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Charter has changed since 1993 right-to-die case, plaintiffs argue in appeal
VANCOUVER - The plaintiffs in a landmark case that struck down Canada's ban on doctor-assisted suicide are asking the B.C. Appeal Court to uphold the ruling, arguing the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has evolved since the issue was last decided two decades ago. Read more…
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Audit shows asbestos troubles continued on BC Ferries
A BC Ferries official worried in an email that continued problems with asbestos would leave the publicly owned company vulnerable to a $150,000 fine if its management of the material again comes to WorkSafe BC's attention. Read more…
Privacy rights advocates worried about Canada's 'biometric' data requirements
Canada will soon start collecting fingerprints and photographs from citizens of certain nations trying to enter the country. Critics raise concerns about how the government will safeguard the privacy of those whose data it has collected. Read more…
Anti-choice group wants 'heretic' Justin Trudeau banned from speaking
A national group dedicated to eliminating all abortion in Canada has called for a Catholic school in Sudbury, Ontario to cancel a scheduled speech on Dec. 21 by Liberal Party leadership hopeful Justin Trudeau because of his support for abortion and same sex marriage. Read more…
Garment factory fires abroad may have Canadian connections, says activist
As the flames roared through the factory, panicked workers fled for their lives late last month at the Tazreen Fashion plant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Read more…
Premier Clark may pay price for lagging women's earnings in BC: report author
Women who work in B.C. are earning comparably less than women in the rest of Canada and public policy is to blame, says a new report. One person who may pay a big price for that is Premier Christy Clark, says the Simon Fraser University professor who authored the findings. Read more…
After teen death, calls for national inquiry into missing and murdered women
"The violence all has to stop," Matilda Fowler says, glancing at her daughter's framed photograph. "For all families -- no matter where we're from, who we're with -- we're all family. I just want to take her home; but right now, I just want to know who took her, and why." Read more…
'Gender pay equity' an uphill battle for UBC child care workers
Early childhood educators at the University of British Columbia are voting to strike over what they call an issue of "gender pay equity," but it will be difficult to get what they want because of the government's cooperative gains mandate. Read more…
New resource aims to help people with disabilities travel with ease
Pam MacDonald wasn't always comfortable with air travel. But a new resource in B.C. is helping to change that, the 49-year-old Fort St. John resident said. Read more…
Researcher expected to receive Alzheimer's drug data
When former British Columbia health ministry employee Ron Mattson spoke to the media last week, he released his termination letter which said he'd improperly prepared to release data to researcher Bill Warburton. Today, through his lawyer, Warburton made a statement. Read more…
Legal pot in Washington state celebrated at Seattle's Space Needle
A crowd of approximately 150 gathered at the base of the iconic Seattle Space Needle to openly smoke marijuana at 12:00 this morning. The revelers had come to celebrate the moment marijuana possession became legal in Washington State, thanks to last month's passage of Initiative 502. Read more…
Federal Tories still see ally in Toronto Mayor Rob Ford
Many Toronto-area Conservatives are rallying around Rob Ford, the embattled mayor, having actively backed Ford's 2010 campaign — some putting a great deal of their own personal political capital into play in order to elect someone they saw as a valuable ally. Read more…
BC backing down on flu shot requirement, says BCNU
The British Columbia Nurses' Union is claiming victory in a battle it and other unions waged with the provincial government over mandatory flu shots for health care workers. Read more…
BC expands treatment program by millions towards ending HIV/AIDS in province
The government says it's committing $19.9 in new annual funding to expand a program aimed at ending HIV transmission altogether. Read more…
Crown to consider charges related to two sawmill fires
Having completed investigation reports into sawmill fires earlier this year in Prince George and Burns Lake, WorkSafe BC has referred both matters to Crown counsel for further consideration. Read more…
Unions strike deal on temporary coal miner records review
Unions trying to get a judicial review of a coal mine project using miners from China reluctantly accepted a deal to see some of the records they want released Monday, but say their overall goal is to have many more documents released. Read more…
UBC, SFU helping CIDA to promote mining overseas
The federal government has announced that the University of B.C. and Simon Fraser University will operate a new institute aimed at furthering the Canadian mining industry's role in the country’s overseas development strategy. Read more…
Former solicitor general applauds license plate privacy report
A report on privacy problems with how police departments track vehicle license plates found support this week from the former solicitor general who oversaw introduction of the technology. Read more…
Registrar investigating whether BC police chiefs obeying lobbying law
British Columbia's office of the registrar of lobbyists is investigating whether the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police has followed the province's lobbying laws. Read more…
Withhold judgment until missing women's commission report is issued, Oppal tells critics
The independence of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry (MWCI), which examined why serial killer Robert Pickton wasn't caught sooner, is in "grave doubt," concluded three of the province's legal advocacy organizations in a report released yesterday. But Commissioner Wally Oppal said critics should withhold their judgment until reading his recommendations, which are due the end of this month. Read more…
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