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Opinion: Online outrage can benefit brands that take stances on social issues

Opinion: Online outrage can benefit brands that take stances on social issues

Brands are increasingly taking stances on contentious social issues and facing mass outrage on social media. New research shows that this outrage can benefit brands.
ICBC loses appeal in case where employee sold data used in shootings

ICBC loses appeal in case where employee sold data used in shootings

Claims adjuster Candy Rheaume sold private information linking the customers’ license plates to their home addresses
Three arrested as RCMP resume enforcement at Fairy Creek

Three arrested as RCMP resume enforcement at Fairy Creek

Arrests came less than a week after 146 court cases were dropped
B.C. Ombudsperson rejects Flying Spaghetti Monster pirate hat discrimination claim

B.C. Ombudsperson rejects Flying Spaghetti Monster pirate hat discrimination claim

The B.C. man fighting for Pastafarian religious rights in a pirate hat now has a lawyer
B.C. man gets $5,000 for Yorkshire terrier dog bite

B.C. man gets $5,000 for Yorkshire terrier dog bite

Flex the Yorkshire terrier is now muzzled when he's in common areas of the building in Vancouver's Yaletown district.
Underwater recovery team finds drowned body in Cultus Lake

Underwater recovery team finds drowned body in Cultus Lake

Police say the man was believed to have drowned in the popular B.C. lake in July.
One-third of B.C. shoppers buy food with environment in mind, finds study

One-third of B.C. shoppers buy food with environment in mind, finds study

For the average Canadian, food is the third largest source of carbon emissions
A look at British Columbia's heat wave, by the numbers

A look at British Columbia's heat wave, by the numbers

A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia, sending temperatures in some places into the 40s this week. Here's a look at data associated with the hot spell that began Sunday, provided by Environment Canada.
Ministers told to find $15 billion in government spending cuts by October deadline

Ministers told to find $15 billion in government spending cuts by October deadline

The cuts are not expected to result in federal job losses, aside from the normal attrition or redeployment of government workers.
B.C. shatters August energy demand record amid sizzling heatwave

B.C. shatters August energy demand record amid sizzling heatwave

B.C.'s hot spot at noon Aug. 15 was Lytton at 36.7C.