This alleged pyramid scheme targets Filipino migrant workers, promising a life in Canada | Canucks promote Adam Foote to head coach, replacing Rick Tocchet | Investigation underway after on-duty lighthouse keeper dies alone, west of Prince Rupert, B.C.
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This alleged pyramid scheme targets Filipino migrant workers, promising a life in Canada; A composite image of four disgruntled clients of a purported immigration consultancy\. The second person's face is in shadow\.

This alleged pyramid scheme targets Filipino migrant workers, promising a life in Canada

May 14 , 2025 at 01:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Former clients and employees allege that Vancouver-based company PLC Global operated a pyramid scheme to scam foreigners looking for jobs in Canada — putting migrant workers in a situation one lawyer likened to "modern-day slavery."

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Canucks promote Adam Foote to head coach, replacing Rick Tocchet; Adam Foote, left, was believed to be the preferred candidate of Canucks captain Quinn Hughes\.

Canucks promote Adam Foote to head coach, replacing Rick Tocchet

May 14 , 2025 at 10:50:45 a.m. PDT • :

The Vancouver Canucks have named Adam Foote as their new head coach. Foote becomes the 22nd head coach in franchise history and replaces Rick Tocchet, who parted ways with the Canucks on April 29 and is rumoured to become the next head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers.

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Investigation underway after on-duty lighthouse keeper dies alone, west of Prince Rupert, B.C.; The Triple Island Lighthouse Station  is located on the northwesterly rock of a group of three islets known as the Triple Islands\.

Investigation underway after on-duty lighthouse keeper dies alone, west of Prince Rupert, B.C.

May 14 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

The Canadian Coast Guard and a federal workers' agency are investigating after an on-duty lighthouse keeper died in April at the Triple Island Lighthouse Station, 40 kilometres west of Prince Rupert.

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Appointment of Downtown Eastside 'czar' under scrutiny; Michael Bryant, former attorney general of Ontario, has been tapped by B\.C\.'s premier to be the Downtown Eastside 'czar\.' He was installed in the position in February with little public announcement\.

Appointment of Downtown Eastside 'czar' under scrutiny

May 13 , 2025 at 06:46:29 p.m. PDT • :

A former Ontario attorney general and head of Legal Aid B.C. has been appointed to help fix issues in the area once described as Canada's poorest postal code.

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Greater Victoria teacher charged with sexual exploitation and child luring; Police say 36-year-old Marnie Burnham has been charged with three counts of sexual exploitation and two counts of telecommunicating to lure a child under 18\.

Greater Victoria teacher charged with sexual exploitation and child luring

May 13 , 2025 at 03:55:32 p.m. PDT • :

Saanich police say a 36-year-old teacher in the Greater Victoria School District has been charged with multiple offences following investigations into allegations of sexual interactions with students.

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Court hears details of B.C. security guard's death after man pleads guilty to killing her; A photo of Harmandeep Kaur, 24, is seen on a window behind a row of flowers laid during a vigil in her memory in March 2022\. Kaur died in 2022 after she was assaulted during her shift as a campus security guard at UBC's Okanagan campus in Kelowna\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 12:48:35 p.m. PDT • :

Court hears details of B.C. security guard's death after man pleads guilty to killing her

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What does Canada mean to you in 2025? Share your perspective and story; People have different kinds of connection to the land they live on\. Ahead of Canada Day, we're asking people to reflect on what Canada means to them\.  

May 12 , 2025 at 03:50:00 p.m. PDT • :

What does Canada mean to you in 2025? Share your perspective and story

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Athletes' injury risk altered by menstrual cycle, research indicates; Further research is urgently needed to understand the influence of the menstrual cycle on injury risk in order to prevent more injuries in sport\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 01:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Athletes' injury risk altered by menstrual cycle, research indicates

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Feds fight to keep suspected Swedish criminal kingpin behind bars pending deportation; Roman Tryfonenko had this fake Belgian passport in his luggage when he was detained in January at Vancouver's airport\. Swedish authorities claim Tryfonenko is a criminal kingpin\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 03:30:00 a.m. PDT • :

Feds fight to keep suspected Swedish criminal kingpin behind bars pending deportation

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Second dead grey whale in less than a week washes ashore in B.C.; A grey whale carcass lies on the shore in Haida Gwaii\. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it is working with local First Nations to conduct a necropsy\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 05:02:54 p.m. PDT • :

Second dead grey whale in less than a week washes ashore in B.C.

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May 14 , 2025 at 10:26:49 a.m. PDT • :

15-year-old hospitalized after shooting at Prince George homeless encampment

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May 12 , 2025 at 07:26:27 p.m. PDT • :

B.C. First Nation blocks construction of bridge replacement project

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May 13 , 2025 at 02:01:22 p.m. PDT • :

B.C ostrich farm 'devastated' after federal judge rules cull of nearly 400 birds can proceed

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May 13 , 2025 at 05:31:41 p.m. PDT • :

Ex-Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson tries tackling housing crisis once again, this time as federal minister

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May 13 , 2025 at 04:41:17 p.m. PDT • :

FortisBC's wildfire prevention plan to cut power in B.C. Interior during extreme heat suspended

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