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B.C. has 4,912 active COVID-19 cases – the most in more than eight weeks

B.C. has 4,912 active COVID-19 cases – the most in more than eight weeks

March 11 marks the one-year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic.
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Family launches court action against Little Mountain Place care home

Family launches court action against Little Mountain Place care home

The widow and daughter of a man who was a former resident of the same Vancouver care home ravaged by 41 COVID-19 deaths have launched a lawsuit against the society that oversees Little Mountain Place. The civil claim filed Feb. 26 in B.C.
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Dam that powers Kitimat smelter target of court case

Dam that powers Kitimat smelter target of court case

Regional District backs push to remove dam that powers Kitimat aluminum smelter
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B.C. records 531 new COVID-19 cases, as variant strains become more prevalent

B.C. records 531 new COVID-19 cases, as variant strains become more prevalent

B.C. has now detected 627 cases of mutant strains of the COVID-19 virus.
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Vaccines to boost B.C. economy more than previously expected: RBC

Vaccines to boost B.C. economy more than previously expected: RBC

Real GDP expected to grow 5.9% in 2021 — up notably from previous projections
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Glacier Media to sell JWN Energy in deal worth up to $8m

Glacier Media to sell JWN Energy in deal worth up to $8m

Calgary-based geoLOGIC set to acquire JWN by end of week
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Money laundering whistleblower vanishes without a trace

Money laundering whistleblower vanishes without a trace

Ross Alderson, a former director of anti-money laundering (AML) investigations at the B.C. Lottery Corporation, took concerns to media in 2017; now he’s a no-show at the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C.
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B.C. records 1,393 COVID-19-related deaths in year after first such fatality

B.C. records 1,393 COVID-19-related deaths in year after first such fatality

A man in his 80s at North Vancouver's Lynn Valley Care Centre was the first to die from COVID-19 in Canada
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‘Telus failed us’ over vaccine call centres, says B.C. health minister

‘Telus failed us’ over vaccine call centres, says B.C. health minister

Vancouver telecom giant says it’s adding hundreds of call centre workers to assist efforts to book vaccine appointments
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Vancouver police board to appeal council’s decision to 'cut' VPD budget

Vancouver police board to appeal council’s decision to 'cut' VPD budget

Rare move has precedence in battle involving Esquimalt city council and Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board
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