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Meera Bains

Meera Bains

Reporter & Editor at CBUT-DT (CBC Vancouver) Online

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  • English
  • Punjabi
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  • National News
  • Regional News

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Recent Articles

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Surrey RCMP find no criminality in death of 6-week-old infant

Surrey RCMP say they have ruled out criminality in the death of an Indigenous infant earlier this month. The boy was under the care of a family friend as part of a plan created by the Ministry of Children and Family Development and his parents, according to the parents' lawyer.
3 months ago
cbc.ca

Suicide barriers needed on Vancouver's Granville Bridge: motion

Coun. Christine Boyle with OneCity, who is bringing forward the motion, says funding for the Granville Bridge suicide prevention fencing should be committed soon. 
4 months ago
cbc.ca

B.C. Conservatives drop candidate amid misinformation claims - CBC.ca

The B.C. Conservative Party has dropped a controversial Denman Island doctor as a candidate for Ladysmith-Oceanside after his views on COVID-19 and vaccines circulated online on Wednesday.
8 months ago
cbc.ca

More Canadian privacy authorities investigating ChatGPT's use of pe...

Four federal and provincial privacy authorities in Canada have launched an investigation into OpenAI, the company behind artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT, after receiving a complaint about the company’s disclosure of personal information.
over 1 year ago
cbc.ca

Profiling Surrey’s political parties: Surrey First, led by Gordie H...

Surrey mayoral candidate Gordie Hogg who has decades of political experience from having been the mayor of White Rock, a provincial MLA and a federal MP, is jumping into a highly competitive and heated political race for the city’s top job under the Surrey First banner.
about 2 years ago
cbc.ca

Health care top issue in Surrey South byelection

Voters will be heading to the polls in the Surrey South byelection in less than two weeks. The vote is shaping up to be a low-key test of how the province’s political parties are faring, particular in the area of health care.
about 2 years ago
cbc.ca

Advocates call for culturally appropriate services for Indigenous w...

A new report entitled The Road to Safety shows that Indigenous women and gender-diverse people in B.C. are facing a significant increase in domestic violence during the pandemic, highlighting the need for culturally appropriate services.
over 2 years ago
cbc.ca

Surrey mayor’s court date for public mischief charge moved to Febru...

Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum did not appear in person for his first court date on a charge of public mischief over a police complaint he made in September, with his lawyers attending online on his behalf instead.
almost 3 years ago
cbc.ca

B.C. Green Party leader pushing for more transparency, collaboratio...

B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau says, for her, the need for more transparency and collaboration in government are two of the biggest takeaways from the province’s three states of emergency this year.
almost 3 years ago
cbc.ca

Nurse reports being assaulted at Royal Columbian hospital, sparking...

A nurse who says she was assaulted while working at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster on Halloween night is demanding better security for health-care workers.
about 3 years ago
cbc.ca

Wet’suwet’en First Nation calls for urgent booster shots after COVI...

The Wet’suwet’en First Nation is calling for third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to eligible community members after two recent deaths and four elders tested positive for the coronavirus, according to their chief.
about 3 years ago
cbc.ca

Lytton residents push for more involvement, government transparency...

A group of Lytton residents told their town council they want a say in rebuilding their community.
about 3 years ago
cbc.ca

Whistler resident fined $60,000 after feeding black bears with bulk...

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service say the woman, who had been purchasing food in bulk on a weekly basis to feed black bears, has now been fined the highest penalty in the province under the Wildlife Act.
about 3 years ago
cbc.ca

Sikh pioneer behind B.C.’s largest independent lumber company dead ...

B.C. businessman Asa Johal, a revered Sikh pioneer, has died at the age of 98. Johal, who would have turned 99 in August, immigrated to Canada in 1924 with his parents and went on to establish sawmills, manufacturing plants and a trucking operation.
over 3 years ago
cbc.ca

Surrey lawyer suspended by BC Law Society after domestic violence i...

Surrey lawyer Narindar Pal Kang has been handed a suspension from practicing by the BC Law Society for two months starting on July 1. He was charged with assault and mischief in relation to a domestic altercation involving his spouse.
over 3 years ago
cbc.ca

Surrey lawyer suspended by B.C. Law Society after domestic violence...

Surrey lawyer Narindar Pal Kang has been handed a suspension from practicing by the BC Law Society for two months starting on July 1. He was charged with assault and mischief in relation to a domestic altercation involving his spouse.
over 3 years ago
cbc.ca

Vancouver student settles human rights complaint over anti-Black vi...

A student has reached a settlement in her human rights complaint against the Vancouver School Board for how it dealt with anti-Black racism at Lord Byng Secondary School after a threatening video surfaced.
almost 4 years ago