
Lauren Collins
Contributor Writer at Vancouver Island Free Daily
Writer at Freelance
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
vancouverislandfreedaily.com | Lauren Collins
The end of the Second World War came with two victories for the Chinese Canadian community: defeating Canada's enemy and also obtaining the right to vote. Those contributions and sacrifices are now highlighted in a new exhibit at the Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver's Chinatown, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
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3 weeks ago |
vancouverislandfreedaily.com | Lauren Collins
The Forest Practices Board says a prescribed burn during the 2023 Downton Lake wildfire near Gun Lake was "reasonable, given circumstances and the threat the wildfire posed to the area." The board released the results of its investigation Tuesday (May 13) into a complaint about the BC Wildfire Service's use of planned ignitions in the wildfire. The complaint was submitted by three Gun Lake residents.
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3 weeks ago |
vancouverislandfreedaily.com | Lauren Collins
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new cabinet were sworn in in Ottawa Tuesday morning (May 13). Carney named 28 MPs to cabinet positions and another 10 as secretaries of state, who are meant to provide leadership on key issues and priorities within their minister's portfolios.
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1 month ago |
trailtimes.ca | Lauren Collins |Lauren Collins
B.C. MP Don Davies is the interim leader of the federal NDP. The NDP's federal council, in consultation with the caucus, selected the Vancouver Kingsway MP Monday night (May 5). Davies will work with the caucus, council and party members to prepare for the leadership race in the months ahead. Davies has held the riding of Vancouver Kingsway since 2008.
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1 month ago |
vancouverislandfreedaily.com | Lauren Collins
The accused in the deadly Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack will be getting a psychiatric assessment. Kai-Ji Adam Lo, who is facing eight counts of second-degree murder, was ordered to have an in-custody assessment during a court appearance on Friday in Vancouver provincial court. The court has allowed media to publicly report on the psychiatric assessment, however, the basis for the assessment and why it's necessary, or where it will happen, remains under a publication ban.
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