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B.C. court finds Criminal Code 1st-degree murder parole provision unconstitutional
Supreme Court justice rules that a section of the Criminal Code is unconstitutional because it treats all offenders convicted of first-degree murder the same, regardless of the number of people they kill.
Dr. Brian Day's clinic to pay B.C.'s trial costs after failed private health lawsuit
A private medical clinic that launched an unsuccessful constitutional challenge of Canada's public health-care system must pay the B.C. government's legal costs, after what a judge calls a 'gruelling marathon' of a case.
B.C. launches short-term rental registry with annual fees in bid to stop market speculators
All short-term rental operators on platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo must apply for a registration number to be displayed on all online listings by May 1.
Harm reduction advocates hope high court will 'clarify' Canada's 'Good Samaritan' law
Vancouver lawyer DJ Larkin said the Good Samaritan law is supposed to immunize from arrest people calling for help for those experiencing an overdose.
Federal Court rejects environmentalists' bid to halt B.C. port expansion
Environmental groups claimed the federal government's approval of the project wasn't in step with the Species at Risk Act because it will destroy a large swath of chinook salmon habitat, which endangered killer whales rely on for food.
B.C. law to push through Vancouver housing project unconstitutional, court rules
The provincial government had adopted the law at the request of the City of Vancouver in 2023 to push through a 12-storey housing development at Arbutus Street, featuring units open to low‑income residents and users of support services.
Manitoban who's made everything from moose antler guitars to cookie tin ukuleles selling part of collection
Lorne Collie, 88, has been making musical instruments for more than three decades using everything from moose antlers to pitch forks.
Mount Polley disaster's toxic impact continues to filter through B.C. waters, 10 years later: researchers
The catastrophic collapse of a tailings dam sent about 25 million cubic metres of poisoned water from the Mount Polley copper and gold mine surging into waterways on Aug. 4, 2014. The environmental impacts are still being felt, scientists fear, with toxic particles swirling in Quesnel Lake's water a decade later.
B.C. lawsuit alleges Airbnb is offering unlicensed real estate brokerage and travel agent services
The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class-action lawsuit against Airbnb that alleges the short-term rental company has breached provincial consumer protection laws by offering unlicensed real estate brokerage and travel agent services
Russian living in B.C. claims Scotiabank is wrongfully withholding funds over sanctions
A Russian woman who has been living and working in Canada for the last eight years says her money is locked in limbo due to sanctions against Russia's largest bank, so she's taking Scotiabank and the Canadian government to court.