B.C.’s watchdog for children and youth says progress has been inconsistent two years after her office released its initial report into children who were either seriously injured or died while in care. Representative Dr. Jennifer Charlesworth provided a progress report on Thursday to the July 16, 2024 Don’t Look Away report. She said progress is […]
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Highway 1 is still closed at Boston Bar due to the ongoing Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek wildfires, the Transportation Ministry advised Thursday (July 16). Highway 1 is now closed east of Boothroyd and west of Boston Bar. The ministry said traffic control has been established at Hope and Lytton to prevent access into the
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The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a nationwide class action lawsuit against e-cigarette maker JUUL Labs Inc. and associated company Altria Group Inc. Two representative plaintiffs in the case, Owen Mann-Campbell and Robert Osborn, allege the companies deceptively marketed their product as a safe alternative to smoking and “conspired together to addict a new generation
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An online survey is open to help the City of Maple Ridge to better understand, protect, and monitor biodiversity. The city wants public input on what places, ecosystems, and species matter to residents of Maple Ridge, and what areas they thing the city should protect or restore. “Biodiversity is everywhere – until it’s not. It
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B.C.’s liquor regulator has ordered a Langley pub to pay a $7,000 fine after it was accused of accepting thousands of dollars to promote a specific brand of beer in 2024 and 2025. According to a recent ruling by the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB), the Rendezvous Pub in Langley City allegedly signed a
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