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New Vancouver auditor-general wants office to serve as ‘honest broker’ for taxpayers

New Vancouver auditor-general wants office to serve as ‘honest broker’ for taxpayers

Mike Macdonell’s first day on the job was Sept. 7
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Interactive map: Today's COVID-19 cases in Canada

Click on each province to see the total number of confirmed cases, deaths, recovered and total tested. This interactive map will be updated daily.
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Insider trading: September 20, 2021

Insider trading: September 20, 2021

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 September 8, 2021. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
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Reports: Meng Wanzhou, U.S. officials resume talks on potential plea deal

Reports: Meng Wanzhou, U.S. officials resume talks on potential plea deal

Media reports indicate that Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. CFO Meng Wanzhou has resumed talks with the U.S. Department of Justice about a deal that would allow the Chinese tech executive to return to China.
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11 in B.C. die from COVID-19 in single day – most since February

11 in B.C. die from COVID-19 in single day – most since February

COVID-19 hospitalizations rise to 298 – most since May 25
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Pressure campaign against B.C. vax cards ‘simply unacceptable,’ says business group

Pressure campaign against B.C. vax cards ‘simply unacceptable,’ says business group

Lawyer cautions enforcement of B.C. vaccine card will be difficult
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Social media harming people’s access to facts: Horgan

Social media harming people’s access to facts: Horgan

Nelson councillor cites knowledge decline with loss of journalists, libraries
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B.C. premier tells Fairy Creek protesters to go home

B.C. premier tells Fairy Creek protesters to go home

Horgan made the comments during an address to UBCM delegates.
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Vision Vancouver looks to regain focus in 2022 election

Vision Vancouver looks to regain focus in 2022 election

City’s former Indigenous relations manager Ginger Gosnell-Myers ‘seriously considering’ run for council
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Lawsuit of the week: B.C. government’s reversal on PST for video game gift cards created ‘untenable situation,’ Best Buy claims

Lawsuit of the week: B.C. government’s reversal on PST for video game gift cards created ‘untenable situation,’ Best Buy claims

Retailer claims it had been relying on 2014 Ministry of Finance ruling that the cards were not subject to Provincial Sales Tax
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