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Online harms: Liberals seek to create digital safety commission, new ombudsperson

Online harms: Liberals seek to create digital safety commission, new ombudsperson

OTTAWA — The Liberal government plans to create a new digital safety regulator to compel social-media platforms to take action against online harms and remove damaging content — including child sex-abuse material and intimate images shared without co
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Opinion: Pink Shirt Day must become a call to meaningful action against bullying

Opinion: Pink Shirt Day must become a call to meaningful action against bullying

Canada has marked Pink Shirt Day since 2007, but meaningful progress in tackling bullying requires solidarity from youth, teachers, schools, parents, governments and the general public.
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B.C.'s minimum wage now pegged to inflation, will rise to $17.40 per hour

B.C.'s minimum wage now pegged to inflation, will rise to $17.40 per hour

A pay hike in June will raise the minimum hourly wage by 3.9% in line with inflation. Changes to B.C.'s labour laws mean annual increases will now occur automatically.
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Steveston teen cyclist crowned national esport champion

Steveston teen cyclist crowned national esport champion

Training on virtual cycling platform pivotal during COVID-19 pandemic, says Ryan Nickerson.
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Ex breaks into B.C. man's home, leaves behind promise ring, notes

Ex breaks into B.C. man's home, leaves behind promise ring, notes

The incident is under further investigation.
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Real estate association economist doubts B.C.'s flipping tax is worth the trouble

Real estate association economist doubts B.C.'s flipping tax is worth the trouble

Brendon Ogmundson, chief economist of the British Columbia Real Estate Association, says the tax could end up reducing the overall number of homes on the market while only applying to a small number of properties.
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B.C. cannabis companies finally eligible for pre-approved credit cards

B.C. cannabis companies finally eligible for pre-approved credit cards

Big banks still treat cannabis-sector entrepreneurs differently than counterparts in other sectors.
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Richmond wrestlers win gold at high school provincials

Richmond wrestlers win gold at high school provincials

The 2024 BC Provincial High School Wrestling Championships were held at the PNE Forum in Vancouver.
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Boeser's Brock solid net presence crucial to Canucks offence

Boeser's Brock solid net presence crucial to Canucks offence

Brock Boeser leads the Vancouver Canucks in goals but he's also making it easier for everyone else on the ice to score too.
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Massive lantern stolen from in front of Vancouver Art Gallery

Massive lantern stolen from in front of Vancouver Art Gallery

The stolen lantern, called My Family III, was created by Richard Hunt
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