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B.C. sunshine list shows big swing in government communications spending

B.C. sunshine list shows big swing in government communications spending

Public accounts also for 2022-23 also reveal B.C.’s highest paid public executives
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‘Oh my God. You’re my son’: B.C. mom reunited with son 50 years after Sixties Scoop

‘Oh my God. You’re my son’: B.C. mom reunited with son 50 years after Sixties Scoop

A DNA test and Facebook groups helped him finally find his biological family.
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Potential plea deal in B.C.-wide narcotics case tied to Hells Angels

Potential plea deal in B.C.-wide narcotics case tied to Hells Angels

Police seized two kilograms of cocaine, one each of MDMA and fentanyl, 200 grams of ketamine, 10 kilograms marijuana and16 kilograms of drug-cutting agent.
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Workers to be celebrated on Labour Day in Burnaby's Edmonds Park

Workers to be celebrated on Labour Day in Burnaby's Edmonds Park

Premier David Eby will be in Burnaby this Labour Day Monday (Sept. 4) as part of a free, family-friendly celebration.
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Accused in Vancouver gas station machete attack heading to trial

Accused in Vancouver gas station machete attack heading to trial

A man used his car to ram a pedestrian on a gas station property and allegedly chased people with a knife and machete.
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B.C. women's shelter slams 'incompetence of the justice system' after domestic assault trial falls apart

B.C. women's shelter slams 'incompetence of the justice system' after domestic assault trial falls apart

Legal delays in domestic abuse trial shakes faith in Kelowna, B.C., justice system
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Hindsight: Share your story in this New West storytelling program

Hindsight: Share your story in this New West storytelling program

Elders, seniors and wisdom sharers are invited to sign up for a new session at Eighth & Eight.
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Drug alert issued after fentanyl found in crack cocaine in New West

Drug alert issued after fentanyl found in crack cocaine in New West

Fraser Health has issued a drug alert after “white waxy chunks” sold as crack cocaine test positive for fentanyl
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$7,500 cash transfers reduced homelessness in Metro Vancouver, study finds

$7,500 cash transfers reduced homelessness in Metro Vancouver, study finds

Unhoused people given $7,500 spent the money on housing, clothing, food, transit and not on drugs and alcohol and some would believe.
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Wildfire service to lose hundreds of firefighters amid seasonal churn

Wildfire service to lose hundreds of firefighters amid seasonal churn

The BC Wildfire Service employs about 2,000 firefighters and support personnel, and is expecting 400 to leave in the coming days and weeks.
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