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Activists sentenced for blocking roads avoid jail time

Activists sentenced for blocking roads avoid jail time

Howard Breen and Melanie Murray were convicted of multiple mischief charges relating to protests around Nanaimo against old-growth logging
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Strata French fry fine overturned by B.C. tribunal

Strata French fry fine overturned by B.C. tribunal

B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal says strata unfairly used CCTV recordings contrary to privacy laws when it went after an owner for hallway noise and dropping food in a common elevator
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Person suffers life-threatening injuries after Surrey crash

Person suffers life-threatening injuries after Surrey crash

The collision took place at an intersection during the afternoon on Sunday.
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Poilievre promises to abolish federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million

Poilievre promises to abolish federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million

OTTAWA — A Conservative government would scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1 million and push provinces to do the same, Pierre Poilievre said Monday.
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Toxicity and tight race fuel B.C. election integrity doubters, says professor

Toxicity and tight race fuel B.C. election integrity doubters, says professor

B.C. election doubts reflect U.S., says professor
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Coast guard's North Pacific patrol uncovers shark finning, dark vessels

Coast guard's North Pacific patrol uncovers shark finning, dark vessels

VICTORIA — The Canadian Coast Guard ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier is back in its home port in Victoria after its crew swept the North Pacific for unreported and unregulated fishing.
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Afternoon crash leaves one person dead in Surrey

Afternoon crash leaves one person dead in Surrey

Police have not identified the person who died in the collision.
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B.C. grandma missing after vehicle found on washed out road

B.C. grandma missing after vehicle found on washed out road

She was last seen on Oct. 25 just after 10 a.m.
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'Bill-splitting boom' helps B.C. residents save money, poll finds

'Bill-splitting boom' helps B.C. residents save money, poll finds

38% of British Columbians are carpooling, buying in bulk, sharing subscriptions and child care, and cohabiting with others, finds MNP Consumer Debt Index
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RCMP seize 73 kilograms of cocaine during traffic stop east of Sicamous, B.C.

RCMP seize 73 kilograms of cocaine during traffic stop east of Sicamous, B.C.

SICAMOUS, B.C. — RCMP say a traffic stop in British Columbia's southern Interior led to the discovery of about 73 kilograms of cocaine in a vehicle. Insp. Lori Orstad with B.C.
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