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PoCo mayor says ‘no’ to provincial jump as unite-the-right merger talk ragesAfter news emerged Brad West was being courted to help bring together the fractured right wing of B.C.'s provincial politics, he says he's decided the time wasn't right.PoliticsMay 16
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B.C. judge grants shared custody of family dog in landmark rulingThe new law pertains to claims filed under the Family Law Act in B.C.'s Supreme Court for $35,000 or more, or in provincial court for disputes over $5,000.PoliticsApr 18
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B.C. sheriff shortage leads to court delays and calls for action from trial lawyersFive courtrooms were closed at the Vancouver Provincial Courthouse on Thursday. Three additional courtrooms were closed in Port Coquitlam.CrimeJun 14
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First Nations launch challenge of Site C damA group of First Nations has filed a lawsuit over a massive hydroelectric dam proposed in northeastern British Columbia, arguing the project would have a devastating impact on their traditional land.Dec 31, 1969
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B.C. facing class-action lawsuit over ICBC payments to MSPThe suit claims that ICBC has been making payments to B.C.'s Medical Service Plan contrary to provincial law.PoliticsMay 27
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‘Moving forward’: Mayor Brenda Locke on Surrey police transitionMayor Brenda Locke said during Monday's council meeting that she still opposes the province's mandated transition to the Surrey Police Service.CanadaJun 11
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Top court rules on pregnant women’s benefitsThe country's top court has ruled quickly and unexpectedly from the bench, siding with the B.C. Teachers' Federation in an employment dispute over maternity benefits.Dec 31, 1969
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Cost of Richmond Hospital redevelopment climbs by $1.1 billionThe Ministry of Health revealed Tuesday that the total cost of the redevelopment is now projected at $1.96 billion, more than a billion dollars more than forecast in 2020.PoliticsJun 4
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Court case against B.C.’s short-term rental rules begins in VictoriaA group of property owners is now taking the province and the City of Victoria to court, claiming the new rules are not legal and are creating financial hardships.PoliticsJun 17
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Fraudster helped pave path to homelessness and criminality for victim: BCSC says'This is a young man who has suffered his entire life from the ravages of drug addition, physical and psychological abuse, institutional racism and neglect,' a Kelowna judge said.Crime9 hours
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Penticton to celebrate golden anniversary with 2028 B.C. Summer GamesIt will be the 50th year anniversary of when the Peach City first hosted the games and Mayor Julius Bloomfield said that he's delighted to see the games come back under his watch.SportsMay 28
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Serial killer Robert Pickton dead following beating in Quebec prisonRobert Pickton, an inmate at Port-Cartier Institution in Quebec, died in hospital following injuries resulting from an assault involving another inmate on May 19, 2024.CrimeMay 31
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Saskatchewan foreign driver Class 1 licence exemption sparks safety concernsTo alleviate labour shortages in the agricultural sector, Saskatchewan is now allowing temporary foreign truck drivers to work in the province without the standard Class 1 testing.CanadaJun 7
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Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes seek government aid to save Fleming College programsPeterborough city council on Monday passed a motion encouraging both the federal and provincial governments to help save 29 programs at Fleming College.EducationJun 20
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Federal court rejects review bid for renewing licences for B.C. fish farmsIn a written statement, open-net fish farming opponent group Wild First says the Federal Court decision is a "vindication".EnvironmentJun 8
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‘Lethal consequences’: Advocate seeks change in light of slain Lumby woman’s police reportBC Prosecution has not laid charges in the killing of Tatjana Stefanski and the RCMP has not named a suspect in her death, saying only that it came by foul play.CrimeMay 27
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Two men charged over $2.5 million in alleged high-end car thefts in SurreyRCMP have announced charges against two men accused of stealing $2.5 million worth of high-end vehicles in Surrey, B.C.CrimeJun 6
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B.C. Conservative leader pledges not to ‘reopen the abortion debate’The leader of the BC Conservatives has issued a statement pledging "not to reopen the abortion debate" after one of his MLAs appeared to suggest motherhood begins at conception.PoliticsMay 9
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B.C. government sues makers of ‘forever chemicals’The British Columbia government has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called "forever chemicals," involved in what it calls widespread contamination of drinking-water systems.HealthJun 21
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Lawyer injured in crash takes on ICBC over no-fault insuranceTim Schober was cycling to his job as a high-profile business lawyer when he was struck by a vehicle illegally exiting the Pat Bay Highway in August 2021.PoliticsMay 27