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B.C. hate crime numbers 'alarming’ and a 'wake-up call,' says advocate

B.C. hate crime numbers 'alarming’ and a 'wake-up call,' says advocate

There were 3,360 hate crimes reported to police across Canada in 2021.
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Watch: Vancouver's English Bay Barge is finally being dismantled

Watch: Vancouver's English Bay Barge is finally being dismantled

Dismantling is expected to take 12 to 15 weeks.
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B.C. 'rat' carver to be released from prison

B.C. 'rat' carver to be released from prison

Ricky Dennis was sentenced to six years in federal prison for his role in a 2018 mutilation in which a man had the word "rat" carved into his chest.
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Opinion: Reparations to Indigenous Peoples are critical after Pope's apology for residential schools

Opinion: Reparations to Indigenous Peoples are critical after Pope's apology for residential schools

The Pope’s apology could mark a new way forward if the Catholic Church makes genuine reparations for the evils it perpetrated.
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'Excessive': Mom of teen injured by police dog in Burnaby speaks out

'Excessive': Mom of teen injured by police dog in Burnaby speaks out

A 15-year-old boy who ran from police in Brentwood was injured by a police dog during his arrest Wednesday.
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Watch: Burnaby RCMP investigating alleged skate blade-to-the-face during hockey brawl

Watch: Burnaby RCMP investigating alleged skate blade-to-the-face during hockey brawl

Video of a Burnaby Adult Safe Hockey League game at the Scotia Barn on July 29 appears to show one player kick another in the face with a skate.
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Almost 2,000 wildfire reports called in over BC Day long weekend

Almost 2,000 wildfire reports called in over BC Day long weekend

Submitting a photograph of a wildfire helps BC Wildfire Service plan and fight the fire, says ministry.
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Half of Canadians in debt and lacking emergency funds, survey finds

Half of Canadians in debt and lacking emergency funds, survey finds

Over half of Canadians who have borrowed money over the past two years have yet to pay it back. A new survey reveals that the majority of young Canadians with debts, don't believe they'll be paying them back anytime soon.
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Unbounce lays off nearly 50 workers, latest B.C. tech firm to cut jobs

Unbounce lays off nearly 50 workers, latest B.C. tech firm to cut jobs

‘Current economic environment’ among factors behind cuts, says CEO
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Why monkeypox vaccine tourism Is a good thing

Why monkeypox vaccine tourism Is a good thing

When Jackson Hern asked his primary care doctor about getting the monkeypox vaccine in Seattle last week, he was surprised by the lack of information she had to offer.
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