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B.C. pensions get smoggy 'D+' grade for climate change investment plan

B.C. pensions get smoggy 'D+' grade for climate change investment plan

Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health calls for firm Paris Agreement targets for BC Investment Management Corp.
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Sinclar announces temporary curtailments at lumber operations

Sinclar announces temporary curtailments at lumber operations

Lakeland Mills, Apollo Forest Products and Nechako Lumber Co. to shut down for two weeks effective January 30
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B.C. Greens name Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi as second deputy leader in election preparation

B.C. Greens name Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi as second deputy leader in election preparation

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Green Party has named a second deputy leader in a move leader Sonia Furstenau says is key to preparing for the next provincial election. Dr.
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Victoria police warn about rise in 'sextortion' cases targeting boys, men

Victoria police warn about rise in 'sextortion' cases targeting boys, men

Perpetrators frequently pose as teenage girls or women who are interested in a sexual relationship, before requesting intimate photos and videos.
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Federal minerals strategy highlights need to speed up mining projects

Federal minerals strategy highlights need to speed up mining projects

Head of Mining Association of B.C. sees First Nations ownership as wave of the future
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One person killed in avalanche near Valemount, B.C.

One person killed in avalanche near Valemount, B.C.

VALEMOUNT, B.C. — One person has died in an avalanche that caught two snowmobilers over the weekend south of Valemount, B.C., not far from the Alberta boundary.
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Victoria mother pleads guilty to second-degree murder of toddler

Victoria mother pleads guilty to second-degree murder of toddler

Kaela Mehl, who killed her daughter in September 2015 by administering a fatal dose of Zopiclone and smothering her, was previously convicted of first-degree murder but successfully appealed
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UNDRIP agreement entrenches Indigenous rights in mining development

UNDRIP agreement entrenches Indigenous rights in mining development

Nisga'a leader says better cooperation with B.C. government needed to speed permitting process
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B.C. government uses SD73 as benchmark in launching K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan

B.C. government uses SD73 as benchmark in launching K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan

58 per cent of students in B.C. say they have seen other students insulted, bullied or excluded based on their race or ethnicity.
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Court denies province's appeal to reject Greengen lawsuit

Court denies province's appeal to reject Greengen lawsuit

Following a seven-year delay, lawsuit over Squamish-area hydropower project will go to trial.
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