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Vancouver, Richmond malls used customer images without consent

Vancouver, Richmond malls used customer images without consent

Privacy commissioners slam Cadillac Fairview for facial recognition technology use
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YVR, WestJet preparing COVID-19 rapid test pilot for takeoff

YVR, WestJet preparing COVID-19 rapid test pilot for takeoff

Vancouver International Airport and WestJet are aiming to get a COVID-19 rapid test pilot up and running some time in November.
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Scheduled power outages for this week in Richmond

Scheduled power outages for this week in Richmond

Richmond residents in multiple areas will experience power outages as BC Hydro has scheduled repair and replacement work throughout the next two days.
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VCH warns of COVID-19 exposure at Richmond's R.C. Palmer secondary

VCH warns of COVID-19 exposure at Richmond's R.C. Palmer secondary

Another Richmond school has been added to Vancouver Coastal Health’s list of school exposures. R.C. Palmer secondary was added to the list on Wednesday. The health authority reported Oct. 22 as a potential exposure date.
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Fireworks mistaken for gunfire, Richmond schools in 'lockdown'

Fireworks mistaken for gunfire, Richmond schools in 'lockdown'

Some Richmond schools were in “lockdown,” according to Richmond RCMP, on Wednesday morning after fireworks were mistaken for gunfire. Around 10:30 a.m., police received reports of what souded like gunshots around Williams and No.
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$1.5M shortfall expected by Richmond school district

$1.5M shortfall expected by Richmond school district

The Richmond School District is looking at a $1.5 million shortfall as enrolment numbers are lower than projected in the spring.
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Richmond-based company violated labour code by laying off employees seeking to unionize: LRB

Richmond-based company violated labour code by laying off employees seeking to unionize: LRB

The BC Labour Relations Board (LRB) has ruled a cannabis producer with headquarters in Richmond violated the labour code by laying off several employees, who were seeking to unionize, from its facility in the Okanagan. In a decision published Oct.
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Reduce cyberattacks, talk to children about safe internet use: Crime Stoppers

Reduce cyberattacks, talk to children about safe internet use: Crime Stoppers

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Canada
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For two days, all of Whistler RCMP’s non-emergency calls forwarded to random woman

For two days, all of Whistler RCMP’s non-emergency calls forwarded to random woman

Phone line mix-up ‘very unique and unusual situation,’ says detachment head
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Doctors speak out in support of mask-wearing

Doctors speak out in support of mask-wearing

The Doctors of B.C. is applauding a provincial push for everyone to wear masks in indoor public places, on the heels of another significant increase in new daily cases of COVID-19.
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