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‘I came out because I saw you come out’: Two-Spirit artist builds safer spaces for queer youth

‘I came out because I saw you come out’: Two-Spirit artist builds safer spaces for queer youth

Since coming out as Two-Spirit in 2019, Madeline Terbasket has been committed to making their community safer for queer people

Police looking for one suspect, considered armed and dangerous

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A shooting at a home in Chilliwack, B.C. has left two women dead and one man injured. The RCMP's Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment says officers were called to the residence on McNaught Ave. near Yard Rd. at about 11 a.m.
Primary health care ‘collapsing’ in B.C. rural communities, critics say

Primary health care ‘collapsing’ in B.C. rural communities, critics say

Back-to-back closures of small community emergency rooms on North Vancouver Island over the weekend is another example of the overall erosion of the primary care system in rural communities, the BC Green Party and the BC Nurses’ Union say.
Former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen testifies at sexual assault trial

Former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen testifies at sexual assault trial

Former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen, 25, was charged with sexual assault in January 2022 following a police investigation while he was still playing in the NHL. He pleaded not guilty.
B.C. students call out BC NDP for delaying free birth control

B.C. students call out BC NDP for delaying free birth control

The BC NDP has yet to deliver on its promise of free birth control, which could save the public money in the long run, advocates say.
Don't have air conditioning? Here's how to stay cool during intense heat

Don't have air conditioning? Here's how to stay cool during intense heat

Putting your socks in the fridge to have them cool for sleeping at night is one idea.
Minister announces coroner's inquest into Vancouver hotel fire deaths

Minister announces coroner's inquest into Vancouver hotel fire deaths

VANCOUVER — B.C.'s public safety minister has announced a coroner's inquest into the deaths of two people in a fire at the Winters Hotel in downtown Vancouver in April.
Virtanen's lawyer apologizes for 'insensitive' sexual assault trial questions

Virtanen's lawyer apologizes for 'insensitive' sexual assault trial questions

"That question was insensitive and I apologize for my suggestion," defence lawyer Brock Martland told the court.
Tax evasion in B.C. real estate transactions persists, CRA audits show

Tax evasion in B.C. real estate transactions persists, CRA audits show

The Canada Revenue Agency has found hundreds of millions of dollars in unreported income tax via B.C. real estate audits — over $1.1 billion in assessments since 2015.
B.C. government, First Nations ban hunting to protect spirit bear

B.C. government, First Nations ban hunting to protect spirit bear

Scientists and First Nations hope a ban on killing black bears will protect the gene that codes for the existence of the spirit bear, the rarest subspecies in the world.