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B.C. changes Family Day date

B.C. changes Family Day date

Starting in 2019 B.C.’s Family Day will fall on the third Monday of February. It’s a move some in the province have been calling for since Family Day was established in 2013. Starting next year B.C.
Vancouver park board lacked authority to ban whales, dolphins at aquarium: court

Vancouver park board lacked authority to ban whales, dolphins at aquarium: court

Chester. Photo Vancouver Aquarium A British Columbia court has ruled that Vancouver's park board didn't have the authority to ban whales, dolphins and porpoises at the city's aquarium.
Social media flooded with claims of ‘insurance fraudster’ at parking lots in Metro Vancouver

Social media flooded with claims of ‘insurance fraudster’ at parking lots in Metro Vancouver

Social media flooded with ‘insurance fraudster’ at parking lots in Richmond and Burnaby.
Former Vancouver Canuck Dave 'Tiger' Williams charged with sexual assault

Former Vancouver Canuck Dave 'Tiger' Williams charged with sexual assault

The Department of National Defence has released the below statement regarding charges laid against former NHL player, Dave "Tiger" Williams.
B.C. announces $20M in support for Indigenous communities battling overdoses

B.C. announces $20M in support for Indigenous communities battling overdoses

Naloxone. Photograph By ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST B.C. has announced $20 million over three years for First Nations communities struggling with the drug-overdose crisis that’s disproportionately affecting Indigenous communities.
Update: Richmond's red light runners were undercover cops

Update: Richmond's red light runners were undercover cops

A YouTube video of a trio of cars running a red light on Shell Road, at Cambie Road, has turned out to be an undercover police operation by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. The shocking incident took place the morning of Jan. 31.
Rare video shows seals hunting massive "bait ball" of fish in Howe Sound

Rare video shows seals hunting massive "bait ball" of fish in Howe Sound

Sean Eckford from one of our sister publications, the Coast Reporter , has posted a great article about the video shown below.
Leading legal minds in B.C. seek anti-SLAPP legislation to halt abusive lawsuits

Leading legal minds in B.C. seek anti-SLAPP legislation to halt abusive lawsuits

A civil liberties group and prominent figures in the legal community are calling on British Columbia's attorney general to help stop lawsuits that stifle public participation. The B.C.
Premier says minimum wage hike to $15.20 by 2021 will keep B.C. competitive

Premier says minimum wage hike to $15.20 by 2021 will keep B.C. competitive

Premier John Horgan announces changes to the province’s minimum wage, at a coffee shop in North Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday February 8, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck British Columbia will gradually hike its minimum hourly wage to get to $15.
Police warn a sexual offender will be living in a Vancouver halfway house

Police warn a sexual offender will be living in a Vancouver halfway house

The Vancouver Police Department issued a warning Thursday indicating a federal sexual offender has been released and will be residing in a Vancouver halfway house.
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