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These countries have the most mobile phone users

These countries have the most mobile phone users

In partnership with Visible , Stacker used data from the International Telecommunication Union via the World Bank to examine the rate of mobile phone subscriptions worldwide.
Opinion: How organizations can address toxic workplace cultures to tackle sexual harassment

Opinion: How organizations can address toxic workplace cultures to tackle sexual harassment

To develop meaningful solutions, sexual harassment needs to be seen as an organizational issue and not just an interpersonal one.
B.C. commits to mandatory Holocaust education for Grade 10 students

B.C. commits to mandatory Holocaust education for Grade 10 students

The Jewish community has been calling for mandatory Holocaust education for "many decades."
Energy costs forcing Canadians to bypass basic needs, StatCan says

Energy costs forcing Canadians to bypass basic needs, StatCan says

One in seven Canadians resort to unsafe temperatures amid rising energy prices, according to a new Statistics Canada survey.
New B.C. public safety coalition calls on governments to take action on theft, violence

New B.C. public safety coalition calls on governments to take action on theft, violence

Tanya Finley of Nelson Neighbourhood Network: "B.C. is in distress. Enough is enough."
Health professionals, not police should care for intoxicated prisoners: B.C. watchdog

Health professionals, not police should care for intoxicated prisoners: B.C. watchdog

SURREY, B.C. — Intoxicated people are dying in jail cells in what the British Columbia police watchdog says is an “outdated practice” of holding them for their own protection when they should be getting health care. A report released by Ronald J.
Lynn Headwaters backcountry trails closed for winter

Lynn Headwaters backcountry trails closed for winter

No one should be hiking the Lynn Headwaters backcountry now, North Shore Rescue says. It’s a matter of life and death.
Former care aide charged with assaulting West Van senior arrested again

Former care aide charged with assaulting West Van senior arrested again

Police say the incident is a reminder to do background checks on anyone hired to work with seniors or children.
U.S. extradition hearing of B.C. Hells Angel begins with evidence contested

U.S. extradition hearing of B.C. Hells Angel begins with evidence contested

Courtney Vasseur of Burnaby says a photo of him published by the Vancouver Sun was taken by police and this constituted a violation of his privacy; the photo is to be used as evidence in a criminal fraud case against Vasseur.
West Van Peeping Tom won't have criminal record for toothbrush charger camera

West Van Peeping Tom won't have criminal record for toothbrush charger camera

Female international student discovered hidden camera was secretly recording her nude in bathroom