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Record immigration no cure-all for B.C.’s labour woes

Record immigration no cure-all for B.C.’s labour woes

Economist says immigration flow not keeping pace with labour market demands
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BC NDP leadership hopeful Anjali Appadurai says report seeks her disqualification

BC NDP leadership hopeful Anjali Appadurai says report seeks her disqualification

VANCOUVER — The campaign of B.C. New Democratic Party leadership contender Anjali Appadurai says a report from an NDP assessment of her campaign recommends she be disqualified from the race.
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'Deeply shaken': Burnaby Mountie killed in line of duty identified as Const. Shaelyn Yang

'Deeply shaken': Burnaby Mountie killed in line of duty identified as Const. Shaelyn Yang

Burnaby RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang, 31, was stabbed to death while accompanying a City of Burnaby parks employee to a local homeless camp in the area of Broadview Park off Canada Way.
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PRRD challenges validity of election results

PRRD challenges validity of election results

New Area C ballot results released Tuesday: Suzanne Haab 234, Brad Sperling 231
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Rain to bring relief for North Shore reservoirs, salmon streams

Rain to bring relief for North Shore reservoirs, salmon streams

After record-breaking drought and high temperatures, cooler wetter weather will arrive on Friday
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Health care tops list of complaints to B.C.'s ombudsperson: report

Health care tops list of complaints to B.C.'s ombudsperson: report

VICTORIA — Complaints about British Columbia's health-care system to the provincial ombudsperson have reached a 10-year high.
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Health-care complaints at highest level in a decade, says B.C. ombudsperson

Health-care complaints at highest level in a decade, says B.C. ombudsperson

“Whether it was visitor restrictions in long-term care, surgical delays, COVID-19 measures, quality of care or access to services, clearly health care is top of mind for the public,” Ombudsperson Jay Chalke said Tuesday
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Surrey man who killed girlfriend, burned body gets seven years

Surrey man who killed girlfriend, burned body gets seven years

The judge said the most aggravating factor was Harjot Deo having the illegal, loaded gun and carrying it around in public.
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Update: Police watchdog deployed to Burnaby after reports of officer fatally stabbed, man shot

Update: Police watchdog deployed to Burnaby after reports of officer fatally stabbed, man shot

Dozens of first responders have descended on Broadway Park near the Burnaby-Vancouver border, but police say 'there does not appear to be any ongoing risk to the public.'
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'He did great things': Family remembers marathoner whose body was found near Lochside Trail

'He did great things': Family remembers marathoner whose body was found near Lochside Trail

His grieving children, Lana, Leah and Tim, want him to be remembered as much more than the “high-risk, missing man” named in police alerts.
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