CBC - British Columbia (10 hours ago)
A legal group's interviews with survivors of intimate partner violence show that many stay in abusive relationships because they can't find affordable housing. Following the interviews, a report from Rise Women's Legal Centre is recommending changes to provincial laws, and an expansion of legal aid services.
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B.C. Premier David Eby promises to fire up the provincial economy with a vision that would secure $200 billion in additional investments by 2035. Eby said the so-called Look West plan has "ambitious but achievable goals" for how the province will drive the national economy.
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Hollywood star Richard Gere received a standing ovation from Canadian politicians during a planned appearance in the House of Commons on Monday. The outspoken actor arrived in Ottawa for a parliamentary hearing where MPs delivered an official statement on the human rights situation in Tibet. "Mr. Speaker, this year we celebrate the 90th birthday of...
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Spencer van Vloten: The rule that essentially cuts off people with disabilities from much needed provincial support if they have a working partner has caused decades of harm — and despite the change announced last week, the biggest barriers still loom large
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More than six years after a provincial report into money laundering warned about the rise of a so-called "grey market" exporting Canadian luxury cars to China, many of the insurance agents who processed paperwork enabling the shadowy deals are facing sanctions.
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Premier David Eby has faced criticism within his party for his promise to fast-track resource projects and for the eight-week strike by the B.C. General Employees Union. Despite that, New Democrats backed his leadership with 82 per cent support at this weekend's NDP leadership convention.
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Many services on Salt Spring Island are experiencing a labour shortage, driven by a lack of housing workers can afford.It's pushed businesses around the island to offer housing for workers in order to improve recruitment — and fierce debate on how to solve the island's affordable housing crisis.
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On April 16, the Rise faced Calgary Wild FC in the NSL's first match, winning 1-0 in front of around 14,000 fans at B.C. Place. Now, after battling through the season and playoffs, the team will take on AFC Toronto on Saturday in the first NSL Final.
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