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Protestors condemn disgraced social worker Robert Saunders at Kelowna courthouse
syilx and sqilx’w community members gathered outside of Kelowna Law Courts in syilx homelands Wednesday…
Prolific offender management teams making a return in B.C.
The province is reviving an enforcement strategy meant to target repeat offenders in B.C. a…
Chronically ill B.C. woman ‘dying of poverty’
A disabled Vancouver woman says she is still fighting for government support to stay alive…
Drugs, death and denial on the job in B.C.
Vince Tournour’s obituary said it best: he loved and he was loved. Before he broke…
Kamloops man defrauded court to get marriage annulled
A Kamloops man attempted to use fraud and forgery to convince a B.C. Supreme Court…
GIG WORK IN B.C.: Trading flexibility for uncertainty, risk and racism
CONTENT ADVISORY Kevin Park’s gig economy career as a food courier began as a research…
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…
Trial set for former Kelowna music teacher accused of sexually assaulting student
A two-day trial will be held next year for a former Kelowna piano teacher accused…
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…