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B.C. law to recover health costs from companies behind harmful products: AG Sharma

B.C. law to recover health costs from companies behind harmful products: AG Sharma

VICTORIA — British Columbia introduced proposed legislation Thursday that would allow it to sue for health-related costs over damages by companies like social-media giants and energy drink manufacturers whose products could cause harm.
B.C.'s seniors advocate blames long-term care waits on lack of home support

B.C.'s seniors advocate blames long-term care waits on lack of home support

VICTORIA — British Columbia's seniors advocate says the increasing unmet demand for home support services is likely to blame for a ballooning wait-list to get a bed in long-term care, with the problem worsened by population growth.
B.C. boy, 9, loves hockey, his rabbit and pi, which he has memorized to 2,030 digits

B.C. boy, 9, loves hockey, his rabbit and pi, which he has memorized to 2,030 digits

Nine-year-old Lucas Mason Yao loves the Vancouver Canucks, his pet bunny Chomp and pi, the mathematical constant that's celebrated every March 14 around the world. Yao, from Pitt Meadows, B.C.
B.C. First Nation and Western LNG partner to purchase natural gas pipeline project

B.C. First Nation and Western LNG partner to purchase natural gas pipeline project

A B.C. First Nation and a Houston-based firm are buying a ready-to-construct pipeline project that would supply a proposed floating LNG export terminal north of Prince Rupert. The Nisga’a Nation — whose lands are located on the northwest coast of B.
Suspect charged in mass killing of Sri Lankan family in protective custody: lawyer

Suspect charged in mass killing of Sri Lankan family in protective custody: lawyer

OTTAWA — The 19-year-old charged with killing six people in an Ottawa suburb last week is being held in protective custody, his lawyer said Thursday.
Alberta renewables report contradicts government proposals for industry, critics say

Alberta renewables report contradicts government proposals for industry, critics say

EDMONTON — Critics are asking why the Alberta government's proposed regulations on renewable power seem to have ignored the conclusions of its own utilities regulator.
Federal government reveals it ordered national security review of TikTok in September

Federal government reveals it ordered national security review of TikTok in September

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals ordered a national security review of popular video app TikTok in September 2023 but did not disclose it publicly. "This is still an ongoing case.
B.C. Mounties seize cache of stolen Lego, Jellycat toys, clothes worth $150,000

B.C. Mounties seize cache of stolen Lego, Jellycat toys, clothes worth $150,000

RICHMOND, B.C. — Mounties in Richmond, British Columbia, weren't playing around when they recovered a large haul of stolen Lego and plush toys that they say illuminates "dark corners of the retail theft sector.
Former Quebec judge pleads guilty to manslaughter in wife's 2009 shooting death

Former Quebec judge pleads guilty to manslaughter in wife's 2009 shooting death

QUEBEC — A retired Quebec judge who had been facing a second murder trial in his wife's 2009 shooting death pleaded guilty to manslaughter Thursday and walked free after spending a few hours in detention.
Canada relocating some diplomats from 'volatile' Haiti, following other countries

Canada relocating some diplomats from 'volatile' Haiti, following other countries

OTTAWA — Canada has reduced the number of diplomats at its embassy in Haiti to less than half its normal cadre, citing an increasingly unpredictable security situation in the Caribbean country.
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