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Vancouver police renew warning about virtual kidnappings

Vancouver police renew warning about virtual kidnappings

Vancouver police sent out a renewed warning Thursday about virtual kidnappings after foreign fraudsters tried to extort a 27-year-old Vancouver man out of thousands of dollars Wednesday night.
Cozy graves: Vancouver cemetery given green light for new burial practice

Cozy graves: Vancouver cemetery given green light for new burial practice

On Tuesday, Oct. 22, Vancouver City Hall approved a motion that would allow Mountain View Cemetery to strengthen it's sustainable burial practices.
B.C. courts lacking sheriffs, auditor general finds

B.C. courts lacking sheriffs, auditor general finds

The B.C. Sheriff Service (BCSS) does not know if it has enough officers to ensure the safety of the province’s courts, the provincial auditor general said in a report released Oct. 24.
All B.C. drug users should carry, learn to use naloxone kits

All B.C. drug users should carry, learn to use naloxone kits

The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is calling on all people who use drugs to learn how to respond to an overdose with a take-home naloxone kit.
Youth to sue Canadian government for climate change harms, discrimination

Youth to sue Canadian government for climate change harms, discrimination

A lawsuit that's expected to be filed Friday claiming young people disproportionately suffer the effects of climate change is potentially precedent setting.
B.C. Liberals introduce legislation that would change how business properties are taxed

B.C. Liberals introduce legislation that would change how business properties are taxed

A private members’ bill introduced Wednesday by Liberal MLA Todd Stone seeks to create a new property tax class that would drastically reduce speculative land purchasing and skyrocketing tax bill increases.
Greta Thunberg says no time for Victoria visit, but many still hopeful

Greta Thunberg says no time for Victoria visit, but many still hopeful

Hope is dwindling that teen climate activist Greta Thunberg will be rowed across the Strait of Georgia to visit Victoria this weekend.
New David Sidoo indictment highlights fake claim that L.A. gangsters attacked his son

New David Sidoo indictment highlights fake claim that L.A. gangsters attacked his son

Vancouver-based stock promoter David Sidoo helped falsify his son’s university applications with a story that initially included his son being held up at gunpoint by gangsters, according to unsealed court filings.
B.C. Indigenous rights law aims to make First Nations full participants

B.C. Indigenous rights law aims to make First Nations full participants

British Columbia is set to become the first province to introduce human rights legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Kids in the Hall star brings comedy show to Metro Vancouver

Kids in the Hall star brings comedy show to Metro Vancouver

Hey, all you Kids in the Hall fans – Bruce McCulloch is bringing his one-man show, Tales of Bravery and Stupidity, to Metro Vancouver, Nov. 8.