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Nine B.C. public servants, facing firing, petition court to end vaccine mandate

Nine B.C. public servants, facing firing, petition court to end vaccine mandate

At issue is a Nov. 19 provincial government order that makes COVID‑19 vaccination a condition of employment for all B.C. public service employees.
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Seniors advocate applauds funding for subsidized housing; wait list of thousands

Seniors advocate applauds funding for subsidized housing; wait list of thousands

The problem, she said, is that those subsidized units are needed “yesterday.”
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New Year's Eve machete attack case moving to resolution

New Year's Eve machete attack case moving to resolution

Lawyers are in discussions to wind up the case of a man charged in connection with two New Year's Eve machete attacks in downtown Vancouver.
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Non-profit launches legal battle to gain access to logging area for scientists

Non-profit launches legal battle to gain access to logging area for scientists

Ecojustice filed a suit challenging the legality of at least eight road closures granted by the B.C. Ministry of Forests in Tree Farm Licence 46, which includes Fairy Creek, the site of ongoing protests against old-growth logging.
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Vancouver 2020 double homicide heading to Supreme Court jury trial

Vancouver 2020 double homicide heading to Supreme Court jury trial

Starting Oct. 11, a Vancouver B.C. Supreme Court jury will hear a double homicide trial about the shooting deaths of two East Vancouver men.
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Accused in Vancouver hammer attacks faces charge of public masturbation

Accused in Vancouver hammer attacks faces charge of public masturbation

A man charged in two hammer attacks that left two men hospitalized has now been charged with public masturbation.
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Prince George city councillor apologizes after calling people 'a bunch of losers'

Prince George city councillor apologizes after calling people 'a bunch of losers'

Kyle Sampson says his comments weren't aimed at the city's 'vulnerable population'
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Salish Heron ferry scheduled to pull into Victoria on Thursday

Salish Heron ferry scheduled to pull into Victoria on Thursday

B.C. Ferries' Salish Heron is expected to serve the southern Gulf Islands starting this summer.
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Ban authoritarian disinformation from Canadian cable, human rights group says

Ban authoritarian disinformation from Canadian cable, human rights group says

Kremlin news channel may be gone from Canada for good, but what about propaganda from Beijing?
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Some UBCO students concerned for safety after on-campus homicide

Some UBCO students concerned for safety after on-campus homicide

Students online have taken notice of the recent rash of police incidents
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