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The privacy commissioners of Canada and British Columbia have launched an investigation into a Victoria-based company that performs background checks on tenants and others. Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne takes part in a news conference in Ottawa, on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Privacy watchdogs probing B.C. firm that runs tenant background checks

Provincial and national commissoners investigating if Certn is collecting personal info with consent

The privacy commissioners of Canada and British Columbia have launched an investigation into a Victoria-based company that performs background checks on tenants and others. Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne takes part in a news conference in Ottawa, on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
A question from an exam given to some Burnaby Grade 6 and 7 students shows a question asking them to argue both sides of whether Israel should exist as a homeland for Jewish people. (@DrJacobsRad/X)

B.C. school district investigates exam asking pupils if Israel should exist

Test question asked students to offer perspectives on both sides

A question from an exam given to some Burnaby Grade 6 and 7 students shows a question asking them to argue both sides of whether Israel should exist as a homeland for Jewish people. (@DrJacobsRad/X)
Anti-SOGI 123 protesters were outside Surrey’s L.A. Matheson Secondary on Monday afternoon (June 3) to begin their protests scheduled for most of Pride Month. (Sobia Moman photo)

VIDEO: Anti-SOGI camp protest outside B.C. high school, from a distance

New provincial legislation enacts ‘access zones’ where ‘harmful’ protesters are not allowed

Anti-SOGI 123 protesters were outside Surrey’s L.A. Matheson Secondary on Monday afternoon (June 3) to begin their protests scheduled for most of Pride Month. (Sobia Moman photo)
Houses are shown in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver home sales drop nearly 20 per cent in May as inventories climb

Number of Metro Vancouver homes listed for sale rose 46.3 per cent year-over-year

Houses are shown in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Carpenter Media Group acquired Oregon’s Pamplin Media Group on June 1. The sale transfers ownerhsip of 23 publications. (Unsplash)

Black Press Media parent company acquires Oregon’s largest newspaper group

Carpenter Media finalized purchase of 23 Oregon publications on June 1

Carpenter Media Group acquired Oregon’s Pamplin Media Group on June 1. The sale transfers ownerhsip of 23 publications. (Unsplash)
Eli Mitchell is a valued volunteer in Sidney. (Tim Collins)

‘I won’t be dying in the wrong body’: a B.C. man’s courageous journey

At 62 years old, Eli Mitchell decided to transition from being a woman to a man

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Eli Mitchell is a valued volunteer in Sidney. (Tim Collins)
Surrey South MLA Elenore Sturko’s decision to defect from BC United to the Conservative Party of B.C. has garnered strong reactions from many. (Wolf Depner photo)

Elenore Sturko decision to defect to BC Conservatives shocks BC United

‘You dance with the person you brought, and that’s not changing for me’: Halford

Surrey South MLA Elenore Sturko’s decision to defect from BC United to the Conservative Party of B.C. has garnered strong reactions from many. (Wolf Depner photo)
A 2023 report from Statistics Canada gives B.C. the lowest rate of access to air conditioning with 32 per cent. That figure varies across B.C. While 84 per cent of households in Kelowna have air conditioning, the rate drops to 26 of households in Vancouver and 19 per cent in Victoria. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

About 1 in 3 B.C. homes have air-conditioning, the lowest rate in Canada

Air conditioning access even lower among racialized and low-income British Columbians

A 2023 report from Statistics Canada gives B.C. the lowest rate of access to air conditioning with 32 per cent. That figure varies across B.C. While 84 per cent of households in Kelowna have air conditioning, the rate drops to 26 of households in Vancouver and 19 per cent in Victoria. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Dr. Frances Kelsey is seen at a congressional hearing in 1962 for ‘Time Life’ magazine. (Courtesy of Dr. Cheryl Warsh)

Remembering Dr. Frances Kelsey, B.C.’s American medical hero

New book tells story of Vancouver Islander crucial in stopping approval of thalidomide in the U.S.

Dr. Frances Kelsey is seen at a congressional hearing in 1962 for ‘Time Life’ magazine. (Courtesy of Dr. Cheryl Warsh)
Michael Bommer, left, who is terminally ill with colon cancer, looks at his wife Anett Bommer during a meeting with The Associated Press at his home in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Bommer, who has only a few more weeks to live, teamed up with friend who runs the AI-powered legacy platform Eternos to “create a comprehensive, interactive AI version of himself, allowing relatives to engage with his life experiences and insights,” after he has passed away. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

AI can allow you to talk to your loved ones after they die, should it?

Some embrace the tech as a way to cope with grief, others worry it sabotages the mourning process

Michael Bommer, left, who is terminally ill with colon cancer, looks at his wife Anett Bommer during a meeting with The Associated Press at his home in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Bommer, who has only a few more weeks to live, teamed up with friend who runs the AI-powered legacy platform Eternos to “create a comprehensive, interactive AI version of himself, allowing relatives to engage with his life experiences and insights,” after he has passed away. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Men have been disconnected from their emotions and a male liberation movement is needed for men, said Carol Bilson, director of operations at the Anti-Violence Project (BPD file Photo)

B.C. asked to reimagine masculinity as part of Men’s Mental Health Month

‘The gender expectation that we put on men and masculinity is unnecessary and doubles down the harm’

Men have been disconnected from their emotions and a male liberation movement is needed for men, said Carol Bilson, director of operations at the Anti-Violence Project (BPD file Photo)
Singer Paula Abdul poses with Idol Eyes audio glasses during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the start of the CES tech show, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Straight Up! Paula Abdul announces Penticton date

Global icon hits the South Okanagan Events Centre stage in September

Singer Paula Abdul poses with Idol Eyes audio glasses during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the start of the CES tech show, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
(KF Aerospace/Facebook)

Kelowna’s KF Aerospace, partner land $11B federal government contract

The contract was awarded to SkyAlyne, a partnership with Montreal aviation company CAE

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Victoria MP Laurel Collins says hundreds have shared stories of coercive control, asks House to pass bill. (CPAC.ca)

Coercive control issue uniting Parliament across party lines: B.C. MP

Laurel Collins says 100s have shared personal stories as she seeks to criminalize abusive practice

Victoria MP Laurel Collins says hundreds have shared stories of coercive control, asks House to pass bill. (CPAC.ca)
Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl during a game with the Kelowna Rockets against the Portland Winterhawks on May 1, 2015 at Prospera Place. (Photo/Kelowna Rockets/Marissa Baecker)

Former Kelowna Rocket Leon Draisaitl ready for Stanley Cup Final

Draisaitl helped the Rockets win the 2015 WHL Championship

Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl during a game with the Kelowna Rockets against the Portland Winterhawks on May 1, 2015 at Prospera Place. (Photo/Kelowna Rockets/Marissa Baecker)
The federal New Democrats want a price cap on grocery store staples if the Liberal government can’t convince grocers to bring down the prices themselves. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, June 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

NDP shop hard for Canadian grocery cap, Liberals say it won’t work

Enforced ceiling on food staples being served up as a way to protect consumers

The federal New Democrats want a price cap on grocery store staples if the Liberal government can’t convince grocers to bring down the prices themselves. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, June 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Psychotherapists may soon be regulated in B.C., if the province decides to designate the practice as an official health profession. (Pixabay)

B.C. looks to regulate psychotherapy, designate it as health profession

Move would bring qualification requirements, ethical oversight for clinical counsellors, therapists

Psychotherapists may soon be regulated in B.C., if the province decides to designate the practice as an official health profession. (Pixabay)
Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan speaks during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Audit finds Canada not prepared to protect citizens from cybercrime

Probe finds RCMP, CRTC, and cyberspy security agency lack capacity and tools

Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan speaks during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
A person navigates to the online social-media pages of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Streaming services must pay into Canadian news fund

Firms like Netflix and Spotify must start contributing to local news and Canadian content production

A person navigates to the online social-media pages of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Wails and sobs could be heard coming from one woman on scene, with repeated cries “he’s gone.” Then two people could be seen consoling each other immediately following the shooting in downtown Maple Ridge last Friday, May 30, in the late afternoon. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)

Online condolences pour in for man shot dead in Lower Mainland

Dustin Evans identified as victim

Wails and sobs could be heard coming from one woman on scene, with repeated cries “he’s gone.” Then two people could be seen consoling each other immediately following the shooting in downtown Maple Ridge last Friday, May 30, in the late afternoon. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)