Camille Bains
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Camille Bains
Ex-prisoner says no addiction help available as he feared return behind bars
Memories of vomiting, diarrhea and unrelenting stomach pain as he withdrew from opioids in prison had Rob MacDonald repeatedly asking for addiction treatment before he left a maximum-security facility but despite dozens of formal complaints, he says he didn't get any help.
Facebook aims to reduce 'anti-vaxxer' messages, ads as part of 'safety' campaign
Facebook should ban posts by so-called anti-vaxxers in order to protect children against measles and other contagious diseases, says a British Columbia mother who launched a petition urging parents to start home schooling if they're against immunization.
Judge grants $10M bail for Huawei executive facing possible extradition to U.S.
A top executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei has been released on $10 million bail and must agree to wear an electronic tracking device while she is also monitored by two employees of a company that provides surveillance using former police and military personnel.
Huawei senior executive is not a threat to jump bail: lawyer assures court
The United States is showing its hostility toward Chinese tech giant Huawei by speculating one of its senior executives has avoided travelling there to dodge charges, a lawyer arguing for her release on bail argued on Monday, December 10, 2018.
Federal government's appeal of solitary confinement decision in B.C. to be heard
British Columbia's top court is set to hear the federal government's appeal of a ruling that said indefinite solitary confinement of prisoners is unconstitutional and causes permanent harm.
Scientists call for stop to disappearance of Earth's remaining intact land, sea
Researchers who have produced a map of the world's remaining intact land and ocean areas are urging international delegates at an upcoming meeting on biodiversity to set a target and push governments to conserve what's left of the wild.
Homeless people complain they are cut off in park, want B.C. to take action
A homeless woman living at a Vancouver Island campground with nearly three dozen others says vulnerable people aren't getting support from their families because officials have locked the gates to the public.
B.C. premier says wildfires prompted unprecedented second state of emergency
Premier John Horgan says successive B.C. governments have budgeted "laughable" amounts of money to fight wildfires that are becoming all too common through the ravages of climate change.
Candidates vying to lead Assembly of First Nations call for stronger bonds
Candidates vying to lead the Assembly of First Nations are calling for stronger alliances between nations across Canada to deal with outstanding issues such as land claims.
Former B.C. Mountie who killed herself was agent for change within 'toxic' force
Former RCMP officers who suffered sexual harassment and bullying on the job are grieving the suicide of an ex-Mountie who advocated for change within the force they say ruined so many lives.