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B.C. securities lawyer's suspension extended by two months

B.C. securities lawyer's suspension extended by two months

Samuel Cole committed professional misconduct by counselling his client to use his girlfriend as a nominee to indirectly buy shares of the client's public company.
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Mario Canseco: Canada or Cascadia? British Columbians divided on identity

Mario Canseco: Canada or Cascadia? British Columbians divided on identity

Research Co. survey reveals growing affinity with Pacific Northwest neighbours, skepticism about Canada’s future
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B.C. dad can't get back $500K he gave now-separated son, daughter in-law for home

B.C. dad can't get back $500K he gave now-separated son, daughter in-law for home

The B.C. Supreme Court sided with a man's former daughter-in-law, who was gifted $500,000 to buy a $1.3-million home with her former spouse; the B.C. Court of Appeal upheld the judgement.
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B.C. paramedics say staffing nears 'critical' levels, affecting response times

B.C. paramedics say staffing nears 'critical' levels, affecting response times

RICHMOND, B.C. — The union representing almost 6,000 ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia is sounding an alarm on staffing levels "reaching critical" in the province.
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B.C. tribunal dismisses roommate's complaint over 'half-naked' image threat

B.C. tribunal dismisses roommate's complaint over 'half-naked' image threat

B.C.’s Civil resolution Tribunal has dismissed the complaint of a woman who alleged her female roommate threatened to share an image of her online.
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Four British Columbia communities get 26 new addiction treatment beds

Four British Columbia communities get 26 new addiction treatment beds

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's minister of health says the province has opened 26 new treatment beds for people with addictions in four communities over the last several months.
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Jump in number of respiratory cases at B.C. Children's Hospital emergency room

Jump in number of respiratory cases at B.C. Children's Hospital emergency room

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Children's Hospital says it's seen a steady rise in the number of children coming in with respiratory symptoms.
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Killer on parole is arrested in B.C. over threats made when his points card failed

Killer on parole is arrested in B.C. over threats made when his points card failed

Police in Vancouver say they've arrested a 66-year-old man for uttering threats against a gas station clerk and only later learned the suspect was a convicted murderer out on parole from a life sentence.
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'Iguana be your friend': Police respond to loose 'lizard' on B.C. highway

'Iguana be your friend': Police respond to loose 'lizard' on B.C. highway

Turns out the four-legged creature was not a real animal but a toy.
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Mapping shows Canada's seabeds could hold billions of tonnes of carbon

Mapping shows Canada's seabeds could hold billions of tonnes of carbon

A new B.C.-led study has mapped 274 carbon hot spots found on Canada's sea floor.
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