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Vancouver's AbCellera draws $300M in government funding

Vancouver's AbCellera draws $300M in government funding

Funding to help AbCellera with its new $700M biotech campus
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Not guilty plea in Vancouver stranger machete attack

Not guilty plea in Vancouver stranger machete attack

Two people loading luggage into a taxi in front of the Downtown Eastside's Empress Hotel were attacked by a stranger on June 19, 2022.
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B.C.'s human rights commissioner seeks more responses to survey on human rights

B.C.'s human rights commissioner seeks more responses to survey on human rights

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's human rights commissioner says housing and poverty are among the top concerns of service and rights-related organizations across the province, but some key voices have yet to be heard.
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B.C. pub chain Donnelly Group files for creditor protection

B.C. pub chain Donnelly Group files for creditor protection

CEO’s cannabis venture also filed for creditor protection last year
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Calculating the high cost of doing business in B.C.

Calculating the high cost of doing business in B.C.

B.C. government policies have added billions to cost of doing business in B.C.
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March of the caterpillars is here, but don't be alarmed

March of the caterpillars is here, but don't be alarmed

Experts say although it’s a heavy year for the forest and western tent caterpillar in the region, it isn’t likely to be a problem for most trees.
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‘It was thick’: Ocean water turns bright orange off Vancouver Island

‘It was thick’: Ocean water turns bright orange off Vancouver Island

“It was thick. You couldn’t even see the water, like under the water. It was just straight orange.”
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Former Steveston-Richmond East MP disappointed by Johnston report into foreign interference

Former Steveston-Richmond East MP disappointed by Johnston report into foreign interference

Special rapporteur David Johnston’s 59-page interim report recommends against a public inquiry
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Defence at Burnaby murder trial raises possibility sex with 13-year-old victim was consensual

Defence at Burnaby murder trial raises possibility sex with 13-year-old victim was consensual

While cross-examining forensic pathologist Dr. Jason Morin Tuesday, Ibrahim Ali's lawyer Ben Lynskey challenged the Crown theory that the 13-year-old his client is accused of killing was sexually assaulted.
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Drug-snorting gear left for students after presentation at Cowichan Valley school

Drug-snorting gear left for students after presentation at Cowichan Valley school

The material left with students after a drug presentation included a booklet on safe drug-snorting as well as straws for snorting and small cards for cutting lines of powdered drugs
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