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Embezzlement guilty plea expected from former Abbotsford police finance officer

Embezzlement guilty plea expected from former Abbotsford police finance officer

In 2017, the former Abbotsford Police Department employee was ordered to pay back more than $300,000 to the city, according to police.
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B.C. economy cooling quickly as labour shortages squeeze growth: TD

B.C. economy cooling quickly as labour shortages squeeze growth: TD

Economic expansion expected to fall a full point to 3.8 per cent this year
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Former B.C. man accused of allegedly running call centre scam

Former B.C. man accused of allegedly running call centre scam

Frank Biller, a key figure in B.C.'s Eron Mortgage scandal, is once again facing fraud charges. This time, in the U.S.
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Lawsuit of the week: Long-term care operators say insurers wrongfully denied COVID-19 loss claims

Lawsuit of the week: Long-term care operators say insurers wrongfully denied COVID-19 loss claims

Seniors’ home companies claim compensation, damages stemming from outbreak-related losses at facilities in B.C. and Alberta
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BC Supreme Court judge shuts the door on van breach of lease case

BC Supreme Court judge shuts the door on van breach of lease case

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corp. has been awarded more than $20,000 in damages in a dispute with a Richmond father and son over a leased van
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B.C.’s largest engineering firms grow through pandemic

B.C.’s largest engineering firms grow through pandemic

Average number of professional engineers grew 19% over the past two years
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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 300

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 300

Seven COVID-19 deaths raise province's pandemic death toll to 2,960
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Destruction of giant cargo plane in Putin’s Ukraine invasion shocks head of B.C. freight company

Destruction of giant cargo plane in Putin’s Ukraine invasion shocks head of B.C. freight company

Massive freight carrier Antonov An-225 had helped Surrey company deliver heavy mining equipment
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B.C. government's “March Madness” ad blitz in full swing

B.C. government's “March Madness” ad blitz in full swing

Promotional campaigns “a waste of taxpayers’ money,” says advocacy group
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Canada ditching COVID-19 tests at border for most travellers

Canada ditching COVID-19 tests at border for most travellers

Loosened restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers go into effect April 1
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