Laura Brougham

British Columbia, Victoria

Digital News Editor at CHEK-TV (Victoria, BC)

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New housing minister says he'll 'leverage' his past as Vancouver mayor in new role

1 day ago | cheknews.ca | Craig Lord |Laura Brougham

Canada’s new housing minister says he didn’t have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver — the country’s most expensive housing market. Gregor Robertson faced questions about his record on housing affordability from reporters ahead of his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he was sworn in as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s housing minister. “I’m here to leverage my history as a mayor.
Tory MP, unions concerned about lack of labour minister amid Trump's tariffs

1 day ago | cheknews.ca | Catherine Morrison |Laura Brougham

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani sent a letter to the federal government Wednesday raising concerns about the lack of a labour minister in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet at a time of economic friction with the United States.
CRTC kicks off CanCon hearing as big streamers cancel appearances

1 day ago | cheknews.ca | Anja Karadeglija |Laura Brougham

The CRTC launched a hearing about drafting a new definition for Canadian content Wednesday, but three big American streaming companies dropped off the schedule at the last minute. Netflix, Paramount and Apple cancelled their individual appearances, while the Motion Picture Association-Canada rescheduled its appearance to Friday. MPA-Canada represents a number of big streaming companies, including Netflix and Paramount.
Eby to visit Japan, South Korea and Malaysia on trade trip to reduce U.S. reliance

1 day ago | cheknews.ca | Wolfgang Depner |Laura Brougham

B.C. Premier David Eby says a trade mission to Asia next month will help the province become the “engine of a new Canada,” but one economist says B.C. also needs to become more competitive at home. Eby will be visiting Japan, South Korea and Malaysia between June 1 and June 10 as part of a business delegation also including B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham and Paul Choi, parliamentary secretary for Asia-Pacific trade.
48 people die from toxic drug supply in Island Health, 275 in B.C. for February and March

1 day ago | cheknews.ca | Laura Brougham

In February and March, 275 people died due to the toxic drug supply in B.C., of which 48 were in Island Health, according to the latest data from the B.C. Coroner Service. In February, 132 people died, equating to 4.7 deaths per day, then in March 143 people died, equating to 4.6 per day. In Island Health, 29 people died in February and 19 in March. So far in 2025, Central Vancouver Island has seen the highest number of deaths, with 29, and South Vancouver Island has had 28.
Two found dead as crews battle wildfire in Manitoba, police say

1 day ago | cheknews.ca | Steve Lambert |Brittany Hobson |Laura Brougham

RCMP say the bodies of two people have been found as crews battle a wildfire in a popular lakefront cottage area northeast of Winnipeg. They say officers are working to identify the dead, but it may take days. Police say they received reports that some residents were stranded due to the quick-spreading fire in the Rural Municipality of Lac Du Bonnet. About 1,000 people have been ordered to leave the area as fires continue to burn in eastern Manitoba.
West Shore RCMP executing search warrant for drug trafficking investigation

1 day ago | cheknews.ca | Laura Brougham

West Shore RCMP says a neighbourhood can expect to see a large police presence while officers conduct a search warrant for drug trafficking Wednesday afternoon. The search warrant is issued for a mobile home on the Songhees Reserve lands. In a release around 2 p.m., RCMP said there is no threat to the public.
Canadian youth struggle with making friends and bullying: UNICEF report

1 day ago | cheknews.ca | Cassandra Szklarski |Laura Brougham

A global study from UNICEF suggests many Canadian kids are unhappy, with social struggles such as bullying and difficulty making friends among the sources of their anguish. UNICEF’s 19th Report Card suggests one in five youth in Canada face frequent bullying, one in five are lonely and one in four struggle to make friends. It blames bullying in particular for a drop in life satisfaction reported by 15-year-olds, down three percentage points to 76 per cent since 2018.
Oak Bay Starbucks workers file to unionize: United Steelworkers

1 day ago | cheknews.ca | Laura Brougham

The United Steelworkers union says workers at the Starbucks in Oak Bay have filed to unionize, making it the second in Greater Victoria to do so. The union says the Starbucks, at 2182 Oak Bay Ave., has met the threshold for automatic union certification and it is now with the B.C. Labour Board for a decision on the certification variance. As of 2022 in B.C., if 55 per cent or more of employees indicate their intent to unionize by signing membership cards, it is automatically certified.
Diver records up-close encounter with an octopus

2 days ago | cheknews.ca | Laura Brougham

When Tom Hlavan was out diving over the weekend, he was on the lookout for an eel, but when he felt a tug on his ankle he came face-to-face with a giant Pacific octopus instead. Hlavan says he was diving off the coast of the Beachcomber Regional Park in Nanoose Bay when he checked between two boulders for a wolf eel. “I felt some tugging on my ankle, and I kept swinging around the boulder and went back to the outside and was looking at a starfish,” Hlavan recalled of his dive on May 11.