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  Former B.C. teacher sent messages with 'sexual references' to Grade 7 girls: regulator

  A former B.C. teacher committed misconduct when he sent inappropriate messages – including some with 'sexual references and innuendo' – to girls while he was their Grade 7 teacher, according to the professional regulator.

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  Account tweaks for young Instagram users 'minimum' expected by B.C., David Eby says

  Premier David Eby says new account control measures for young Instagram users introduced Tuesday by social media giant Meta are the "minimum" expected of tech companies to keep kids safe online.

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  Activist sues India in U.S. court over alleged plot that killed B.C. Sikh leader

  A Sikh independence activist is suing India for its alleged role in what's described in court documents as two co-ordinated attacks, including one that resulted in the death of a temple leader in British Columbia.

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  B.C. NDP, Conservatives statistically tied after United party capitulation, survey finds

  Support for both the B.C. NDP and B.C. Conservatives has surged since the capitulation of B.C. United, leaving the two parties in a statistical tie, according to a new poll.

• B.C. 'fell so short' in Doukhobor pay, communication after apology: ombudsperson

  British Columbia's ombudsperson has a list of criticisms for the province over the way it has treated Doukhobor survivors months after the premier apologized for the government's removal of the children from their families in the 1950s.

• Pregnant pit bull with 10 puppies rescued from rat-infested B.C. home

  Animal protection officers in British Columbia have rescued three pit bulls – including one that gave birth to 10 puppies – from a rat-infested home in Kelowna.

• Sarah McLachlan Canada Post commemorative stamp unveiled in B.C.

  Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan and the head of Canada Post are expected to unveil a stamp in her honour.

• Critics slam B.C. premier's involuntary care announcement, cite lack of evidence

  The B.C. premier’s announcement to introduce involuntary care for people with serious addiction and mental health issues is being met with pushback from critics who say the decision isn’t evidence-based and will cause more harm.

• B.C. lightkeepers' jobs in jeopardy as coast guard plans to automate 2 stations

  Calls are growing for the federal government to pause plans to de-staff two lighthouses on Vancouver Island over fears the move could put mariners and hikers in danger.

• Who foots the bill for BC United staffers' severance payments?

  The emergence of a number of incumbent MLAs running now as Independents isn’t the only consequence of last month’s collapse of the BC United Party.

• B.C. machete attacks prompt call for federal action from attorney general

  British Columbia’s attorney general is urging the federal government to regulate machetes, citing multiple random and 'devastating' attacks using these types of weapons in the province’s urban centres.

• 'Never seen anything like this': Humpback whale catches unsuspecting seal off Vancouver Island

  A Vancouver Island nature photographer says he has never seen anything like what his camera captured on a recent whale-watching excursion off Victoria.

• B.C. mayors demand federal funding for involuntary care, bail reforms, port crackdown

  A coalition of elected officials from across British Columbia gathered Monday to demand "urgent action" from the federal government on issues of public safety, mental health and drug addictions – including funding for the province's planned expansion of involuntary care.

• Body recovered from B.C. lake after unclothed man leads investigators to crash site

  Mounties are investigating a fatal crash north of Whistler, B.C., after an unclothed man who was found along the side of the road led police to a pickup truck submerged in a lake with one occupant still inside.