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Banning offenders from changing their names doesn’t make us safer

The government of British Columbia recently introduced a bill to ban people convicted of serious offences from legally changing their name. The proposed amendment to the province’s Name Act would also prohibit those found not criminally responsible due to mental disorder from changing their name.

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British Columbia needs a unified response to respond to the biodiversity crisis

From massive kelp forests to monumental old-growth on land, British Columbia’s biodiversity — which is unrivalled in Canada — provides an array of cultural, economic, social and other benefits. B.C.’s wide-ranging ecological zones are home to over 70 per cent of Canada’s mammal, bird and non-vascular plant species.

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Fort Mcmurray Wildfire Contained With Rain And Cooler Temperatures

Wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alberta contained by rain and cooler temperatures, providing relief to firefighting efforts. Evacuations in British Columbia and...

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Canada wildfires spur evacuation orders, warnings: What you need to know

More than 130 wildfires are burning across Canada, federal tracker says, as massive blazes force thousands to evacuate.

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Canada's raging wildfires force thousands to flee as smoke hits U.S. air quality

134 blazes are burning across the country.

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British Columbia to bar those guilty of serious crimes from changing names

Health minister makes announcement following revelations that a man who killed his children legally changed his name

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India, gangs … or both? Who is behind assassinations of Canadian Sikhs?

Arrests in killing of Canadian Sikh activist offer glimpse of the nexus of underworld crime and alleged Indian hit squads

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Thousands evacuate as wildfire grows ‘dramatically’ in western Canada

Authorities say wind will push the Parker Lake Wildfire closer to the small community of Fort Nelson, British Columbia.

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Canadian Police arrest fourth suspect in terrorist Hardeep Nijjar killing case

The Canadian Police has arrested a fourth suspect over his alleged involvement in the killing of the designated terrorist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sikh leaders welcome arrests in Canada activist killing, but questions loom

Leaders demand justice for threats against Sikh activists in North America and accusations of Indian gov’t involvement.

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Cars With Level 3 Driving Assist Banned In British Columbia

Even if you don’t use the automated driving features, you’re looking at a fine of up to $1,500 and six months in prison.

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“The one beside it is actually $1,000, so it was surprising to see him take the wrong one”: Thief steals $300 Epiphone instead of the $1k guitar sitting next to it in strange Canadian guitar robbery

The thief mixed up the price tags at Acorn Music Store in Salmon Arm, British Columbia

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British Columbia Bans All Cars Equipped With Level 3 Driving Assists

You can't drive a car in the Canadian province that has the tech, even if you aren't using it.

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Canada hands ‘long-overdue’ title over more than 200 islands to Haida Nation

Nearly half a million hectares of Crown land on Haida Gwaii will be returned to Indigenous people in first-of-its-kind agreement

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‘We’re all cheering for her’: clock is ticking for Canada’s stranded orca orphan

The fate of the calf trapped in a British Columbia lagoon has gripped the public. Can Brave Little Hunter be reunited with her pod?

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Orca stranded off Canada’s west coast dies despite efforts to save her

Residents and marine officials in British Columbia hope a changing tide will save her orphaned calf

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How did Canada end up with worse air quality than the US?

Year of devastating wildfires meant Canadians were breathing worse air than southern neighbours for first time ever

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Canada moves to protect coral reef that scientists say ‘shouldn’t exist’

Discovery was made after First Nations tipped off ecologists about groups of fish gathering in a fjord off British Columbia

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US, Canada, Indigenous Groups Propose Coal Mining Pollution Cleanup

US, Canada, and indigenous groups propose cleanup plan for coal mining pollution in British Columbia to protect waterways and fisheries.

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‘In a way, stigma is the leading cause of death’: the radical plan to tackle British Columbia’s overdose epidemic

A ‘compassion club’ was blocked from buying pure drugs on the dark web to supply to users – now they are taking on Canada’s government in court

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British Columbia fights to stop spread of fatal ‘zombie deer disease’

Chronic wasting disease, which affects deer and other cervids, confirmed in Canada but experts divided over risk to humans

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Canada’s apology came too late for my grandfather, stolen and abused aged eight

As a child in the Sons of Freedom community in the 1950s, he was forced into a residential school as a culture war raged

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‘I don’t want to cry any more’: Russian sect in Canada to get historic apology

British Columbia to say sorry to Doukhobors for ‘injustices’ including residential schools that shattered pacifist community

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Three killed and four critical after British Columbia ski-helicopter crash

Survivors taken to hospital after aircraft carrying group of heli-skiers went down in rugged backcountry on Monday afternoon

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‘They just disappeared’: lost planes frustrate British Columbia search crews

String of unexplained disappearances have left volunteer crews emotionally shattered and searching for answers

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