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B.C. retail spending continues to rise after December setback

B.C. retail spending continues to rise after December setback

B.C. retail spending rebounded 4.4% in January after a December dip to $8.36 billion, marking its eighth increase in nine months. Year-over-year sales rose to 15%. In contrast, national sales fell 1.1% from December and rose only 1.
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Workers can't get fired now for taking time off to vaccinate, says B.C. government

Workers can't get fired now for taking time off to vaccinate, says B.C. government

Canada's largest private-sector union says new rules don't go far enough and workers shouldn't lose pay to get vaccinated
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B.C. pauses early COVID-19 vaccinations for essential workers ‘for now’

B.C. pauses early COVID-19 vaccinations for essential workers ‘for now’

Suspension comes amid uncertainty over status of AstraZeneca vaccine
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New COVID-19 cases remain elevated, as B.C. reports five new deaths

New COVID-19 cases remain elevated, as B.C. reports five new deaths

Number of people vaccinated at least once in B.C. passes 700,000
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Surrey police: How it started and how it’s going

Surrey police: How it started and how it’s going

A historic transition from Surrey RCMP to the Surrey Police Service has come under political fire but the new SPS chief says delays will be smoothed over by 2024
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B.C. residents who don’t pay securities fines could lose driving privileges

B.C. residents who don’t pay securities fines could lose driving privileges

Former Victoria ­investment advisers David Michael Michaels and Ian Thow may have trouble getting new ­driver’s licences or renewing vehicle insurance if they don’t pay fines owing to the B.C. Securities Commission.
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UPDATED: Meng, Crown continue wrangling over lawfulness of U.S. charges

UPDATED: Meng, Crown continue wrangling over lawfulness of U.S. charges

The Meng Wanzhou extradition hearings continue today with the arguments about whether the United States overreached beyond its jurisdiction in its charges against Meng expected to be concluded.
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Provincial sin tax hikes kick in today

Provincial sin tax hikes kick in today

Carbon tax increases, PST on soda pop and 'Netflix tax' goes into effect today
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Record number of new infections pushes B.C. past 100,000 known COVID-19 cases

Record number of new infections pushes B.C. past 100,000 known COVID-19 cases

B.C. recorded 1,013 cases in the past day, for a total of 100,048.
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Xinjiang genocide vote should steer Chinese police lessons to curb: JIBC director

Xinjiang genocide vote should steer Chinese police lessons to curb: JIBC director

JIBC board deliberated on an international education policy that is to consider human rights violations for its program offerings
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