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Bleak finances put B.C.'s economic future at risk, business council warns

Bleak finances put B.C.'s economic future at risk, business council warns

A large projected deficit and doubled capital expenditures in the last two years have increased the provincial debt to $63B, says report.
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Sheung-King wins Writers' Trust fiction prize for 'Batshit Seven'

Sheung-King wins Writers' Trust fiction prize for 'Batshit Seven'

TORONTO — Sheung-King and Martha Baillie were among the big winners at the Writers' Trust Awards ceremony Tuesday that saw many take the podium with emotional pleas to protect LGBTQ rights and end the war in Gaza.
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Audit shows just one in three Canadian fisheries is healthy

Audit shows just one in three Canadian fisheries is healthy

If Canada accelerated efforts, it could have recovery plans in place for the most vulnerable stocks by 2025.
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Opinion: How a failure to support youth who were once in care may be fuelling unemployment

Opinion: How a failure to support youth who were once in care may be fuelling unemployment

Former youth in care deserve equitable educational opportunities. Better longitudinal data is needed around how youth and adults successfully transition to and complete post-secondary education.
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Dwindling sea ice, warming oceans fuelled Canada's 2023 wildfires, finds study

Dwindling sea ice, warming oceans fuelled Canada's 2023 wildfires, finds study

A new study finds 2023 fire conditions may have been made worse by a lack of sea ice and warm oceans on the other side of the planet.
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13 SRO owners take legal action against City of Vancouver over vacancy control

13 SRO owners take legal action against City of Vancouver over vacancy control

Civil claim: "The city’s conduct constitutes a de facto expropriation of the property, and the plaintiffs are entitled to damages based on the loss of value of the property."
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Documents reveal Canada's early efforts to save orcas from 'catastrophic' oil spills

Documents reveal Canada's early efforts to save orcas from 'catastrophic' oil spills

Tanker traffic in the Salish Sea surged after the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline came online in May.
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'Brutal': Convicted B.C. double killer jailed 18 years before parole eligibility

'Brutal': Convicted B.C. double killer jailed 18 years before parole eligibility

Wade Cudmore, 35, was convicted of second-degree murder by a jury in the 2021 killings of Erick and Carlo Fryer.
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B.C. man sues cousin facing sentencing for criminal role in alleged $1B stock fraud scheme

B.C. man sues cousin facing sentencing for criminal role in alleged $1B stock fraud scheme

Former cannabis cultivator Kris Kallu from Richmond files second lawsuit against cousin Avtar Dhillon, a former prominent Vancouver stock promoter who now faces prison time for criminal securities fraud.
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Vancouver Island doctors set up overdose prevention sites without government blessing

Vancouver Island doctors set up overdose prevention sites without government blessing

Attempts by doctors to set up overdose prevention sites on hospital property in Nanaimo and Victoria were shut down Monday by the Island health authority, forcing the volunteers to move their operations across the street.
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