39 h. ago B.C. public service job action escalates with overtime ban at liquor warehouses

The union says the escalation expands the number of public service workers engaged in job action in B.C. to more than 6,000.

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39 h. ago ’Anxiety’ for restaurateurs as B.C. job action escalates to liquor warehouses

Ian Tostenson says concern is at “eight-plus” out of 10, with the prospect of further job action in government-run liquor distribution looming.

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54 h. ago Judge upholds publication ban on B.C. festival attack mental fitness evidence

Judge Reginald P. Harris said the court was balancing “competing rights of freedom of expression and right to fair trial.”

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55 h. ago B.C. judge upholds Lapu Lapu festival attack publication ban

A judge has upheld a ban that prevents media from publishing evidence heard at a mental fitness hearing for the suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack.

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3 d. ago Judge to rule if suspect in Lapu Lapu festival attack is fit to stand trial

A publication ban has prevented evidence at the hearing from being reported, but Global News is part of a media consortium that has challenged that ban.

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3 d. ago Judge rules Lapu Lapu festival attack suspect is fit to stand trial

A publication ban has prevented evidence at the hearing from being reported, but Global News is part of a media consortium that has challenged that ban.

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3 d. ago Judge to rule if Vancouver festival attack suspect is fit for murder trial

Adam Kai-Ji Lo is accused of driving an SUV through a crowded street on April 26 and faces 11 counts of second-degree murder.

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3 d. ago Vancouver festival attack suspect faces 31 more charges as he is ruled fit for trial

Adam Kai-Ji Lo is accused of driving an SUV through a crowded street on April 26 and faces 11 counts of second-degree murder, along with 31 attempted murder charges

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4 d. ago Anger over corruption and nepotism fuel Nepal’s deadly protests over social media ban

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government responded to escalating violent protests over a ban on popular social media platforms with deadly force. The public outrage over the ban and the deaths of 19 protesters on Monday led to the resignation of the prime minister and exposed deep discontent over corruption. Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli […]

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4 d. ago Quebecers have strongest opinions against public prayer, Leger poll suggests

The Leger poll surveyed Canadians across the country after the Quebec government announced it would ban prayer in public places.

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5 d. ago Appeals court upholds E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3M defamation judgment against Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a civil jury’s finding that President Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll for his repeated social media attacks against the longtime advice columnist after she accused him of sexual assault. In a ruling issued Monday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of […]

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8 d. ago Filipino B.C. calls for more support responding to ’social disaster’ of festival attack

It says the impacts have followed a disaster-like trajectory, with trauma, long-term care needs and ripple effects throughout the community.

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9 d. ago Harden city infrastructure against vehicle attacks, says Vancouver festival attack report

New Hostile Vehicle Mitigation plans are among the eight recommendations the city and Vancouver Police Department's review propose in response to the April 26 Lapu Lapu Day attack.

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9 d. ago Vancouver considers permanent vehicle barriers in public areas following Lapu Lapu Day attack

The report shared Thursday follows a preliminary report released in May that found organizers had followed all prescribed processes for such an event

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2 w. ago Quebec government plans to ban prayer in public places: ‘I don’t think it’s something we should see’

The move comes amid simmering tension in the province over Muslim prayers taking place as part of anti-Israel demonstrations

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3 w. ago Legal arguments heard in fitness hearing for Vancouver festival attack suspect

Lo, 30, appeared by video Friday in provincial court in Vancouver wearing a dark blue sweatsuit

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3 w. ago Legal arguments heard in fitness hearing for Lapu Lapu Day festival attack suspect

Two forensic psychiatrists were called as expert witnesses in the fitness hearing

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3 w. ago Man charged with killing American Idol exec, her husband to undergo mental evaluation

LOS ANGELES — A man charged with fatally shooting an “American Idol” music supervisor and her husband in their Los Angeles home will undergo mental evaluation to determine whether he’s fit to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Raymond Boodarian, 22, was set to be arraigned in a courthouse in Los Angeles but did not […]

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3 w. ago ‘On behalf of the Islamic State’: Security video shows terror attack on Surrey bus

Security video shows Kawam walking onto the bus, followed a few seconds later by his victim, whose identity is protected by a publication ban.

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3 w. ago Media challenge publication ban on Lapu Lapu attack suspect’s fitness hearing

VANCOUVER — A media consortium has challenged a publication ban on evidence at a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand trial. The ban, which is supported by both prosecutors and the defence, says evidence in the British Columbia provincial court […]

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