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High costs fail to dampen Canadian demand for travel insurance

High costs fail to dampen Canadian demand for travel insurance

Travel insurance soared by more than 1,000 per cent, year-over-year during the pandemic
Victoria man's killing followed dispute with bikers at nightclub, trial told

Victoria man's killing followed dispute with bikers at nightclub, trial told

John Dillon Brown thought he was getting money in exchange for dropping a lawsuit. Instead, he was shot in the back of the head and his body was stuffed in the trunk of his car
B.C. man leaves hotel patio door unlocked, claims burglary

B.C. man leaves hotel patio door unlocked, claims burglary

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal said the hotel guest awoke to find his luggage, laptop, passport and wallet missing.
Death on the coast: a stormy night, a missing tugboat

Death on the coast: a stormy night, a missing tugboat

Charges in the Ingenika’s sinking don’t address a bigger safety crisis, say families and unions.
Woman found guilty in 'vicious' B.C. courtroom attack

Woman found guilty in 'vicious' B.C. courtroom attack

A woman suffered life-threatening injuries as a result of the 2021 hammer and knife attack.
West Vancouver man banned from B.C. markets after $1B penny stock fraud case in U.S.

West Vancouver man banned from B.C. markets after $1B penny stock fraud case in U.S.

Fred Sharp of West Vancouver was the 'mastermind' of securities fraud schemes involving over $1 billion worth of transactions, a U.S. court ruled.
B.C. court upholds roommate shooting manslaughter sentence

B.C. court upholds roommate shooting manslaughter sentence

The 2019 shooting was a result of an argument over rent money.
Pandemic benefits pushed down B.C.'s child poverty rate in 2020: advocacy group

Pandemic benefits pushed down B.C.'s child poverty rate in 2020: advocacy group

VANCOUVER — Child poverty decreased in British Columbia in 2020 due to provincial and federal government benefits provided in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but any progress may be wiped out by the rising costs of living, an advocacy group says.
Ground-scanning results to be released next week for former Alberni Indian Residential School

Ground-scanning results to be released next week for former Alberni Indian Residential School

The announcement, set for Feb. 21, is expected to be live-streamed on the Tseshaht First Nation Facebook page.
Nuxalk Nation celebrates return of totem pole from Royal B.C. Museum

Nuxalk Nation celebrates return of totem pole from Royal B.C. Museum

Just over three years have passed since hereditary chiefs travelled to the RBCM to seek the return of the pole, a second one and other artifacts.