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City of Vancouver employees’ absentee rates average more than 18 days per year

City of Vancouver employees’ absentee rates average more than 18 days per year

Mayor's budget task force report: "Reduced absenteeism across the board would result in savings of approximately $4.5 million per year."
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Two dogs shot and killed after attacking sheep in Cobble Hill

Two dogs shot and killed after attacking sheep in Cobble Hill

Two sheep were euthanized due to the extent of their injuries
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Cancel Phase 2 of deer kill 'to avoid further embarrassment,' says group

Cancel Phase 2 of deer kill 'to avoid further embarrassment,' says group

Only 66 fallow deer were killed during the first phase of the deer kill, which cost Parks Canada $834,000
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B.C. nurse used patients' names to get narcotics for own use

B.C. nurse used patients' names to get narcotics for own use

The patients weren't even admitted to the facility when their names were used, and no records were made.
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$140,000 fine levied against two unlicensed B.C. property managers

$140,000 fine levied against two unlicensed B.C. property managers

In separate but similar decisions, the B.C. Financial Services Authority has levied fines against Kirsten Marie Scoffield and Glenn Richard Campbell for operating unlicensed property management services in the Lower Mainland.
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Photos: Snow day in New Westminster

Photos: Snow day in New Westminster

Snow painted plenty of picturesque scenes in New West on Wednesday but it made travel around the region challenging.
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'Governance gap' means changes could be coming to New West police board

'Governance gap' means changes could be coming to New West police board

Having subcommittees and an executive director could be items considered by the New Westminster police board as part of its governance review.
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Vancouver samurai sword-wielding robbery suspect makes court appearance

Vancouver samurai sword-wielding robbery suspect makes court appearance

Police called the robbery "violent."
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Driver hurt after car plunges from multi-storey parking lot at University of B.C.

Driver hurt after car plunges from multi-storey parking lot at University of B.C.

VANCOUVER — A driver was extracted from the wreckage of their car in a complex rescue operation after the vehicle plunged through the concrete wall of a multi-storey parking lot at the University of British Columbia. Capt.
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Downtown Eastside 'social justice' developer committed fraud, panel rules

Downtown Eastside 'social justice' developer committed fraud, panel rules

Cherie White of Kingdom Investments 2015 Inc. committed fraud by misappropriating investors' money from a house-flipping arrangement she advertised between 2016 and 2019.
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