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Joey Restaurants' Burrard location sues strata for allegedly causing 2021 flood

Joey Restaurants' Burrard location sues strata for allegedly causing 2021 flood

Flood said to have caused "significant damage" to restaurant at a time when governments were relaxing COVID-19 restrictions
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Add food waste to climate plan, UBCM urges Victoria

Add food waste to climate plan, UBCM urges Victoria

163,000 people in B.C. used a food bank in March of 2022
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White House rejects reports of tension with Canada over India interference allegation

White House rejects reports of tension with Canada over India interference allegation

Recent U.S. efforts to woo India as an economic and geopolitical ally have fuelled speculation that the White House was hedging its bets with its neighbour and vital trading partner
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Child-care centre to be built on legislature grounds in Victoria

Child-care centre to be built on legislature grounds in Victoria

No firm location yet; focus will be on needs of legislative assembly and caucus staff
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MLA Adam Walker returning to NDP is unlikely, say political observers

MLA Adam Walker returning to NDP is unlikely, say political observers

'I think a lot depends on what we learn in terms of what actually happened here but this doesn’t help anyone’s re-election at all.'
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UBCM accepting oil and gas sponsorships called 'unethical'

UBCM accepting oil and gas sponsorships called 'unethical'

Protesters objected to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Trans Mountain and Coastal GasLink sponsoring municipal conference events
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Rob Shaw: How two political adversaries turned to each other when the online threats became too much

Rob Shaw: How two political adversaries turned to each other when the online threats became too much

In politics, they say, everyone has to watch out for each other
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City stalls in its attempt to close Vancouver hookah lounges

City stalls in its attempt to close Vancouver hookah lounges

Health officials say they were not involved in recent city attempt to close the businesses
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Province’s Surrey police transition advisor also a director with city's trash contractor

Province’s Surrey police transition advisor also a director with city's trash contractor

'We never had any input on the person and we had no input on the terms of reference,' says Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke
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Michael Kovrig urges unity against hostage diplomacy, as Canada helps craft rules

Michael Kovrig urges unity against hostage diplomacy, as Canada helps craft rules

China was widely viewed to have detained the two Canadian men in retaliation for arrest of Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou days earlier at Vancouver International Airport
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