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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
B.C. sex workers on making their lives better
Sex work is the most fulfilling job Rae has ever had. Colleagues and clients in…
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. to tackle the deadliest workplace killer
When Lee Loftus was 10, he remembers his father coming home through the back door,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kamloops man defrauded court to get marriage annulled
A Kamloops man attempted to use fraud and forgery to convince a B.C. Supreme Court…
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…
Chronically ill B.C. woman ‘dying of poverty’
A disabled Vancouver woman says she is still fighting for government support to stay alive…
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…
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…
B.C. attorney general draws fire over handling of prolific offenders
Days after Terrace council members pressed provincial cabinet ministers to deal with prolific offenders and…
Why B.C. had a 10% drop in the number of criminal charges being laid
If you think there are fewer people in the Thompson-Okanagan being charged with crimes, even…
Kamloops youth worker awarded $1.3M for injuries sustained in arrest
A former Kamloops youth worker who said police went too far when wrongfully arresting him…