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Children make their way up a closed Whistler Mountain to toboggan in Whistler, B.C. Sunday, March 15, 2020. A Vancouver man is suing the resort for the part he claims it played in him falling from a chairlift and fracturing his spine in 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Snowboarder who broke spine falling from Whistler chairlift sues resort

Lawsuit claims 14-year-old slipped out of chair due to staff negligence

Children make their way up a closed Whistler Mountain to toboggan in Whistler, B.C. Sunday, March 15, 2020. A Vancouver man is suing the resort for the part he claims it played in him falling from a chairlift and fracturing his spine in 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
A B.C. judge ruled a Vancouver woman is allowed to keep her two guinea fowl hens, saying they fall under the category of exotic bird pets in the city’s animal control bylaw. (Pixabay/mirceaadrian72)

Vancouver woman allowed to keep guinea fowls for ‘pure joy of companionship’

Court dismissed city bylaw charge, ruling birds were pets, not poultry

A B.C. judge ruled a Vancouver woman is allowed to keep her two guinea fowl hens, saying they fall under the category of exotic bird pets in the city’s animal control bylaw. (Pixabay/mirceaadrian72)
Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue train in Golden Ears Mountains. In 2022, SAR teams across B.C. responded to 1,510 incidents.(Photo courtesy of RMSAR)

More than 1,700 people saved by B.C. search and rescue in 2022

Association projecting annual incidents to increase in coming years

Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue train in Golden Ears Mountains. In 2022, SAR teams across B.C. responded to 1,510 incidents.(Photo courtesy of RMSAR)
Malika Lim is one of 31 British Columbians who together authored a report on primary care reform in B.C., including 25 recommendations for change. (Photo courtesy of Malika Lim)

Patient-led report calls for primary care reform in B.C.

Panel of 31 British Columbians recommends community health centres, expanded care coverage

Malika Lim is one of 31 British Columbians who together authored a report on primary care reform in B.C., including 25 recommendations for change. (Photo courtesy of Malika Lim)
Gagandeep Sandhu, a 29-year-old from Abbotsford, was found dead inside an underground parkade in Burnaby on Sept. 16. Police say his killing was likely targeted. (Photo courtesy of IHIT)

Abbotsford man identified as victim of fatal Burnaby shooting

Body of 29-year old Gagandeep Sandhu found inside underground parkade Saturday

Gagandeep Sandhu, a 29-year-old from Abbotsford, was found dead inside an underground parkade in Burnaby on Sept. 16. Police say his killing was likely targeted. (Photo courtesy of IHIT)
Joffre Lakes Park is set to reopen to the public on Sept. 19, following a closure by two First Nations. (Black Press Media files)

B.C., First Nations agree to reopen Joffre Lakes Park to public

Park to reopen on Sept. 19, but close for the day on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Joffre Lakes Park is set to reopen to the public on Sept. 19, following a closure by two First Nations. (Black Press Media files)
B.C. parents filed a lawsuit in the B.C. Supreme Court on Sept. 6, 2023 that claims their newborn son was given at least four overdoses of medication while in the care of the B.C. Children’s Hospital. (BC Children’s Hospital Foundation/Facebook)

B.C. hospital overdosing error causes brain damage in newborn, lawsuit claims

Parents say son was given medication ten times stronger than prescribed

B.C. parents filed a lawsuit in the B.C. Supreme Court on Sept. 6, 2023 that claims their newborn son was given at least four overdoses of medication while in the care of the B.C. Children’s Hospital. (BC Children’s Hospital Foundation/Facebook)
A firefighter works on the Peacock Creek wildfire, south of Smithers, B.C. The fire is 1,444 hectares in size and burning out of control as of Sept. 13. (Credit: BC Wildfire Service)

Wildfires may continue to burn into 2024 in northern B.C., say officials

Severe drought conditions expected to last into the fall

A firefighter works on the Peacock Creek wildfire, south of Smithers, B.C. The fire is 1,444 hectares in size and burning out of control as of Sept. 13. (Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
The 2021 atmospheric river caused flooding and landslides across the province, including in Merritt, where the city’s dikes failed. An FOI request shows issues with Merritt’s dikes were known for several years in advance, but nothing was done. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Dike reports to province showed repair needs for years before 2021 floods: FOI

Under B.C.’s Dike Maintenance Act, oversight and upkeep is up to local authorities

The 2021 atmospheric river caused flooding and landslides across the province, including in Merritt, where the city’s dikes failed. An FOI request shows issues with Merritt’s dikes were known for several years in advance, but nothing was done. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The B.C. Supreme Court in Prince George, B.C. A woman is suing the B.C. government after she says she was forced into prostitution as a teen in ministry care. (Google Maps/Screenshot)

Lawsuit alleges Prince George teen was coerced into sex trade while in ministry care

Plaintiff says she’s suffered more than 2 decades of mental illness and lost income as a result

The B.C. Supreme Court in Prince George, B.C. A woman is suing the B.C. government after she says she was forced into prostitution as a teen in ministry care. (Google Maps/Screenshot)
Protesters hold banners with a photograph of Myles Gray, who died following a confrontation with several police officers in 2015, before the start of a coroner’s inquest into his death, in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, April 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Stimulant listed in Myles Gray’s toxicology test shouldn’t have been included, expert testifies

Toxicologist tells coroner’s inquest kratom was present at too low a level to be of significance

Protesters hold banners with a photograph of Myles Gray, who died following a confrontation with several police officers in 2015, before the start of a coroner’s inquest into his death, in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, April 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Myles Gray died on Aug. 13, 2015 following a clash with seven Vancouver police officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances of his death began April 17, 2023. (Photo: Justice for Myles Gray/Facebook)

B.C. firefighters say Myles Gray was ‘well restrained’ before he stopped breathing

First responders recall being told they couldn’t attend to Gray because he was ‘still combative’

Myles Gray died on Aug. 13, 2015 following a clash with seven Vancouver police officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances of his death began April 17, 2023. (Photo: Justice for Myles Gray/Facebook)
In this Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 file photo, a foothold trap intended for bobcat is seen. In B.C. an average of 10 cats and dogs are accidentally caught in wildlife traps each year. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Call for regulations after numerous cats, dogs caught in wildlife traps in B.C.

Average of 10 pets accidentally trapped each year from 2015 to 2021

In this Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 file photo, a foothold trap intended for bobcat is seen. In B.C. an average of 10 cats and dogs are accidentally caught in wildlife traps each year. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
A B.C. Mountie is taking the RCMP to Federal Court over the dismissal of her workplace harassment complaint. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. Mountie taking RCMP to court over dismissal of workplace harassment complaint

Mountie alleges fellow officer made misogynistic comments during her firearms training

A B.C. Mountie is taking the RCMP to Federal Court over the dismissal of her workplace harassment complaint. (Black Press Media file photo)
B.C.’s Court of Appeal ruled on an interpretation of the Human Rights Code on April 21 that makes it easier for employees to argue cases of workplace discrimination in relation to family status. (Black Press Media file photo)

Court decision affords B.C. parents, caregivers greater protection in the workplace

Appeal ruling removes barrier for workers trying to prove family-based discrimination

B.C.’s Court of Appeal ruled on an interpretation of the Human Rights Code on April 21 that makes it easier for employees to argue cases of workplace discrimination in relation to family status. (Black Press Media file photo)
Myles Gray died on Aug. 13, 2015 following a clash with seven Vancouver police officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances of his death begins April 17, 2023. (Photo: Justice for Myles Gray/Facebook)

Officers told not to make handwritten notes after death of Myles Gray, inquest hears

Union reps also reviewed officers’ official statements before they were submitted

Myles Gray died on Aug. 13, 2015 following a clash with seven Vancouver police officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances of his death begins April 17, 2023. (Photo: Justice for Myles Gray/Facebook)
Myles Gray died on Aug. 13, 2015 following a clash with seven Vancouver police officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances of his death began April 17, 2023. (Photo: Justice for Myles Gray/Facebook)

Vancouver officers say they continued to beat Myles Gray because he continued to resist

Officers testified to coroner’s inquest that they felt they were in a life or death situation

Myles Gray died on Aug. 13, 2015 following a clash with seven Vancouver police officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances of his death began April 17, 2023. (Photo: Justice for Myles Gray/Facebook)
Myles Gray died on Aug. 13, 2015 following a clash with seven Vancouver police officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances of his death begins April 17, 2023. (Photo: Justice for Myles Gray/Facebook)

First Vancouver police officer testifies in death of Myles Gray

Const. Sahota said she feared for her life, but admitted she had no, or little, mental health training

Myles Gray died on Aug. 13, 2015 following a clash with seven Vancouver police officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances of his death begins April 17, 2023. (Photo: Justice for Myles Gray/Facebook)
Myles Gray died on Aug. 13, 2015 following a clash with seven Vancouver police officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances of his death begins April 17, 2023. (Photo: Justice for Myles Gray/Facebook)

Myles Gray was likely suffering manic episode when police beat him, sister tells B.C. inquest

Coroner’s inquest seeks to determine circumstances of 33-year-old’s 2015 death

Myles Gray died on Aug. 13, 2015 following a clash with seven Vancouver police officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances of his death begins April 17, 2023. (Photo: Justice for Myles Gray/Facebook)
Bashar Rahman attended the UN Climate Change Conference in 2022 as an undergrad delegate for the University of British Columbia. He says he was frustrated by the relative lack of attention on the Global South. (Photo courtesy of Bashar Rahman)

UBC student biking Bangladesh to put overlooked impacts of climate change on display

Country one of the most vulnerable in the world, but receives relatively little attention and resources

Bashar Rahman attended the UN Climate Change Conference in 2022 as an undergrad delegate for the University of British Columbia. He says he was frustrated by the relative lack of attention on the Global South. (Photo courtesy of Bashar Rahman)