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Kathleen Mosa, (centre) former executive director of Wilma’s Transition Society, and her daughter Erin Mosa are being sued by the society for misappropriation of funds. The mother-daughter pair filed a response and counterclaim on May 22. Mosa is flanked by Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen and Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove at an affordable housing announcement in Chilliwack on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Ex-head of transition society in Chilliwack denies misappropriation

Counterclaim alleges ‘conspiracy’ among Wilma’s employees, board to oust Kathleen and Erin Mosa

by Jennifer Feinberg

Kathleen Mosa, (centre) former executive director of Wilma’s Transition Society, and her daughter Erin Mosa are being sued by the society for misappropriation of funds. The mother-daughter pair filed a response and counterclaim on May 22. Mosa is flanked by Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen and Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove at an affordable housing announcement in Chilliwack on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Surrey-South MLA Elenore Sturko and Conservative Party of B.C. John Rustad speak with the media Monday at the legislature after Sturko had left B.C. United for Rustad’s party. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

B.C. Conservatives control right, need urban votes for that to matter: analysts

Party in ‘pole position’ to take on NDP, but will their message resonate in vote-rich urban areas

by Wolf Depner

Surrey-South MLA Elenore Sturko and Conservative Party of B.C. John Rustad speak with the media Monday at the legislature after Sturko had left B.C. United for Rustad’s party. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

A Canada Border Services Agency officer speaks to a motorist entering Canada at the Douglas-Peace Arch border crossing, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, August 9, 2021. The union representing thousands of Canadian border workers says they will begin job action Friday afternoon if no deal is reached by then. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Border strike could begin as early as 1 p.m. Friday in B.C.

Union says job action will start Friday afternoon if mediation fails

by The Canadian Press

A Canada Border Services Agency officer speaks to a motorist entering Canada at the Douglas-Peace Arch border crossing, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, August 9, 2021. The union representing thousands of Canadian border workers says they will begin job action Friday afternoon if no deal is reached by then. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during the closing press conference of the Ukraine peace summit in Obbürgen, Switzerland, Sunday, June 16, 2024. Switzerland is hosting scores of world leaders this weekend to try to map out the first steps toward peace in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Trudeau says Russia must be accountable for ‘genocide’ of taking Ukrainian kids

Darwin, a Japanese Macaque, is shown at the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary in Sunderland, Ont., on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Darwin, also known as the Ikea monkey, was found wandering a parking garage at the furniture chain’s North York store wearing a shearling coat and a diaper. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Animals on the lam: Welfare group documents exotic animal escapes, attacks

Dallas Stars forward Wyatt Johnston (53) and defenceman Esa Lindell (23) look away as Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) celebrates his goal with teammate forward Zach Hyman (18) during first period of Game 6 of the Western Conference final of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs in Edmonton, Sunday, June 2, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Edmonton Oilers beat Stars 2-1 in Game 6, advance to Stanley Cup final

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Michael M. Santiago/Pool Photo via AP)

Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes

The murder trial of Mohamed Daud Omar began on June 4 at the Victoria Law Courts. (Black Press Media File Photo)

Trial begins for man accused of fatal stabbing outside Victoria’s Lucky Bar

Mohamed Daud Omar is accused of second-degree murder in the death of 30-year-old John Dickinson

Jun 4, 2024

The murder trial of Mohamed Daud Omar began on June 4 at the Victoria Law Courts. (Black Press Media File Photo)

Squamish RCMP and Squamish Search and Rescue continue their search for three mountaineers last seen on Mount Garibaldi on May 31, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Improving weather may give searchers window to find missing B.C. climbers

3 mountaineers last seen on Mount Garibaldi Friday morning

by Black Press Media Staff

Squamish RCMP and Squamish Search and Rescue continue their search for three mountaineers last seen on Mount Garibaldi on May 31, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Second World War veteran William “Bill” Cameron died on Saturday, just hours before he was set to return to France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Cameron is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Veterans Affairs Canada, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

B.C. D-Day vet dies on the eve of his return to Normandy

Grandson will take Bill Cameron’s place at 80th anniversary events

by The Canadian Press

Second World War veteran William “Bill” Cameron died on Saturday, just hours before he was set to return to France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Cameron is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Veterans Affairs Canada, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

A B.C. Supreme Court justice ruled on June 3, 2024 that ICBC must pay customers who were impacted by a 2011 privacy breach $15,000 each in damages. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

ICBC must pay customers hit by privacy breach $15K each, B.C. judge rules

Customers targeted in shooting and arson attacks after ICBC staffer sold their info to criminal gang

by Jane Skrypnek

A B.C. Supreme Court justice ruled on June 3, 2024 that ICBC must pay customers who were impacted by a 2011 privacy breach $15,000 each in damages. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

Activists in Canada say Hong Kong’s crackdown on commemorations of the June 4, 1989, massacre in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square has injected new vigour and significance to vigils in overseas communities. Police officers stand guard in Causeway Bay area, on the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chan Long Hei

As Hong Kong cracks down, B.C. Tiananmen Square vigil keeps flame burning

Vancouver candlelight vigil shifted to accommodate more people in the past 2 years

by The Canadian Press

Activists in Canada say Hong Kong’s crackdown on commemorations of the June 4, 1989, massacre in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square has injected new vigour and significance to vigils in overseas communities. Police officers stand guard in Causeway Bay area, on the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chan Long Hei

Brothers Harjeet and Sukhpal Singh were killed when their eastbound semi flipped on Highway 1 and was struck by a westbound semi on Monday, May 27, 2024. ( Harpreet Kaur Brar/GoFundMe photo)

Support flows in for truck-driving brothers killed in Shuswap collision

Fundraiser to help families with ‘repatriation of their sons’ bodies back to India’

Jun 4, 2024

Brothers Harjeet and Sukhpal Singh were killed when their eastbound semi flipped on Highway 1 and was struck by a westbound semi on Monday, May 27, 2024. ( Harpreet Kaur Brar/GoFundMe photo)

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

by The Canadian Press

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

by The Canadian Press

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

by The Canadian Press

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

by Black Press Media Staff

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

Jun 4, 2024

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

by Wolf Depner

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)

(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

by Gary Barnes

(KF Aerospace/Facebook)

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

by The Canadian Press

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

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

by Jane Skrypnek

Psychotherapists may soon be regulated in B.C., if the province decides to designate the practice as an official health profession. (Pixabay)

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