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B.C. high court dismisses appeal in $40,000 shoplifting case

B.C. high court dismisses appeal in $40,000 shoplifting case

Shoplifters used jamming devices to disable Shoppers Drug Mart and Lululemon security systems when they departed stores.
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Trudeau taps LeBlanc as finance minister after Freeland resigns

Trudeau taps LeBlanc as finance minister after Freeland resigns

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tapped his top fixer in cabinet, Dominic LeBlanc, to replace Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland after she suddenly tendered her resignation from cabinet Monday morning in a fight over the nation's finances.
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Crown wants five years in B.C. fatal hit-and-run

Crown wants five years in B.C. fatal hit-and-run

Eoghan Byrne, 24, was struck and killed while crossing West 4th Avenue at Arbutus Street in June 2022.
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B.C. man banned from having rocks, bricks on transit

B.C. man banned from having rocks, bricks on transit

Daniel Ferguson pleaded guilty to smashing property at a Vancouver business and at the Patterson and Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain stations.
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These B.C. communities are losing icy winters faster than the rest of Canada

These B.C. communities are losing icy winters faster than the rest of Canada

Vancouver lost 19 days of freezing temperatures over the last decade — more than any city in Canada. Climate change is to blame, according to a recent analysis.
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Hereditary chief sentenced to house arrest for sexually assaulting teen

Hereditary chief sentenced to house arrest for sexually assaulting teen

Ronnie Matthew West, 64, pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial last year
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Kirk LaPointe: Freeland’s poison pen letter might be the final blow to Trudeau

Kirk LaPointe: Freeland’s poison pen letter might be the final blow to Trudeau

Finance minister’s departure underscores deep divisions in beleaguered government
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'Immense pride' to have Terry Fox on new $5 bill: Port Coquitlam mayor

'Immense pride' to have Terry Fox on new $5 bill: Port Coquitlam mayor

Today, Dec. 16, 2024, as part of the federal government’s fall economic statement, it announced Terry Fox will be on the new $5 note.
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16-year-old girl in critical condition after North Vancouver pedestrian crash

16-year-old girl in critical condition after North Vancouver pedestrian crash

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. — Mounties in North Vancouver, B.C., say a 16-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was hit by a Jeep.
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Former Green MLA to serve as lead negotiator for Tsartlip

Former Green MLA to serve as lead negotiator for Tsartlip

In his new role, Adam Olsen will steer his nation’s negotiations with the federal, provincial, regional and local governments, B.C. Ferries and other entities
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