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Les Leyne: Sextortion bill needs full backing

Les Leyne: Sextortion bill needs full backing

The politicians are proud of the bill, but it is going to take a while to see if it works as intended.
Amid high inflation, MPs should push grocer CEOs to disclose margins on food: experts

Amid high inflation, MPs should push grocer CEOs to disclose margins on food: experts

Why are Canada's grocers making so much money?
B.C. proposes new law for sharing of intimate images online without permission

B.C. proposes new law for sharing of intimate images online without permission

VICTORIA — The mother of a teenage girl who became the face of online extortion in Canada says she was emotional to hear that British Columbia is planning legal changes to protect those whose intimate photos are shared without their consent.
Coastal First Nation’s cutting-edge ocean wave energy project just got a million-dollar boost

Coastal First Nation’s cutting-edge ocean wave energy project just got a million-dollar boost

A cutting-edge clean energy project to use ocean waves to power a coastal First Nation’s return to its traditional territory on Vancouver Island’s wild west coast just got a surge in funding.
Special watchdog to oversee foreign interference investigations: PM Trudeau

Special watchdog to oversee foreign interference investigations: PM Trudeau

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he will appoint a new independent watchdog with a "wide mandate" to investigate foreign interference in Canada and recommend how to better respond to the challenge.
TikTok investigated, restricted, but why not WeChat?

TikTok investigated, restricted, but why not WeChat?

One academic says WeChat raises greater concerns than TikTok, which faces limited bans in Canada
New trial for man unaware his guilty pleas would stop Charter argument: B.C. court

New trial for man unaware his guilty pleas would stop Charter argument: B.C. court

VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Court of Appeal has overturned guilty pleas and ordered a new trial for a man who it says was unaware the pleas would prevent him from claiming his Charter rights were violated over the time it took to get him to trial.
Vancouver-based Wealth One Bank fined for anti-money laundering violations

Vancouver-based Wealth One Bank fined for anti-money laundering violations

Wealth One Bank failed to submit suspicious transaction reports “where there were reasonable grounds to suspect that transactions were related to a money laundering offence.”
Maple Ridge homicide victim identified as 55-year-old resident

Maple Ridge homicide victim identified as 55-year-old resident

Homicide Investigators believe the death is suspicious and are asking for public's assistance.
Keith Baldrey: B.C. budget sheltered from economic headwinds

Keith Baldrey: B.C. budget sheltered from economic headwinds

Finance Minister Katrine Conroy’s first fiscal blueprint predicts $4.2 billion deficit, but contingencies protect it against downturn, bond rating agency says.