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British Columbia Jeremy Hainsworth went through a three-day trial at B.C. provincial court to ultimately win an order that would prevent a Vancouver man from contacting him for 12 months. Jeremy Hainsworth sought relief in court to end months of unsettling emails, voicemails Chad Pawson · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

British Columbia The district said the wildfire emergency is “still ongoing” and that residents should remain prepared in case the evacuation order or alert need to be reissued. Residents of 5 properties had been ordered to leave due to Naver Creek wildfire near Highway 97 Akshay Kulkarni · CBC News ·Continue Reading

British Columbia Some residents of the Fraser Valley city of Mission have been told to shelter in place after a fire on a derelict vessel overnight on Saturday. Abandoned Queen of Sidney ferry on fire, city says; emergency alert sent around 4 a.m. PT on Saturday Akshay Kulkarni · CBCContinue Reading

British Columbia Twice in two weeks, Surrey, B.C., immigration consultant Neera Agnihotri discovered her firm was listed on employment documents for foreign workers supposedly bound for B.C. The only problem: she had never heard of any of the prospective workers or the businesses wanting to hire them. Fraudsters selling victims falsified labour market impactContinue Reading

Scared neighbours. An atmosphere of “fear, mistrust and continual disruption.” People “upset and anxious and worried in their own homes.” As she listed Frank Young’s impacts on her small Haida Gwaii community, a Skidegate band councillor told a B.C. provincial court judge in 2020 that the First Nation wouldn’t rule out banishment if the systemContinue Reading

British Columbia·Video Two orphaned bobcat sisters were released into the wild near Powell River, B.C., on Friday, 10 months after they were found malnourished near a logging road. Malnourished kittens were found near Powell River, B.C., last July and were taken care of in Smithers Akshay Kulkarni · CBC NewsContinue Reading

British Columbia B.C. Nurses’ Union president Adriane Gear broke down in tears while explaining that nurses who volunteered at the event told her they saw an SUV plow into the crowd before they ran toward the injured. Nurses who volunteered at event saw SUV plow into crowd before running toContinue Reading

In the wake of the Vancouver festival tragedy that left 11 dead, several injured, and people around the world grieving, B.C.’s premier said there will be a review of the province’s mental health legislation to ensure it’s working the way it’s intended. The premier has also announced that Friday, MayContinue Reading

British Columbia The murder of a Haida Gwaii man in what police say was a targeted hit and run has set off a provincewide movement, #Justice4Luke, across British Columbia, drawing attention to the issues of drugs and violence in First Nations communities. Indigenous groups across B.C. rally and shun suspect’sContinue Reading