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• B.C. parents win battle to put son's Indigenous name on his birth certificate

  After 13 months of fighting, the parents of a Campbell River, B.C., boy have received a birth certificate that accurately reflects the spelling of his name.

  

• Metro Vancouver transit users face fare increase

  TransLink is expected to approve a fare hike, despite recently receiving a nearly half-billion dollar bailout from the province.

  

• Vancouver's 25-cent single-use cup fee will be eliminated May 1

  Businesses in Vancouver will no longer be required to charge a fee for single-use cups as of May 1, a move that reverses a decision by the previous city council.

• Here are the ways the budget impacts you: From grocery bills to small business credit card fees

  The federal government unveiled its spring budget Tuesday, with a clean economy as the centrepiece, and detailing targeted measures to help Canadians deal with still-high inflation.

• Victim of Vancouver stabbing had asked man not to vape near toddler, says grieving mom

  The family of a 37-year-old man who was stabbed to death in Vancouver last weekend says he was attacked after asking someone not to vape near his young daughter.

• 38 dead in Mexico fire after guards didn't let migrants out

  Infante Padron recounted how she saw immigration agents rush out of the building after fire started late Monday. Later came the migrants' bodies carried out on stretchers, wrapped in foil blankets. The toll: 38 dead in all and 28 seriously injured, victims of a blaze apparently set in protest by the detainees themselves.

• Involuntary treatment, insufficient support: Riverview patterns continue post-closure

  It's been more than a decade since the Riverview Hospital closed its doors for good and one thing is clear: The pattern of treatment, discharge, and insufficient post-hospitalization care continues throughout the province.

• Watermain rupture displaces Burnaby residents, shuts down businesses

  A watermain break is causing a massive headache for hundreds of residents living in two condo towers in Burnaby's Brentwood neighbourhood.

• 'If you manage to see Uranus, that's a treat': 5 planets aligning in the sky this week

  A parade of planets will be visible between the horizon and the moon just after sunset Tuesday night and for the next few days, offering sky-gazers a chance to explore the solar system with just a pair of binoculars.

• Record new home construction needed to meet surge of new immigrants in B.C.

  A new BC Real Estate Association report found a record 43,000 new homes need to be built in each of the next five years to meet demand from hundreds of thousands of newcomers.

• Sanctuary and torment: The complex history of Riverview Hospital

  Overlooking the Coquitlam River, the psychiatric institution still widely known as Riverview was established to treat British Columbians with the most severe mental illnesses in a relaxing setting. In the end, it would prove to be both a sanctuary and a place of torment for its patients.

• Several small businesses displaced by suspicious East Hastings fire

  Before it went up in flames Saturday, a commissary kitchen on East Hastings Street was home to several small businesses that generated livelihoods for dozens of families.

• Moviegoers pepper-sprayed during foreign film showing in Surrey, B.C.

  Police are investigating after moviegoers were pepper-sprayed during a screening of a Sri Lankan film at a multiplex in Surrey, B.C., over the weekend.

• Protracted dispute over B.C. strata noise settled by tribunal

  A B.C. tribunal has ruled on a protracted dispute in which a condo owner described the noise from her upstairs neighbours as "torture" and "violence."

• Fundraiser launched for 'starving' dogs found on remote B.C. island

  Fish farm workers on northern Vancouver Island are trying to unravel a mystery surrounding a pair of abandoned dogs found on a remote island.

• Vancouver archdiocese, Catholic school deny wrongdoing in sex abuse case; sue alleged abusers

  The Archdiocese of Vancouver and a private Catholic school have denied wrongdoing over claims of sexual abuse from former students and have filed their own lawsuits against the alleged abusers.

• 'Once in a lifetime opportunity': Pair of B.C. resort properties in the Rockies listed for sale

  A pair of sprawling resort properties in B.C. – complete with a hotel, ski runs and lifts, lakefront cabins, a campground, and a pub – are on sale for less than the price of some Vancouver tear-downs.

• Pattullo Bridge to close for 4 days over Easter weekend

  A busy bridge over the Fraser River will be closed through Easter weekend to accommodate ongoing construction work, TransLink announced Tuesday.

• Victoria landlord to pay tenant $30K for noise, asbestos exposure after judge strikes down challenge

  A Victoria landlord and property management company must pay more than $30,000 in damages and rental reduction to a tenant who complained of exposure to asbestos and excessive noise while their apartment building was renovated.

• Bust of Mahatma Gandhi beheaded on B.C. university campus

  Authorities are asking witnesses to come forward after security at Simon Fraser University discovered the head of the school's Mahatma Gandhi bust had been removed.