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B.C. drivers to get $110 insurance rebate, with rate increases on hold until 2026

B.C. drivers to get $110 insurance rebate, with rate increases on hold until 2026

VICTORIA — Most British Columbia drivers will get a vehicle insurance rebate of $110 this year and basic renewal rates will remain frozen until at least March 2026. The Crown-owned Insurance Corporation of B.C.
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Alleged terrorist financing case continues in B.C. Supreme Court

Alleged terrorist financing case continues in B.C. Supreme Court

Mahan Air was sanctioned by the U.S. government for financially, materially and technologically supporting Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force and Beirut-based Hezbollah. 
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Cyclist accused of spitting into car surrenders to Victoria police

Cyclist accused of spitting into car surrenders to Victoria police

A motorist reported that a cyclist on a road bike at Dallas and Cook had spat at him and his father through an open passenger window
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Vancouver constable fined $2,000 for speeding after man run down

Vancouver constable fined $2,000 for speeding after man run down

A Vancouver Provincial Court judge said Jack Zhao was doing 57 km/h in a 30 km/h zone.
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More than 3,100 cybercrimes reported to Vancouver police in 2023

More than 3,100 cybercrimes reported to Vancouver police in 2023

Financial losses reached $68.8 million, majority of files tied to cryptocurrency
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B.C. drug deaths reach 192 in March; Ottawa approves request to prohibit public use

B.C. drug deaths reach 192 in March; Ottawa approves request to prohibit public use

VICTORIA — On the same day the British Columbia government's approach to the overdose crisis faces a major shift, the provincial coroner announced another 192 people were killed by illicit drugs in March.
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Updated: With no floatel, what happens next with the LNG project in Squamish?

Updated: With no floatel, what happens next with the LNG project in Squamish?

Province says District and WLNG need to figure out what’s next; WLNG says it will continue to work with the District.
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Princess Anne visits Victoria, tours urban farm, lays wreath at veterans cemetery

Princess Anne visits Victoria, tours urban farm, lays wreath at veterans cemetery

Among those greeting the princess, a woman who chatted with her on a Victoria visit 53 years ago. Princess Anne is to attend a commemorative service today at the B.C. legislature marking the Battle of the Atlantic, beginning at 10:25 a.m.
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Anmore man viciously attacked on Mexican holiday with dad

Anmore man viciously attacked on Mexican holiday with dad

“It happened so quickly,” Joe Hooker said after his youngest son, Cale, was assaulted at a Mexican bar. A GoFundMe campaign has now been set up for his rehabilitation.
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'The Last of Us' transforms Vancouver street into wasteland

'The Last of Us' transforms Vancouver street into wasteland

Old vehicles and tall grass transformed a city street for the filming of Mega Sword, code name for The Last of Us.
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