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B.C.’s non-release of COVID locations data under privacy probe

B.C.’s non-release of COVID locations data under privacy probe

Complainants assert they cannot fight pandemic without information

B.C. privacy commissioner will hear First Nations complaints about COVID

VICTORIA — British Columbia's information and privacy commissioner will investigate a complaint by a coalition of First Nations over a lack of information from the province about the spread of COVID-19.
'Monkey Beach' film brings beloved Haisla novel to life with 'magical realism'

'Monkey Beach' film brings beloved Haisla novel to life with 'magical realism'

VANCOUVER — This year's Vancouver International Film Festival starts just above the surface of dark ocean waters off the coast of Haisla Nation territory in northern British Columbia.
ICBC spends $100,000 on reflective armbands

ICBC spends $100,000 on reflective armbands

They spent the $100K a month before Attorney General David Eby said the provincial insurer’s financial picture was unknown.

Woman in hospital after stabbing in East Vancouver parking lot: Police

VANCOUVER — Police say a woman in her 30s has been arrested following an alleged attack in an East Vancouver parking lot that injured three people on Saturday.

Plan approved for new care tower at hospital in Prince George, B.C.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Health Minister Adrian Dix says a significant step has been taken toward much needed upgrades to a hospital in Prince George, B.C.
Emaciated grizzly found dead on central B.C. coast as low salmon count sparks concern

Emaciated grizzly found dead on central B.C. coast as low salmon count sparks concern

Grizzly was found on Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw territory in Smith Inlet, 60 kilometres north of Port Hardy

RCMP call off search for man who didn't return from canoe trip near Kaslo, B.C.

KASLO, B.C. — RCMP have suspended a search for a man who failed to return from a planned canoe trip in British Columbia's Interior.

Reported shooting in Langley, B.C., latest gun violence for Lower Mainland

LANGLEY, B.C. — RCMP say they're investigating a shooting at a gas station Saturday night in Langley, B.C., the latest in a rash of gun violence on the Lower Mainland.
It's spider season: 'We should just let them live and go about their business'

It's spider season: 'We should just let them live and go about their business'

There are nearly 900 documented species of spiders in B.C. — and likely many more that haven’t even been discovered yet