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Chinese pop music's 'deeply local' Canadian story shines in Vancouver exhibition

Chinese pop music's 'deeply local' Canadian story shines in Vancouver exhibition

VANCOUVER — A new exhibition on Cantopop and Mandopop music in Vancouver is a Canadian story, says curator Melissa Karmen Lee.
B.C. orders Hobo Hot Spring restored, as new fence blocks off public use

B.C. orders Hobo Hot Spring restored, as new fence blocks off public use

The British Columbia government has ordered the restoration of free natural hot spring pools that were mysteriously filled with dirt and boulders last fall.
B.C.'s chief electoral officer pushes against 'false narratives' in 2024 vote

B.C.'s chief electoral officer pushes against 'false narratives' in 2024 vote

VICTORIA — British Columbia's chief electoral officer has issued a report he says pushes back against "false narratives" about the 2024 provincial election, as the Opposition BC Conservatives continue to call for an independent review.
B.C. human rights commissioner details government action, inaction on recommendations

B.C. human rights commissioner details government action, inaction on recommendations

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's human rights commissioner says her office has been "re-energized" to push the provincial government to act upon dozens of recommendations to improve human rights made in her first five-year term.
Police name boy, 15, stabbed to death in B.C. park as two youth are cleared

Police name boy, 15, stabbed to death in B.C. park as two youth are cleared

Police have named a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in an Abbotsford, B.C., park on Sunday in the hope of progressing the investigation into what they believe was a targeted attack. Investigators said the victim was Billy Ledoux.
B.C. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke announces 2026 retirement after 10 years on the job

B.C. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke announces 2026 retirement after 10 years on the job

VICTORIA — British Columbia's longest-serving ombudsperson has announced he will retire from his role in early 2026. Jay Chalke has been in the role for a decade and oversaw the implementation of new responsibilities under B.C.
Chorus of critics grows for B.C. fast-track bill as minister fails to soothe concerns

Chorus of critics grows for B.C. fast-track bill as minister fails to soothe concerns

VICTORIA — The chorus of voices against contentious British Columbia legislation to speed up infrastructure projects continues to swell, with the province's civil liberties association calling it a betrayal of the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
MLA says marriage can weather Bill 15. What of Eby's relationship with First Nations?

MLA says marriage can weather Bill 15. What of Eby's relationship with First Nations?

VICTORIA — Grand Chief Stewart Phillip is among the fiercest critics of the British Columbia government's planned legislation to fast track infrastructure projects, saying their development "flouted First Nations' basic human rights.
B.C. health minister says about 6,000 on 'extended leave' from mental health care

B.C. health minister says about 6,000 on 'extended leave' from mental health care

VICTORIA — British Columbia's health minister says almost 6,000 people were on leave from involuntary mental health care in the province last week, pushing back against Opposition claims that the patients aren't being tracked.
Vancouver Island land returned to Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes

Vancouver Island land returned to Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes

VICTORIA — A stretch of culturally significant land in the Cowichan Valley has been returned to the Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes communities.
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