Letter to the Editor Access to Justice Week is an opportunity to reflect on how B.C.’s justice system can best work for British Columbians. This…
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Opioid fight victory in Supreme Court decision
Letter to the Editor In 2018, B.C. began a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Canada, representing all jurisdictions, and we enacted the Opioid Damages and…
Sparwood’s Niki Sharma named Deputy Premier
Sparwood’s Niki Sharma has been renamed as British Columbia’s Attorney General and Deputy Premier following Premier David Eby’s Nov. 19 cabinet shuffle. The Vancouver-Hastings MLA…
City council covers key topics at UBCM Convention
At last week’s Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) conference in Vancouver, pressing issues like homelessness, housing shortages, and public drug use took centre stage, along…
Toll-free Racist Incident Helpline online
People in B.C. who witness or experience a racist incident can now call a new helpline to receive trauma-informed, culturally appropriate support in more than…
Access zones now in place to protect kids at schools
B.C.’s K-12 students and staff will now have more protection from harassing protesters as the province has enacted access zones around schools. The Safe Access…
Proposed new act reflects societal decay
e-KNOW Editorial By Ian Cobb Canada is among the most regulated nations in the world – with laws for a myriad of wrongs and thou…
New Act aims to protect against intimate image distribution
People who have had their intimate images or videos shared without consent have new supports to get them off the internet, stop their distribution, and…
Family law changes focus on companion animals
Changes came into effect Monday, Jan. 15, that are meant to reduce some of the difficulties for families going through separation or divorce in B.C.,…
Dignity, freedom and justice for all
Letter to the Editor Today marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, first proclaimed on Dec. 10, 1948. Under that declaration,…