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Lawsuit of the week: Retired TransLink employees file class action over 2020 cyberattack

Lawsuit of the week: Retired TransLink employees file class action over 2020 cyberattack

Harm from data breach could last a lifetime, plaintiffs claim
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BC Supreme Court deletes judge’s Monty Python dead parrot references

BC Supreme Court deletes judge’s Monty Python dead parrot references

Vancouver comedian concerned about court censorship after quotes from comedy sketch are removed from class-action ruling
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Reopening economy buoys B.C.’s job market

Reopening economy buoys B.C.’s job market

B.C.’s labour market outperformed most of the country in June with a 1.6% (42,100-person) monthly gain and outpaced the national increase of 1.2%.
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Canadians growing more vulnerable to foreign influence activities: CSIS

Canadians growing more vulnerable to foreign influence activities: CSIS

In B.C., Hong Kong Canadians have been most vocal about Chinese state actors and propaganda
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B.C. goes three days without a COVID-19 death

B.C. goes three days without a COVID-19 death

B.C. officials detect 89 new COVID-19 cases – the most in a day since June 20
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From friend to foe: Surrey’s Brenda Locke to challenge Doug McCallum in 2022

From friend to foe: Surrey’s Brenda Locke to challenge Doug McCallum in 2022

Locke pledges police referendum, has regrets about SkyTrain pledge and is contemplating how city hall can help with housing affordability
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Children's bodies could have been thrown in residential school dump, say survivors

Children's bodies could have been thrown in residential school dump, say survivors

Kamloops school dump site to be searched as grave investigation continues
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Will Jody Wilson-Raybould run for mayor of Vancouver, or not?

Will Jody Wilson-Raybould run for mayor of Vancouver, or not?

Independent MP for Vancouver-Granville spoke to Glacier Media this week in wide-ranging interview
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New B.C. COVID-19 cases rise again, hit four-week high

New B.C. COVID-19 cases rise again, hit four-week high

Number of those in B.C. hospitals with COVID-19 declines to 10-month low
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Judge: Meng’s bid to introduce new evidence failed due to extradition court’s limited role

Judge: Meng’s bid to introduce new evidence failed due to extradition court’s limited role

The judge presiding over the Meng Wanzhou extradition case said the Huawei Technologies executive’s latest bid to introduce new evidence failed because it does not address issues that fit within the jurisdiction of extradition court.
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