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'Have to do something': Workers react with fear and hope to Alberta is Calling campaign

'Have to do something': Workers react with fear and hope to Alberta is Calling campaign

Health-care workers are in high demand in both Alberta and B.C. The Alberta government is asking Vancouverites to consider the move, but nurses' unions from each province say neither province can afford to lose any more staff.
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Lawsuit of the week: Jehovah’s Witnesses ramp up court battle with B.C.’s privacy commissioner

Lawsuit of the week: Jehovah’s Witnesses ramp up court battle with B.C.’s privacy commissioner

A pair of congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses is taking the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia to court, claiming an order to release confidential religious records under the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) is uncons
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John Rustad booted from Liberal caucus

John Rustad booted from Liberal caucus

Rustad removed from caucus after retweeing Patrick Moore comment on climate change
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COVID-19 metrics decline in B.C.

COVID-19 metrics decline in B.C.

COVID-19 deaths, cases, hospitalizations, ICU patient counts all fall
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Trump's former money manager charged with tax fraud had Vancouver ties

Trump's former money manager charged with tax fraud had Vancouver ties

The Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer, who pleaded guilty in a New York court on Thursday, had ties to the former Trump International Hotel and Tower in Vancouver.
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British Columbians allegedly hacked U.S. brokers in offshore shell scheme: U.S. SEC

British Columbians allegedly hacked U.S. brokers in offshore shell scheme: U.S. SEC

The U.S. Securities Commission alleges Richmond and Vancouver families worked with a Port Coquitlam man to hack American brokerage accounts
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BC Liberals push 30-day action plan for doctor shortage

BC Liberals push 30-day action plan for doctor shortage

“We're speaking to our members each and every day, and many of them are on the brink of leaving”
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Surrey police officer arrested on breach of trust charge, released on conditions

Surrey police officer arrested on breach of trust charge, released on conditions

The officer has not been named
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Licensed professionals in BC Public Service issue strike notice

Licensed professionals in BC Public Service issue strike notice

The union represents about 1,200 professionals such as engineers, foresters, geoscientists and pharmacists
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Metadata catches fraudsters who bilked B.C. investors of $360K

Metadata catches fraudsters who bilked B.C. investors of $360K

Two British Columbians are out thousands of dollars after buying into a fake battery venture, according to a recent B.C. Securities Commission ruling
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