Wreaths, memorial ribbons, half-masted flags and a moment of silence marked a ceremony on the front lawn of the B.C. Legislature on April 28, honouring the 138 workers who died on the job last year. The annual event, held for the National Day of Mourning, pays tribute to workers who have been killed, injured or […]
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Twenty-two people died in correctional facilities in B.C. in 2025. A new B.C. Coroners Service report, released Friday (April 24), details the deaths of incarcerated people in correctional facilities between Jan. 1, 2015 and Dec. 31, 2025. There were 214 deaths during that period. The deaths reported include incarcerated people transferred to hospital for medical
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A B.C. cabinet minister and the mayor of Vancouver are asking the Whitecaps what it would take to keep the team in the city, following reports of a possible relocation. The Athletic broke the story Monday (April 27) that MLS owners were in talks for a potential Whitecaps relocation, with Las Vegas as the top
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Former Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse received a life sentence in the United States for using his position as a self-described medicine man to prey on Indigenous women and children, while Canadian charges on similar grounds remain outstanding. Chasing Horse, also known as Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, 49, was convicted by a
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A Chilliwack man facing charges relating to child pornography has missed a court date. Vincent Perron was due in a Chilliwack provincial court on April 28, for charges that date back to June 20, 2025. Instead, court documents show that an application for a warrant was filed Tuesday morning. Perron, born in 1987, had a
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