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A constitutional rights group says it is prepared to take legal action against a local government in B.C. if the government does not accommodate the request of a volunteer firefighter to be exempted from its mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy, based on religious grounds and natural immunity.

A Windsor resident has been in a years-long battle over parking her mobility scooters in the hallway of her building — something the building owners don't want to allow because it violates the fire code. 

Many students across B.C. returned to school this week amid a pandemic that has not ended, but without the protection offered by mask mandates. On March 16, 2022, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner urged the Public Health Officer (PHO) to maintain the mask mandate to ensure protection for all. In her letter to the PHO, Kasari Govender wrote: “The hasty end to the provincial mask

Many students across B.C. returned to school this week amid a pandemic that has not ended, but without the protection offered by mask mandates. On March 16, 2022, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner urged the Public Health Officer (PHO) to maintain the mask mandate to ensure protection for all. In her letter to the PHO, Kasari Govender wrote: “The hasty end to the provincial mask

The decision to end mandate violates rights of those most at risk from COVID-19, Kasari Govender warns provincial health officer.

Our strata corporation indicated we have a bylaw for this charge. The management company imposes a fee of $100 per hour for staff to attend and provide documents, which would be charged back to my strata lot.

Discretionary bylaws are complicated to enforce without specific limitations

Last May, Ontario released its Roadmap to Reopen, a three-step plan to safely and gradually reopen the province and loosen certain public health restrictions. In July, Ontario filed O....

An important part of what we’ve been hearing is a concern about the normalization of hate, says B.C.s human rights commissioner.

Almost all of the cases that have made it through Canadas court system so far have found employers were justified in firing unvaccinated employees, but there are more cases still making their way through the courts, including three wrongful dismissal lawsuits in B.C.