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WestJet travel credits are not gift cards, rules B.C. court

WestJet travel credits are not gift cards, rules B.C. court

WestJet credits for cancelled flights, lost luggage and other issues aren't like prepaid gift cards and can expire, states a recent ruling from the B.C. Court of Appeal.
‘Dog tales’: UNBC researchers conducting Canada-wide survey on dog walking

‘Dog tales’: UNBC researchers conducting Canada-wide survey on dog walking

Research looks at on-leash and off-leash dog walking experiences in municipalities
Sex abuse case sparks Ottawa to assert papal ambassador's diplomatic immunity

Sex abuse case sparks Ottawa to assert papal ambassador's diplomatic immunity

Global Affairs Canada has issued a certificate of diplomatic immunity for the Pope's representative in Canada who faces a demand for archival documents in a sexual and physical abuse case involving a B.C. Roman Catholic seminary.
How oil and gas prices are fuelling global inflation

How oil and gas prices are fuelling global inflation

Higher fossil fuel costs have many direct and indirect effects on the cost of living
B.C. strata owner ordered to pay $50 fine after paper found in glass recycling bin

B.C. strata owner ordered to pay $50 fine after paper found in glass recycling bin

B.C.'s Civil resolution Tribunal has upheld a $50 strata fine, concluding it was more than likely that a strata unit occupant put paper in a glass recycling bin.
Opinion: How early childhood education is responding to climate change

Opinion: How early childhood education is responding to climate change

Researchers and educators with the Climate Action Childhood network are generating responses to climate change alongside young children.
Opinion: Filling the gaps: Why Canada still needs a public dental health plan despite decades of medicare

Opinion: Filling the gaps: Why Canada still needs a public dental health plan despite decades of medicare

Canada’s health system does not include dental coverage, leaving a large gap in care that’s existed since its beginning. It’s time to ensure access to oral care.
B.C. parenting expert wants Canada to repeal the section of the Criminal Code that makes spanking legal

B.C. parenting expert wants Canada to repeal the section of the Criminal Code that makes spanking legal

"We really, really need to move this needle," says Danielle Dionne with the No Violence for Kids Canada Action Group.
Ukrainians fleeing violence now eligible for 'immediate' MSP coverage

Ukrainians fleeing violence now eligible for 'immediate' MSP coverage

The B.C. government is introducing day-of-arrival MSP coverage for Ukrainians coming to the province with visas.
Opinion: Performers need their audiences back

Opinion: Performers need their audiences back

Live events without a live audience are just the worst for the performers. We need you. We need to hear your reactions. Without you we are nothing.