
Yasmine Ghania
Reporter
Yasmine Ghania is an Egyptian-Canadian reporter with CBC News, currently based in Vancouver. She covers the courts, sex crimes and more for local and national audiences. She previously reported in Ottawa, Toronto and all over Saskatchewan and was a finalist for a Canadian Association of Journalists award. Reach her at yasmine.ghania@cbc.ca
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B.C. court bars social media influencer Dan Bilzerian from promoting vapes globally
British Columbia's Supreme Court has granted an injunction barring social media influencer Dan Bilzerian from selling or promoting nicotine vape products anywhere in the world, as part of an ongoing legal battle with the company he once controlled.
Canada -British Columbia |

Former B.C. minister Mike de Jong running as Independent after being rejected by Conservatives
Mike de Jong, one of B.C.'s longest-serving MLAs, has announced he'll be running in the federal election, describing the Conservative Party's decision not to let him run as "bizarre."
Canada -British Columbia |

'Beyond devastating': Tributes pour in for 3 heli-skiers killed in southeastern B.C. avalanche
Tributes are pouring in for three heli-skiers who died Monday after an avalanche in southeastern B.C. swept them away. The three men were from Whistler, Kaslo and Idaho.
Canada -British Columbia |

Former B.C. Premier Christy Clark says she's not running in federal election
Christy Clark did not give a reason as to why she's not running as a candidate. In a social media post, she thanked Liberals and friends for "lots of encouragement and good wishes."
Canada -British Columbia |

Why the Canadian government has been in a years-long legal battle against a U.S. cherry farmer
There has been a major twist in a years-long legal battle that has pitted the Canadian government against a U.S. cherry farmer.
Canada -British Columbia |
Vancouver man charged in 'sophisticated' scheme smuggling gun parts from the U.S., police say
A Vancouver man has been accused of running a "sophisticated" firearms scheme involving imported gun parts from the U.S., according to the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C.
Canada -British Columbia |
Activists call on Canada to help Afghan women facing deportation due to Trump administration cuts
Activists are calling on the Canadian government and universities to let Afghan women studying under U.S.-funded scholarships to come to Canada, warning the students could face dire and potentially life-threatening consequences if they return to a country under Taliban rule.
Canada -British Columbia |

Tesla products now excluded from B.C. Hydro rebates in response to U.S. tariffs
Premier David Eby says taxpayers would 'want to throw up' if they learned their money was going to Elon Musk.
Canada -British Columbia |

U.S. states rely on B.C. to export thermal coal. Should the shipments be taxed?
As President Donald Trump's tariff threats continue to hang over Canada, B.C. Premier David Eby wants the federal government to impose a tax on U.S. thermal coal shipped out of the province as a way to pressure the White House.
Canada -British Columbia |

Despite the STEM gender gap, most of the researchers at this B.C. AI lab are women
In Canada, women make up less than one-quarter of the people employed in STEM careers, but 75 per cent of researchers at Simon Fraser University's artificial intelligence lab are women.
Canada -British Columbia |