A B.C. MLA has introduced a bill to make school lockdowns easier in the wake of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting that left nine people dead. Independent MLA Jordan Kealy introduced the bill Thursday (March 5) saying that, after the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, “it reminded us that the safety of our schools cannot be […]
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B.C. Premier David Eby said OpenAI’s Sam Altman agreed to apologize to the families of Tumbler Ridge and to work on helping design regulations to force companies to report certain types of AI chat activity to police. “Everybody in the call recognized that apologies are never sufficient, but also that it is completely necessary,” Eby
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B.C.’s government legislators gave a bit more of an indication on Thursday morning just where their line in the sand is in terms of what types of bills from opposition or Independent members they will allow to be debated. On Thursday (March 5), all of the NDP’s MLAs voted to approve first reading of a
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“UNEARTHED” is the theme for this year’s FIRST LEGO League BC/Yukon Territory Championship and Festival being held at Meadowridge School this Sunday, March 8. More than 500 people are expected at the event where 32 teams will be competing in the robotics tournament from across the province and territory. Four teams from Maple Ridge will
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It wasn’t long ago that Daniel Bennett was a junior member walking the fairways at Gorge Vale Golf Club. Now, he is sharing tee boxes with some of the best players in the world. Bennett, a sophomore at the University of Texas, opened his PGA Tour debut with a 1-under 71 on Thursday, March 5
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