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Rob Shaw: NDP’s final election pitch is less about hope, more about survival

Rob Shaw: NDP’s final election pitch is less about hope, more about survival

With trusted incumbents at risk, leader Jagmeet Singh shifts focus from growth to holding the line
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Advance poll turnout breaks record with 7.3M ballots cast, Elections Canada says

Advance poll turnout breaks record with 7.3M ballots cast, Elections Canada says

OTTAWA — The waning days of the federal election campaign saw voters turn out in record numbers for advance polls and party leaders attempt to poke holes in each others' platforms.
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Opinion: Ambitious changes to Canadian conservation law are needed to reverse the decline in biodiversity

Opinion: Ambitious changes to Canadian conservation law are needed to reverse the decline in biodiversity

Canada needs a biodiversity protection and conservation act that will address current biodiversity decline and prevent future threats.
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'A business model to suppress wages'

'A business model to suppress wages'

Ironworkers Local 97 is calling for the Liberals and Conservatives to overhaul the temporary foreign worker program.
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B.C. woman awarded $3.35M in car accident lawsuit

B.C. woman awarded $3.35M in car accident lawsuit

Shafaq Cheema experiences neck, shoulder and back pain, traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and major depressive disorder, according to court documents.
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'It's been decimating': B.C. anglers push for chinook salmon fishing in Howe Sound

'It's been decimating': B.C. anglers push for chinook salmon fishing in Howe Sound

Squamish Nation does not support the recreational retention of hatchery chinook and says the health of wild chinook would likely be negatively affected.
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A 17-year-old male killed in a fall on Bastion Mountain in B.C.'s Shuswap: RCMP

A 17-year-old male killed in a fall on Bastion Mountain in B.C.'s Shuswap: RCMP

SALMON ARM — A 17-year-old male has died in a 60-metre fall on Bastion Mountain in British Columbia's Shuswap region. RCMP in Salmon Arm say officers responded to the scene of a "tragic" hiking incident on Monday involving three local teenagers.
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Bogus nurse lawsuits continue to mount against B.C. health authorities

Bogus nurse lawsuits continue to mount against B.C. health authorities

Brigitte Cleroux, who passed herself off as a nurse at BC Women's Hospital, has been jailed for crimes affecting 900 or more people.
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Rob Shaw: Poilievre’s B.C. blitz has left other leaders flat-footed

Rob Shaw: Poilievre’s B.C. blitz has left other leaders flat-footed

Conservative leader's strategy rooted in blue-collar anger, resource jobs and ridings left behind
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Tugboat brings in B.C. ferry after mechanical failure strands passengers for hours

Tugboat brings in B.C. ferry after mechanical failure strands passengers for hours

NORTH VANCOUVER — Those aboard a disabled BC Ferries vessel had their destination in sight as it sat in the water for hours waiting to be pushed to shore by a tugboat on Monday.
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