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B.C. court rules forestry company must pay $343,000 cost of 2016 wildfire suppression
Wildfire near Nazko came from debris pile contractor set on fire at a Tolko Industries cut block
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COVID-19 benefits helped economy rebound, but post-payment verification lacking: AG
Auditor general estimates $4.6 billion was paid to people who were not eligible
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Civil rights group says China has at least one secret police station in Vancouver
Spanish report says intimidation used to enforce ‘involuntary’ return of immigrants back to China
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B.C.’s Julia Levy is Canada’s first trans woman Rhodes Scholar
Levy will head to Oxford University in England next October for the fully funded scholarship
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Most unused COVID-19 vaccines will expire at the end of the year: auditor general
Tens of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines are likely about to expire and go to waste because of a failure to manage an oversupply of doses, at an estimated cost of about $1 billion, Canada’s auditor general reported Tuesday.
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Vancouver, Calgary first teams announced in new women’s pro soccer league
League will operate countrywide across two conferences, with four teams in each conference
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Events planned to honour victims of Ecole Polytechnique shooting on 33rd anniversary
On Dec. 6, 1989, a man motivated by a hatred of feminists shot and killed 14 female students
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Pettersson nets OT winner as Canucks rally for wild 7-6 victory over Canadiens
Visiting Habs held 4-0 lead after first period
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Trudeau urges vaccinations amid a rise in kids’ illnesses clogging hospital ERs
PM says it’s everyone responsibility to ‘step up again’ to get vaccinated
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B.C. property assessments higher, but market has changed: assessor
Homeowners warned they are about to receive assessments that won’t reflect current values
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