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New COVID-19 'hazard index' launches for Canadian provinces

New COVID-19 'hazard index' launches for Canadian provinces

The online resource gathers public health information on COVID-19 and attempts to condense it as a risk assessment tool for the public
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The Queen, longest-reigning monarch in British history, dies at 96: Buckingham Palace

The Queen, longest-reigning monarch in British history, dies at 96: Buckingham Palace

Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada and the Commonwealth, ascended the throne as much by a twist of fate as by the grace of God.
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Housing tops transportation, crime as most important issue among Vancouver voters: survey

Housing tops transportation, crime as most important issue among Vancouver voters: survey

More than half of Metro Vancouver residents considering leaving region, according to GVBOT
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Election 2022: Why Colleen Hardwick wants to be mayor of Vancouver

Election 2022: Why Colleen Hardwick wants to be mayor of Vancouver

Hardwick: ‘I have no idea where this right-wing narrative has come from but it's just bogus’
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B.C. premier announces financial aid for cost-of-living increases

B.C. premier announces financial aid for cost-of-living increases

Families will receive a financial boost worth up to $1,500 each and rent increases will be capped next year to help those feeling the squeeze of global inflation, Premier John Horgan announced in Langford Wednesday afternoon
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Government workers reach deal with NDP government

Government workers reach deal with NDP government

The B.C. NDP government and the union representing 33,000 workers has a deal. B.C.
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Costs for first fiscal year of B.C.’s mass-vaccination program revealed

Costs for first fiscal year of B.C.’s mass-vaccination program revealed

The government has not provided a budget estimate for the fall 2022 phase of the mass-vaccination program, which formally launched Tuesday
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Bank of Canada hikes overnight rate 75 basis points

Bank of Canada hikes overnight rate 75 basis points

Overnight rate now at 3.25 per cent — highest policy rate since 2008
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B.C.’s COVID-19 fall booster campaign to begin at pharmacies in the coming days

B.C.’s COVID-19 fall booster campaign to begin at pharmacies in the coming days

About 110K booster shots set to be delivered to B.C. this week
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Highways ministry deals with spate of heavy truck, equipment crashes at overpasses

Highways ministry deals with spate of heavy truck, equipment crashes at overpasses

Files released under freedom of information offer new details about a June incident at the Cambie Road highway overpass in Richmond
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