Brieanna Charlebois

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Eby promises business leaders to 'go to the wall' to protect private property

Eby promises business leaders to 'go to the wall' to protect private property

VANCOUVER -- British Columbia Premier David Eby reassured business leaders at a BC Chamber of Commerce gathering in Vancouver about two recent First Nations court decisions, saying he would "go to the wall" to protect private property.

B.C. announces new measures to combat intimate partner violence

B.C. announces new measures to combat intimate partner violence

VANCOUVER -- British Columbia's attorney general has announced new provincial measures aimed at combating intimate partner violence, while calling newly tabled federal legislation "a step toward justice."

Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform

Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform

VANCOUVER -- Maya Cassady was just two months away from graduating high school with honours when she obtained her mental health records through a freedom of information request.

TD Bank settles human rights complaint by B.C. Muslim-Indigenous man

TD Bank settles human rights complaint by B.C. Muslim-Indigenous man

VANCOUVER -- A human rights complaint has been settled between the TD Bank and a Muslim-Indigenous man who claimed he was racially profiled while trying to open a bank account at a Surrey, B.C., branch.

How Indigenous veterans faced battles at home and abroad

How Indigenous veterans faced battles at home and abroad

VANCOUVER -- John Moses says that when his father Russell Moses returned on leave from the Korean War, his battles weren't over.

Murder was 'unexpected' by accused, trial of former B.C. lawyer hears

Murder was 'unexpected' by accused, trial of former B.C. lawyer hears

VANCOUVER -- A former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer admits to killing his client, but his defence counsel says it wasn't planned and that evidence at the trial doesn't support a first-degree murder conviction for Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo.

B.C. launches task force to tackle extortions, shootings in South Asian community

B.C. launches task force to tackle extortions, shootings in South Asian community

The British Columbia government and RCMP have announced a provincial task force dedicated to investigating a spate of extortions and violence aimed at the South Asian community.

BCGEU escalates job action, bans overtime for correctional officers and sheriffs

BCGEU escalates job action, bans overtime for correctional officers and sheriffs

VANCOUVER -- The president of a union representing British Columbia's public service workers says it has escalated job action with an overtime ban for correctional officers and sheriffs.

Judge upholds publication ban on B.C. festival attack mental fitness evidence

Judge upholds publication ban on B.C. festival attack mental fitness evidence

VANCOUVER -- A judge has upheld a ban that prevents media from publishing evidence heard at a mental fitness hearing for the suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack.

Media challenge publication ban on Lapu Lapu attack suspect's fitness hearing

Media challenge publication ban on Lapu Lapu attack suspect's fitness hearing

VANCOUVER -- A media consortium has challenged a publication ban on evidence at a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand trial.

B.C. Coastal First Nations write to Carney, asking him to reject any new pipeline

B.C. Coastal First Nations write to Carney, asking him to reject any new pipeline

Coastal First Nations in British Columbia have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to reject any new proposal for a crude oil pipeline to the northwest coast. The move comes as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushes for a new private-sector pipeline that would send crude oil to the northern B.C. coast for export to Asia...