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Recruitment underway for the New West’s new Community Advisory Assembly

Recruitment underway for the New West’s new Community Advisory Assembly

Diverse voices wanted: Community Advisory Assembly invites applications from New Westminster residents
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B.C. Supreme Court awards $1M damages for 2016 Surrey accident

B.C. Supreme Court awards $1M damages for 2016 Surrey accident

Nina Ashley Bennett testified to acutely painful post-accident headaches that reduced her to tears.
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Free legal advice on sexual assault launched by B.C. non-profit

Free legal advice on sexual assault launched by B.C. non-profit

VANCOUVER — A free and confidential legal service is now being offered to people who have been sexually assaulted in British Columbia.
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B.C. regulator fines CIBC $3.4M for mortgage documentation failures

B.C. regulator fines CIBC $3.4M for mortgage documentation failures

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) violated the B.C. Consumer Protection Act, according to inspectors.
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North Vancouver woman pleads for return of husband's stolen ashes

North Vancouver woman pleads for return of husband's stolen ashes

The widow of the North Vancouver man whose remains were stolen has a few things to say to the thief
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Ottawa resident tells convoy organizers' trial he felt 'threatened' during protest

Ottawa resident tells convoy organizers' trial he felt 'threatened' during protest

Ottawa resident Paul Jorgenson felt "threatened" during "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations in winter 2022, he said during his testimony at the criminal trial of two protest organizers on Tuesday.
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Former New West massage therapist facing discipline for sexual touching

Former New West massage therapist facing discipline for sexual touching

Stephen Bartlett, a former RMT operating in New Westminster, was found to have massaged a patient's breasts without consent, as well as another's butt crack.
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Rainfall, wind warnings hit parts of coastal B.C.

Rainfall, wind warnings hit parts of coastal B.C.

Environment Canada issues rainfall and wind warnings for coastal British Columbia as a robust Pacific storm brings in moisture from Typhoon Bolaven.
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B.C.'s legal cannabis regime shows mixed results after five years

B.C.'s legal cannabis regime shows mixed results after five years

Challenges include high taxes on producers and consumers and large municipalities banning sales, leading to retail deserts
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B.C. inflation rate cools to 3.3% in September

B.C. inflation rate cools to 3.3% in September

Inflation on West Coast now lower than national rate of 3.8%: StatCan
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