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Public servants fighting COVID vaccine mandate go up against unions

Public servants fighting COVID vaccine mandate go up against unions

B.C. public service workers' lawyer will argue that unions failed to represent them
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Man charged in 2017 East Richmond murder

Man charged in 2017 East Richmond murder

Suspect in his late 70s is accused of the second-degree murder of man whose body was found in March 2017 near Fraserwood Park
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Insider trading: May 9, 2022

Insider trading: May 9, 2022

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended April 27, 2022. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
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B.C. broker siphoned $2M to fund his Okanagan estate, regulator alleges

B.C. broker siphoned $2M to fund his Okanagan estate, regulator alleges

Jeffrey Rutledge is scheduled to appear before a regulatory panel on May 26.
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Missing woman’s remains found at Shaughnessy mansion

Missing woman’s remains found at Shaughnessy mansion

Vancouver police confirm discovery of body of Indigenous Saskatchewan woman Chelsea Poorman
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Cullen Commission final report delayed again

Cullen Commission final report delayed again

Findings of probe into money laundering in B.C. now set to be given to BC NDP cabinet on June 3
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B.C. shed 2,000 jobs in April for first losses in nine months

B.C. shed 2,000 jobs in April for first losses in nine months

Unemployment rate increases to 5.4 per cent
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Province launches investigation into prolific crime in B.C. as business leaders call for action

Province launches investigation into prolific crime in B.C. as business leaders call for action

Former Vancouver police deputy chief Doug LePard and Amanda Butler, a health researcher and criminologist, will conduct the probe into repeat offenders and the recent rise in violent attacks
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B.C. has fewer COVID-19 patients in hospitals, ICUs

B.C. has fewer COVID-19 patients in hospitals, ICUs

50 new COVID-19 deaths counted in past week
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Cost of B.C. government’s no-bid pandemic contracts rises by 83%

Cost of B.C. government’s no-bid pandemic contracts rises by 83%

Penny Ballem’s vaccine czar contract increased by 245% to $760,000
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