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International students face growing mental distress in Canada, advocates warn

OTTAWA - When Gobindbir Singh describes the stress international students are under, he remembers a young man who called in tears. Unable to pay his tuition for the upcoming semester, the student said...

Mar 15, 2024

How the 2019 Fridays for Futures strikes inspired a wave of Canadian climate leaders

As they marched through the streets in 2019, Ashley Torres and Louis Couillard did not expect a protest would alter the trajectory of their lives. Then 23 and 22 years old, the student organizers did ...

Mar 15, 2024

Police say woman murdered at home near University of B.C. campus, two arrested

VANCOUVER - Police say a woman has been murdered at a home on the edge of the University of British Columbia campus, and two people have been arrested. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said ...

Mar 14, 2024

B.C. Mounties seize cache of stolen Lego, Jellycat toys, clothes worth $150,000

RICHMOND, B.C. - Mounties in Richmond, British Columbia, weren't playing around when they recovered a large haul of stolen Lego and plush toys that they say illuminates "dark corners of the retail the...

Mar 14, 2024

B.C. boy, 9, loves hockey, his rabbit and pi, which he has memorized to 2,030 digits

PITT MEADOWS, B.C. - Nine-year-old Lucas Mason Yao loves the Vancouver Canucks, his pet bunny Chomp and pi, the mathematical constant that's celebrated every March 14 around the world. Yao, from Pitt ...

Mar 14, 2024

Suspect in B.C. triple stabbing has history of 'sudden' violence: review board

COQUITLAM, B.C. - The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver's Chinatown had a history of "sudden" violence but a report says he showed no signs of deteriorating mental health...

Mar 14, 2024

Documents show more companies, performers owed money by Just for Laughs

MONTREAL - Documents made public by an insolvency trustee show Montreal comedy festival Just for Laughs and affiliated companies owe millions of dollars in unpaid debts beyond what was included in a c...

Mar 14, 2024

B.C. law to recover health costs from 'wrongdoers' behind harmful products: AG Sharma

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced proposed legislation to recover health-related costs from alleged "wrongdoers," including social-media giants. Attorney General Niki Sharma in...

Mar 14, 2024

B.C.'s seniors advocate blames long-term care waits on lack of home support

VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate says the increasing unmet demand for home support services is likely to blame for a ballooning wait-list to get a bed in long-term care, with the problem...

Mar 14, 2024

Five types of Insignia air fryers recalled due to potential fire risk

Health Canada and Best Buy are recalling five types of Insignia-brand air fryers because they are a potential fire or burn hazard. There have been six reports in Canada of the air fryer's handles melt...

Mar 14, 2024