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Critics caution against plan to expand medical assistance in dying to those with mental illness

Critics caution against plan to expand medical assistance in dying to those with mental illness

Hope is what kept Laurel Walker alive as thoughts of suicide overwhelmed her, and that is exactly what she says would be stripped from people battling the same darkness if Canada forges ahead with plans to expand medical assistance in dying to those
Richmond ‘forever young’ group raises funds for food insecure

Richmond ‘forever young’ group raises funds for food insecure

Donations are being accepted until Christmas Eve
People's Party candidate must stop using 'engineer,' B.C. Supreme Court rules

People's Party candidate must stop using 'engineer,' B.C. Supreme Court rules

VICTORIA — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that a Vancouver Island People's Party of Canada candidate who ran against Elizabeth May in the last federal election must stop describing himself as an engineer.
Column: The winter garden is a test

Column: The winter garden is a test

The winter garden tests our capacity for restraint, self-control and compassion
Major B.C. developer Coromandel Properties being mismanaged, court hears

Major B.C. developer Coromandel Properties being mismanaged, court hears

Some owners of Coromandel Properties Ltd. have failed to put their company in receivership after citing their concerns of management failures
Disbarred B.C. lawyer’s trust account subject to unexplained wealth order application

Disbarred B.C. lawyer’s trust account subject to unexplained wealth order application

B.C. Director of Civil Forfeiture seeks the forfeiture of about $3.5 million held in the trust account of now-disbarred lawyer Ronald Pelletier, whose misconduct included money laundering, according to the Law Society of B.C.
Ottawa ending earthquake notification account on Twitter

Ottawa ending earthquake notification account on Twitter

Federal government will stop updating X.com account in January
Concern rises over number of Canadian seniors going lost or missing due to dementia

Concern rises over number of Canadian seniors going lost or missing due to dementia

MONTREAL — The number of older people reported missing in Canada is raising an alarm bell for advocates, who warn the problem will only get worse as the population ages and more people are diagnosed with dementia or cognitive impairments. 
Driver who nearly hit protester charged with assault, dangerous driving

Driver who nearly hit protester charged with assault, dangerous driving

A video of the incident shows the man getting out of the car after driving it onto the sidewalk and telling a protester to ‘go back to Jordan’
Navy chief petty officer acquitted of sexually assaulting crewmate in Vancouver harbour

Navy chief petty officer acquitted of sexually assaulting crewmate in Vancouver harbour

David Wilson said he twice asked for and received consent for sexual activity.