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People rally in Kelowna as B.C. man charged with murder in woman's death appears in court
Hugs, tears, and signs with slogans in protest of domestic abuse filled the steps of the Kelowna Law Courts building on Thursday, ahead of James Plover's first appearance in court on a charge of second-degree murder.
B.C. report urges greater support for community organizers in aftermath of Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy
The report of a B.C. commission created in the aftermath of the tragic events at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver has recommended the province better support community organizers through increased access to safety training and grants to offset security costs.
Building Canada Act a 'troubling threat' to Indigenous rights, says Amnesty International Canada
A global human rights organization has added to calls condemning federal legislation that many say will impact Indigenous rights in Canada.
B.C. woman lost over $500K in bitcoin in 2021 SIM swap fraud scheme, lawsuit alleges
A judge has ordered a B.C. woman who allegedly lost $530,000 worth of bitcoin in a fraud attack to resolve her lawsuit out of the courts.
City of Victoria pledges over $10M for public safety following violent long weekend
The City of Victoria says it will address ‘public disorder’ in the city's downtown core through a multi-step reallocation of $10.35 million of city funds, with the largest budget item to be spent on police and bylaw enforcement.
Interior Health CEO steps down amid pediatric unit closure at Kelowna General Hospital
The CEO of Interior Health is stepping down amid an extended closure of the pediatric in-patient unit at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH), the regional health authority announced Friday.
B.C. Premier David Eby says he supports the tanker ban on the province's North Coast
Despite Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's push to pump crude oil to British Columbia, B.C. Premier David Eby says his government backs the federal tanker ban that prohibits oil tankers from stopping, loading, or unloading at protected area ports on the province's North Coast.
B.C. Ferries receives $1B federal bank loan for Chinese-made ships
B.C. Ferries has secured a $1 billion loan by a federal Crown corporation to help obtain four Chinese-made ships, a purchase that federal Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland recently said should not involve federal funds.
New paper continues debate over link between lice from salmon farms and B.C. wild salmon
A new paper on sea lice from fish farms and wild salmon in B.C. shows a significant relationship between the two and critics say that contradicts a report from the federal government, which regulates the fish farms.
Daughter of First Nations woman missing 20 years remembers her mother's 'warm hands'
Stephanie Cameron-Johnson says she feels like it's her responsibility to change the narrative about missing and murdered Indigenous women and two-spirit folks.