CBC - British Columbia (3 hours ago)
A proposed $30-million settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by former students who allege they were sexually, physically and psychologically abused while attending two Catholic schools in Metro Vancouver between 1976 and 2013.
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The defence is expected to start making its case today in the sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach. Prosecutors finished presenting their evidence last week after calling all seven complainants and a friend of the final complainant as witnesses. On Friday, Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy suggested Stronach...
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Chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton speaks Niki Sharma, B.C. attorney general and deputy premier, about the ongoing concerns abut safeguards around OpenAI following the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, and what regulations the B.C. government is calling for.
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B.C. residents with family in Lebanon say they are watching the escalating conflict in the Middle East with fear, as Israeli airstrikes and evacuation orders push more civilians from their homes and deepen worries that ordinary people will once again bear the cost of war.
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Police are investigating two separate shootings involving synagogues in Thornhill and North York overnight. Investigators say the front doors of Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto synagogue on Clark Avenue near York Hill Boulevard was struck by gunfire just after midnight on March 7. Police say there were two people inside at the time of the […]
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A Vancouver woman has been fruitless in a search for a person for nearly a month now — despite posters throughout East Vancouver and a social media post. Alanna Griffin isn't looking for a missing person, though. She's trying to reunite a missing steel-toed boot with its owner.
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A prosecutor said data from Abhijeet Singh's phone shows he accessed news articles about the deaths of the De Jongs, and soon after entered Google search queries related to murder punishments in Canada, killing someone in self-defence and "third-degree murder sentence for international students.”
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Re: B.C. makes daylight time permanent after years of promises Stopping the twice-annual time change is excellent policy, but choosing permanent daylight time instead of permanent standard time is a mistake. The human body clock and many bodily functions are synchronized by natural light and darkness and correlate with bright sunlight in the...
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Ramadan Fest B.C., which organizers say is the largest night market of its kind in Canada, returned to Surrey for its second year, drawing thousands of visitors to the Cloverdale Agriplex for four nights of food, shopping and community gatherings.
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TORONTO — Lawyers are set to make legal arguments this afternoon in the Toronto sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach. Prosecutors finished presenting their evidence Wednesday and the court is set to address some legal issues before the defence begins its case next week. Defence lawyer Leora Shemesh has said she will seek...
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The B.C. Teachers' Federation, which represents 52,000 educators in the province, said the contract follows a year of negotiations where it raised priorities such as improved classroom conditions, stronger mental health supports for kids and plans to recruit and retain teachers.
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Peace River North MLA Jordan Kealy is calling for stronger security measures at schools in B.C., following the tragic mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge last month. The Independent MLA introduced legislation Thursday that would require all schools to keep their doors locked and control who is able to enter.
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