Firefighters, paramedics voice support for B.C. MP’s bill to protect first responders

The proposed B.C. private member's bill would amend the Criminal Code to make assaults against health-care workers and first responders an aggravating factor during sentencing.

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Tory back-bench peers threaten to scupper new sexual harassment laws

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B.C. MP introduces private members’ bill aimed at protecting first responders

In recent days police in B.C. have allegedly been shot at with a pellet gun and stabbed with a hypodermic needle.

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B.C. Liberal private members’ bill aims to bolster hospitals’ suicide prevention tools

A new B.C. bill would require hospital staff to try and contact a person's close family members when they are apprehended under the Mental Health Act.

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BC Liberal MLA to pitch bill updating mental health law after VPD officer’s suicide

Global News has learned the family of VPD Const. Nicole Chan will be in Victoria to watch BC Liberal South Surrey MLA Elenore Sturko introduce the bill.

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