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B.C. teen killer Kelly Ellard seeks day parole 18 years after Reena Virk murder

VANCOUVER—Almost two decades since an ostracized 14-year-old was swarmed, viciously beaten and then callously drowned near a Victoria bridge, Reena …

B.C. pedophile ‘Swirl Face’ promises change, apologizes to victims in Cambodia

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.—A British Columbia man notorious for making child pornography where his face was obscured with a swirl apologized …

Crown seeks 5 year sentence for B.C. pedophile known as ‘Swirl Face’

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.—A British Columbia man who disguised his face with a swirl in images showing him sexually abusing young …

British Columbia tech firm guards virtual worlds from cyberbullies

VANCOUVER—As online communities come under the attack of cyberbullies, racist speech and spam, a British Columbia tech firm has developed …

Tattoo artist transforms scars of trauma survivors into empowering masterpieces

VANCOUVER – Clients with scars from traumatic surgeries, suicide attempts and abuse are turning to a Vancouver tattoo artist for …

First Nations basketball player excluded from games, native identity questioned

VANCOUVER—Tattooed on Josiah Wilson’s chest is a fine line of writing that combines two significant dates: his birth and the …

Stigma worst barrier for sex workers leaving the industry, finds study

VANCOUVER—When Cheryl’s manager discovered the 38-year-old used to work in the sex trade, she says he joked that a name …

Vancouver woman inspires petition to save Japan elephant from ‘concrete prison’

VANCOUVER—What struck Ulara Nakagawa when she first saw Japan’s oldest elephant was how she resembled a figurine in a “concrete …

‘Bigger than thou’: Awestruck snowmobilers won’t stop after 5 avalanche deaths

MCBRIDE, B.C.—The day after a colossal avalanche killed five snowmobilers in eastern British Columbia, Thea Pelletier climbed aboard her machine …

Robots to drones: B.C. puts focus on tech into hyperdrive with first ever summit

VANCOUVER – Greg Caws calls home a cattle ranch in the East Kootenay community of Wardner and says he appreciates …

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