access to the medical records of Indigenous patients it says were harmed by provincial health providers’ liver transplant policies, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ruled. Tribunal rules patients’ right to confidentiality paramount Isaac Phan Nay · CBCContinue Reading

British Columbia A report from Canada’s auditor general says the federal department that delivers Old Age Security (OAS) and other programs to assist seniors “did not have a comprehensive view” of the needs of Canada’s elderly and doesn’t know if the monthly payments are providing seniors with enough financial support.  ReportContinue Reading