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SCRD development applications, revenues escalate

SCRD development applications, revenues escalate

Pre-application processes introduced this year for development files helped spike related paperwork and money coming into the Sunshine Coast Regional District to their highest levels in four years. Building permit asks are also up in 2023 but trend slower in the most recent quarter.
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Half of Canadians would support gender quotas in Parliament, says poll

Half of Canadians would support gender quotas in Parliament, says poll

Polling also shows fewer than half of women in Canada believe the opportunity to run a major corporation is attainable.
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'They are ruthless': B.C. widow warns others after scammers pretend to be police

'They are ruthless': B.C. widow warns others after scammers pretend to be police

People are receiving fraudulent calls from people impersonating the RCMP asking for money.
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Earth just had its hottest 12 months in the last 120,000 years

Earth just had its hottest 12 months in the last 120,000 years

The record global temperatures led to spikes of climate-induced warming all over the world, including British Columbia.
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Cree mother, whose newborn was apprehended, says social worker told her to 'stop wailing'

Cree mother, whose newborn was apprehended, says social worker told her to 'stop wailing'

Chelsey Woodward has not been able to see her daughter consistently after MCFD took the two-day-old baby from a Surrey hospital on Oct. 19.
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B.C. court rejects appeal of man's conviction for sexually abusing his sons

B.C. court rejects appeal of man's conviction for sexually abusing his sons

Father challenged young sons' inconsistencies in evidence of the abuse they told the court about.
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Lower Sunshine Coast's living wage hits $25.61

Lower Sunshine Coast's living wage hits $25.61

Fifth highest calculated cost of living in B.C.
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Many British Columbians are due for their COVID boosters

Many British Columbians are due for their COVID boosters

The province did not advertise its spring shot. Only around 10 per cent of people got it.
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Canada should rethink definition of 'forest degradation,' say 120 scientists

Canada should rethink definition of 'forest degradation,' say 120 scientists

An open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls for science — not economics — to guide Canada's 'forest degradation' policy.
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House blaze in Roberts Creek claims life of family pet, no human injuries

House blaze in Roberts Creek claims life of family pet, no human injuries

‘The reason why one half of this couple is still with us is that the bedroom door was closed’ - Fire Chief Pat Higgins.
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