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A B.C. parent’s agonizing wait for a vital medical test
When Noël Nikitiuk turned four months old, his mother sensed there might be an issue…
Brain injury from abuse puts women at risk in court: B.C. study
A study from British Columbia researchers sheds new light on how women surviving intimate partner…
Death on the B.C. coast: A stormy night, a missing tugboat
Troy Pearson had never wanted a job on land. On Feb. 10, 2021, he got…
Legal centres supporting B.C. families struggle to keep lawyers
Lawyers representing some of B.C.’s most vulnerable people say they’re chronically underpaid, leading to high…
Widen access to these HIV drugs in B.C., say advocates
Three years since Canada first approved an innovative long-acting drug called Cabenuva to treat HIV,…
How medical bills can slam a newcomer to B.C.
Holly Noot had spent eight hours in excruciating labour at home in Courtenay before her…
B.C. to tackle the deadliest workplace killer
When Lee Loftus was 10, he remembers his father coming home through the back door,…
Oliver man found guilty of 2021 pharmacy arson
An Oliver man has been found guilty of break and enter, and arson. Identifying the…
B.C. sex workers on making their lives better
Sex work is the most fulfilling job Rae has ever had. Colleagues and clients in…
Judge can’t try Tsilquot’in man because she’s from Tk’emlups band, lawyer argued
A BC Provincial Court judge was put in an awkward position in a fisheries case…
Former child in ‘care,’ hip-hop artist brings message of visibility to BC legislature
Bryant Doradea never thought he would be performing rap songs in the B.C. legislature for…
Will BC towns’ bylaws undermine drug decriminalization pilot?
B.C.’s three-year pilot drug decriminalization program is aimed at reducing the barriers and stigma that…
PUNCHED ON THE JOB: When B.C. gig workers are denied basic safety support
Aman Sood was supposed to drive the man in the yellow construction vest to McCallum…
Health workers doubt BC’s new whistleblower protections
Health-care unions say new whistleblower protections won’t create the conditions for staff to speak freely…
Decade after Slocan Valley jet fuel spill, judge to hear Lemon Creek class action
Residents of the Slocan Valley will finally have their day in court seeking compensation for…
A case of bad apples, or a rotten orchard? A look at migrant labour in BC
For more than three years, Jeffry Hernández supported his family in Guatemala by packing cucumbers…
BC woman loses battle with a lamp post — twice
A BC woman lost her battle with the City of Burnaby after she broke her…
No sheriffs to protect courts in BC? Here’s why
The union representing B.C.’s sheriffs says they should get an extraordinary pay raise to address…
Former clients raise concerns about prominent BC drug treatment provider
As the toxic drug crisis heightens a public desire to see people break addictive behaviour,…
Indigenous leaders condemn justice system after Kelowna social worker granted parole
A man who forged social worker credentials and defrauded youth under his “care” — many…
Kamloops bookkeeper going to jail for dental insurance fraud
A Kamloops bookkeeper has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison after she stole…
‘DULF, as we knew it, is dead’: BC compassion club raided by police
Before a police raid shut down a compassion club that offered tested heroine, cocaine and…
Exchange student acquitted of Kelowna sexual assault
CONTENT ADVISORY A BC judge has found an international high school staying in Kelowna not…
How often are vulnerable adults unlawfully detained in BC?
A B.C. law meant to help vulnerable adults in emergency situations may have been unintentionally…