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More Canadians only making minimum payment on credit cards: TransUnion

More Canadians only making minimum payment on credit cards: TransUnion

A new report suggests an increasing number of Canadians are seeing their credit card balances balloon as the cost-of-living crisis and higher interest rates eat into household budgets.
B.C. woman sues after 'unprovoked' police dog attack

B.C. woman sues after 'unprovoked' police dog attack

Erin Carlyle McLeod says she was sitting on elementary school steps when a police dog clamped its jaws on her arm.
B.C. premier's office directed health authority statement on Richmond drug overdose prevention site

B.C. premier's office directed health authority statement on Richmond drug overdose prevention site

Richmond city councillor Kash Heed chalks up the premier's intervention on the matter to politicization of a health issue that ought to be treated equally across all communities.
Woman collapses at pub, quick CPR saves her life

Woman collapses at pub, quick CPR saves her life

Shonna Leung wants to see stepped-up CPR training and AED machines in all venues after her partner — “the healthiest woman around” — suffered a heart attack while out dancing.
Ads promoting B.C. gas slammed by watchdog as 'greenwashing' but kept running

Ads promoting B.C. gas slammed by watchdog as 'greenwashing' but kept running

The ads from the Canada Action Coalition breached five clauses of Canada's code for advertising standards. Among other things, the ads were found to be inaccurate and deceptive.
New West council rejects motion to halt “failed decriminalization” experiment

New West council rejects motion to halt “failed decriminalization” experiment

Harm Reduction Nurses Association: Criminalization of drugs leads to covert use – and that’s “a recipe for death.”
ICBC won't have to lift cap on payments ahead of trial, faces class-action claim

ICBC won't have to lift cap on payments ahead of trial, faces class-action claim

The provincial government passed a law allowing ICBC to cap disbursements in motor vehicle injury claims but the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia is arguing doing so is unconstitutional.
Nearly two-thirds of Canadians exposed to at least one traumatic event

Nearly two-thirds of Canadians exposed to at least one traumatic event

About 8% of adults in Canada reported moderate to severe symptoms of PTSD in the month prior to completing the StatCan survey.
Second manslaughter guilty plea entered in elderly B.C. woman's death

Second manslaughter guilty plea entered in elderly B.C. woman's death

Pascal Jean Claude Bouthillette and Sandy Jack Parisian posed as police officers to get into a 78-year-old's home.
Pattullo Bridge replacement project delayed another year

Pattullo Bridge replacement project delayed another year

The new crossing between New Westminster and Surrey was originally planned to open in 2023 – but it’s now been pushed back to 2025.