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New rules for short‑term rentals in B.C. put investment and retirement plans into disarray

New rules for short‑term rentals in B.C. put investment and retirement plans into disarray

B.C. is striving to open up thousands of short-term rental units to the long-term market
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Flush toilets will be required at large construction sites

Flush toilets will be required at large construction sites

Details of the new rules are still being worked out, but flush toilets will be required on sites with 25 workers or more
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Opinion: The hidden risks of buy now, pay later

Opinion: The hidden risks of buy now, pay later

Are buy now, pay later services truly a new way to boost financial inclusion, or just another type of predatory loan?
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Most B.C. residents support religious exemptions for medically assisted death

Most B.C. residents support religious exemptions for medically assisted death

Only one in four Canadians think a religious-oriented health-care facility should be mandated to offer MAID.
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Free legal advice on sexual assault launched by B.C. non-profit

Free legal advice on sexual assault launched by B.C. non-profit

VANCOUVER — A free and confidential legal service is now being offered to people who have been sexually assaulted in British Columbia.
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B.C. regulator fines CIBC $3.4M for mortgage documentation failures

B.C. regulator fines CIBC $3.4M for mortgage documentation failures

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) violated the B.C. Consumer Protection Act, according to inspectors.
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Trailers stolen in Chilliwack, Halfmoon Bay recovered

Trailers stolen in Chilliwack, Halfmoon Bay recovered

One arrest made as stolen trailers found with tools inside
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Sechelt Shelter to reopen this month after repairs

Sechelt Shelter to reopen this month after repairs

'It will be a much nicer place for people to return to than when they left,' associate director Mandy Hardwick said. 
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Ottawa resident tells convoy organizers' trial he felt 'threatened' during protest

Ottawa resident tells convoy organizers' trial he felt 'threatened' during protest

Ottawa resident Paul Jorgenson felt "threatened" during "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations in winter 2022, he said during his testimony at the criminal trial of two protest organizers on Tuesday.
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Rainfall, wind warnings hit parts of coastal B.C.

Rainfall, wind warnings hit parts of coastal B.C.

Environment Canada issues rainfall and wind warnings for coastal British Columbia as a robust Pacific storm brings in moisture from Typhoon Bolaven.
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