Canada

Police say a 60-year-old taxi driver has been charged with sexual assault in relation to an alleged incident, which took place in early January in West Vancouver.

Deepak Sharma, from Abbotsford, B.C. is accused of assaulting a customer who was seated in his taxi on the early morning hours after New Year's Day.

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Differing versions of what transpired behind the scenes as SNC-Lavalin lobbied the federal government for an out-of-court settlement have left the picture as clear as mud.

But one thing has been consistent: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists he is concerned about the impact on Canadian workforce should the Quebec-based engineering giant be barred from competing for federal projects.

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The body that regulates chiropractors in B.C. is promising a thorough review of the scientific evidence about chiropractic treatments for children.

The move comes after the College of Chiropractors of B.C. received a complaint from a health-care professional about a chiropractor advertising therapies for kids, according to interim college registrar Richard Simpson.

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Hundreds of independent schools in B.C. — many faith

In the wake of a CBC Go Public story about a teacher who was let go from Surrey Christian School after administrators learned she was living in a common-law relationship with a man, the question arose: Why are private schools with strict, faith-based employment contracts getting funding from the public purse?

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