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Opinion: Canada should provide Indigenous languages with constitutional protection

Opinion: Canada should provide Indigenous languages with constitutional protection

Critics have said the government’s efforts to revitalize Indigenous languages are colonial and do not engage with Indigenous Peoples on an equal footing.
B.C. man gets one year in jail for car arsons, other charges

B.C. man gets one year in jail for car arsons, other charges

Joshua Matthew Tolosa torched a neighbour's vehicle after the man failed to pay him for work he'd done.
Burnaby students best in Canada in CyberPatriot cybersecurity contest

Burnaby students best in Canada in CyberPatriot cybersecurity contest

Students at the Palo Alto Cyber Security Academy at Cariboo Hill Secondary beat out 41 other Canadian schools to place first in Canada in the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition this year.
Ex-minister Selina Robinson quits B.C. NDP, citing antisemitism in caucus

Ex-minister Selina Robinson quits B.C. NDP, citing antisemitism in caucus

VICTORIA — A former British Columbia cabinet minister quit the New Democrat government Wednesday, citing antisemitism in the party caucus and indifference towards the problem.
B.C. jeweller sold to human trafficking suspect, failed to de-risk sales to China

B.C. jeweller sold to human trafficking suspect, failed to de-risk sales to China

Montecristo Jewellers has retail locations in Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond; it had appealed a decision from Fintrac that it had violated four aspects of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act.
Reissuing business licence to Vancouver mushroom dispensary 'rather bizarre,' says minister

Reissuing business licence to Vancouver mushroom dispensary 'rather bizarre,' says minister

Mike Farnworth: "The products they're selling are illegal in this country, and they are leaving themselves open to be raided by the police."
Executing B.C.'s new housing legislation 'very challenging'

Executing B.C.'s new housing legislation 'very challenging'

Municipalities forced to 'rejig' systems, navigate capacity issues and work around a one-size-fits-all approach.
B.C. to ease program rules compensating businesses for vandalism

B.C. to ease program rules compensating businesses for vandalism

Entrepreneurs no longer need to make insurance claims to be eligible for Securing Small Business Rebate Program payouts.
New app to help mental health patients launches in Port Moody

New app to help mental health patients launches in Port Moody

The HealthIM platform will allow police and healthcare professionals to "talk the same language" for mental health patients in crisis.
NDP pushing Liberals to include national school food program in upcoming budget

NDP pushing Liberals to include national school food program in upcoming budget

OTTAWA — The federal New Democrats want the government to fund a national school food program in the upcoming budget — and for Liberals to fulfil their election promise to put one in place.