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B.C. nurse reprimanded for interrupting Indigenous smudging ceremony

B.C. nurse reprimanded for interrupting Indigenous smudging ceremony

A Trail nurse who interrupted an Indigenous family's smudging ceremony has been reprimanded and must undergo remedial education related to cultural safety and humility, ethics, sensitivity training, communication and professional standards.
Vancouver Coastal Health sues German man for $35,000 hospital bill

Vancouver Coastal Health sues German man for $35,000 hospital bill

The non-payment is a breach of B.C.'s Hospital Insurance Act.
Canfor, four other companies could decide the fate of B.C.'s old-growth forests

Canfor, four other companies could decide the fate of B.C.'s old-growth forests

​​​​​​​Canfor alone poses more of a threat to old-growth trees than all 127 First Nations-owned logging companies combined, with an estimated risk of 14 per cent compared to 12 per cent.
Daylight time shift remains on hold as clocks set to move ahead Sunday

Daylight time shift remains on hold as clocks set to move ahead Sunday

B.C. outlined a plan to switch permanently in 2019, but the legislation did not set a date because the province is waiting for Washington, Oregon and California to also approve the change.
GiveSendGo tells court it is refunding convoy donations

GiveSendGo tells court it is refunding convoy donations

OTTAWA — Lawyers for a proposed class-action lawsuit against the convoy protest in Ottawa argued in court Wednesday that GiveSendGo may be in breach of a freezing order on funds raised for the convoy on the website.
Immigrants are not okay in rural Canada: report

Immigrants are not okay in rural Canada: report

Newcomers were already facing financial, personal, and health struggles in rural Canada before the pandemic. Now, they are worse off, the authors argue, not least of all because of the lack of settlement services available to them in these regions
B.C. woman convicted of animal cruelty loses appeal

B.C. woman convicted of animal cruelty loses appeal

Xin Ying Zhou of Surrey, convicted of animal cruelty relating to cats and dogs in her care, had her appeal dismissed in B.C. Supreme Court.
Heartbroken North Vancouver couple seek answers after baby boy dies following birth at Lions Gate

Heartbroken North Vancouver couple seek answers after baby boy dies following birth at Lions Gate

A North Vancouver couple want to know how things could have gone so wrong with their baby son's birth, leading to their terrible loss.
Area First Nations sign equity deal in Coastal GasLink pipeline

Area First Nations sign equity deal in Coastal GasLink pipeline

Chief Corinna Leween of the Chaslatta Carrier Nation — whose traditional lands are located northwest of Prince George, along the pipeline's corridor — said the agreements are an "historic milestone" for Indigenous communities.
Some relief at pumps may come by Friday

Some relief at pumps may come by Friday

Spiking oil prices have come down slightly, meaning gas price drop is coming