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UVic researcher speaks on MAID after Parliament committee recommendation
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (449+ words) Published 10: 30 am Wednesday, June 24, 2026 UVic PHD student Jay Tang has researched MAID and mental illness for four years. (Bailey Seymour/Victoria News) Since the landmark Carter V. Canada decision in 2015, Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) for those experiencing mental illness and…...
Nanaimo neighbourhood associations list their priority requests
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (601+ words) Published 8: 30 am Wednesday, June 24, 2026 The upcoming major sewer project that will see several kilometres of Hammond Bay Road torn up provides a unique opportunity for the City of Nanaimo to invest in much-needed pedestrian, cyclist, and transit-user infrastructure on the…...
Nanaimo looks to cap off-street parking requirements for some developments
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (489+ words) Published 5: 30 am Wednesday, June 24, 2026 The City of Nanaimo is moving forward with plans to lower to eliminate off-street parking requirements for commercial and residential developments. Council endorsed an update to the city's off-street parking-bylaw regulations at its meeting on Monday,…...
Advocates press B. C. to curb NDAs in harassment, abuse cases
19+ hour, 8+ min ago (909+ words) Published 5: 05 pm Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Statue of Lady Justice at B. C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. (Tom Zytaruk/Surrey Now-Leader file) For several years now, advocates in the legal profession have been calling for the B. C. government to create new rules restricting the…...
Collaboration important for economic success, Nanaimo conference hears
1+ day, 12+ min ago (729+ words) Published 12: 01 pm Tuesday, June 23, 2026 From left, Nanaimo-Lantzville MLA George Anderson who served as moderator for the session, which was held June 5, Snuneymuxw First Nation councillor Erralyn Thomas, Nanaimo Port Authority chair Donna Hais and Douglas Smith, CEO of DP World…...
What the hell happened? : Saanich falls back to non-binding amalgamation question
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (427+ words) Published 10: 50 am Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Saanich plans to ask voters "Do you support Saanich and Victoria becoming one municipality?" during the fall election. (Christine van Reeuwyk/Saanich News) Saanich residents won"t see an anticipated referendum question on amalgamation when they…...
Princeton mayor asks for action from province on homelessness
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (342+ words) Published 8: 55 am Tuesday, June 23, 2026 In late 2025, RCMP and Princeton town staff were called to deal with an encampment in Princeton. In June, 2026, Princeton Mayor Spencer Coyne sent a letter to the province asking for help with dealing with homelessness in…...
Property control probe expanded Canada-wide to parent company of Safeway, IGA
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (478+ words) Published 2: 17 pm Monday, June 22, 2026 The produce section in the Newton Chalo Fresh Co in Surrey, B. C. , pictured in July 2019. Fresh Co's parent company, Empire Company Ltd. , is being investigated by the Competition Bureau of Canada to assess whether its practices harm…...
Columbia Shuswap protective services manager urges haste on "Canada on Fire" recommendations
2+ day, 13+ min ago (1281+ words) Published 12: 00 pm Monday, June 22, 2026 By Barb Brouwer Contributor A BC Wildfire Service worker on a prescribed burn. (BC Wildfire Service) Wildfires in Canada are now a crisis. Canada on Fire, a report of the federal Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture…...
Chilliwack author releases memoir about surviving mother's "web of lies'
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (845+ words) Published 9: 30 am Sunday, June 21, 2026 Chilliwack author Phillippa Mann recently released her memoir "House of Cards. She is pictured here in a reflection of a poster for her book at her home on June 4, 2026. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress) Chilliwack author Phillippa…...