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79-year-old piano teacher accepted to Oxford and Cambridge music programs

79-year-old piano teacher accepted to Oxford and Cambridge music programs

Susan Evans, who has been teaching students in North Vancouver for the last two decades, has a decision to make after earning spots in two prestigious programs in the U.K.
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Mounties investigate dangerous driving, passing unsafely on B.C. road

Mounties investigate dangerous driving, passing unsafely on B.C. road

Dashcam video shows a blue Mazda dangerously overtaking vehicles.
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Texada Island residents attempting unsanctioned grizzly bear relocation

Texada Island residents attempting unsanctioned grizzly bear relocation

A group of concerned residents on Texada Island is attempting to privately relocate a grizzly bear. The plan is not sanctioned by the Conservation Officer Service or the province.
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Vancouver mayor, city councillors to meet with federal officials in Ottawa

Vancouver mayor, city councillors to meet with federal officials in Ottawa

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says a planned trip to Ottawa this week to meet with senior federal officials aims to strengthen ties with a newly elected government.
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Law Society of B.C. facing headwinds on rule of law, reconciliation, bar independence

Law Society of B.C. facing headwinds on rule of law, reconciliation, bar independence

Brook Greenberg is leading the Law Society of B.C. into a constitutional showdown this fall with the provincial government over Bill 21
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Disbarred B.C. lawyer to pay $270K in sex assault damages

Disbarred B.C. lawyer to pay $270K in sex assault damages

Marc Andre Scheirer was convicted of sexual assault in 2020.
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B.C. primary care review underway, part of NDP's confidence deal with Greens

B.C. primary care review underway, part of NDP's confidence deal with Greens

Interim Green leader Jeremy Valeriote says the party expects the assessment will lead to "real action on the deep challenges in B.C.'s health-care systems."
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B.C. primary care review underway, part of NDP's confidence deal with Greens

B.C. primary care review underway, part of NDP's confidence deal with Greens

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has launched a review of its primary health care system, in accordance with the ruling New Democrats' confidence agreement with the Green Party.
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Mortgage-free retirement out of reach for one in three Canadians, says survey

Mortgage-free retirement out of reach for one in three Canadians, says survey

Royal LePage report says affordability crisis delays homeownership, leaving nearly 30% of near-retirees still paying off their homes.
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Rob Shaw: Safe-supply leak shows just how broken B.C.’s whistleblower law is

Rob Shaw: Safe-supply leak shows just how broken B.C.’s whistleblower law is

A disclosure that forced a major policy reversal wouldn’t qualify for protection
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