Nono Shen

Reporter, The Canadian Press

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Teen whose family was killed at Vancouver Lapu-Lapu Day festival pledges to share half of donated $542K

An online fundraiser for Andy Le raised more than $542,000. He has pledged to give almost half of that away to other victims and their families.

New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions

British Columbia's premier says the ongoing toxic drug crisis in the province has led to a cohort of people with serious brain injuries who are too deep in their addiction and mental-health crisis to ask for help.

Surrey schools putting U.S. field trips on hold amid trade war

British Columbia's largest school district has put all field trips down south on hold to prevent any "negative experiences at the border."

Owner of three shopping malls in B.C. says she wants to buy Hudson's Bay

Chinese billionaire Weihong Liu set out her business plans to purchase many of the stores in a video, saying The Bay has hundreds of years of history and she doesn't want to see it collapse. 

Organizer of transgender history conference in Canada says U.S. participants now afraid to cross the border

B.C. legal centre says it is overwhelmed with immigration requests from transgender Americans.

Advocates, family of man killed by RCMP launch 'people's tribunal' to probe police

The mother of slain Wet'suwet'en man Jared Lowndes said the tribunal will offer a chance for members and families who lost their loved ones due to police violence to talk about racism and other unlawful practices within Canada's police forces. 

Intense pollen season to begin in southwest B.C. this weekend, expert warns

Get your tissues and allergy medicines ready if you live in southwestern British Columbia, where an expert predicts an intense pollen season is on the way.

Amid tariff and trade war talk, small-town B.C. mayors try to keep it friendly at the border

Many small B.C. border towns have good relationships with their U.S. counterparts and rely on them for trade and tourism.

Why the Year of the Snake is constricting festive Lunar New Year decoration sales in B.C.

Lunar New Year designs often feature cute depictions of the year's Chinese zodiac animal. But making a snake cute is a challenge, artists say, resulting in an array of biologically inaccurate renderings.

5 years on, Chinese Canadians recall racism over their early pandemic precautions

Almost five years after the first positive case of COVID-19 in B.C., Chinese Canadians recall ridicule and racism over their early adoption of pandemic precautions like masks, protective eyewear and gloves.