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'I thought it was a mistake, maybe a scam': Vancouver man wins $500,000 playing lottery

'I thought it was a mistake, maybe a scam': Vancouver man wins $500,000 playing lottery

"I'm breathing easier"
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Lake Country man sues after being injured by AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Lake Country man sues after being injured by AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Wightman, in a lawsuit filed last week in BC Supreme Court, alleged the defendants did not warn him of the risk of Guillain Barre syndrome prior to administering the vaccine.
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Crown wants protesters who stormed Trans Mountain site locked up

Crown wants protesters who stormed Trans Mountain site locked up

Prosecutors are seeking jail sentences for two pipeline protesters convicted last year of criminal contempt for storming a Trans Mountain worksite in Kamloops and refusing to leave.
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Trial begins for man accused of shooting at Vanderhoof RCMP detachment

Trial begins for man accused of shooting at Vanderhoof RCMP detachment

Suspect's state of mind will be a key issue as Crown seeks to find Paul Nicholas Russell guilty of attempted murder
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Langford building problems highlight need for tenancy safeguards: advocate

Langford building problems highlight need for tenancy safeguards: advocate

When contracts are "frustrated" by landlords, they have no liability to a tenant to provide support or compensation, says TAPS.
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Prince George nurse reprimanded by provincial college

Prince George nurse reprimanded by provincial college

Pamela Davis voluntarily agreed to a public reprimand and not to repeat the conduct at issue.
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B.C. tribunal rejects $24K hardship claim in strata rental dispute

B.C. tribunal rejects $24K hardship claim in strata rental dispute

Jane Cuthbertson earlier won a case against the strata when she had been allowing short-term rentals in one of her two properties.
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B.C. introduces exemptions for children, spouses living in 55-plus stratas

B.C. introduces exemptions for children, spouses living in 55-plus stratas

VICTORIA — British Columbia residents who find themselves entangled in new property bylaws because their home has been changed to a 55-plus age restriction now have more protection.
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B.C. lawyer disbarred for misconduct 'akin to theft'

B.C. lawyer disbarred for misconduct 'akin to theft'

Andrew Yat-Cheung Lau took money from clients' trust funds before performing any legal work and failed to remit GST and PST to officials.
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Evidence that locked up Kamloops man for 26 years was 'insufficient,' Crown says

Evidence that locked up Kamloops man for 26 years was 'insufficient,' Crown says

Gerald Klassen had been waiting since last year to hear whether he would be tried again for the murder of a woman found dead off Highway 5A near Merritt in 1993.
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