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B.C.'s death toll from COVID-19 passes 100 so far in December

B.C.'s death toll from COVID-19 passes 100 so far in December

Data for new cases, hospitalizations, ICU patients and other metrics are on the decline
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UPDATED: CBSA giving Meng Wanzhou's passcodes to police was '100% accidental'

UPDATED: CBSA giving Meng Wanzhou's passcodes to police was '100% accidental'

One of the top Canada Border Services Agency officials at Vancouver International Airport in 2018 - at the time of the arrest of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
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Civil rights legal warrior Joe Arvay dead at 71

Civil rights legal warrior Joe Arvay dead at 71

Arvay “helped shape our understanding of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms”
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B.C.’s fentanyl market estimated to be up to $300 million

B.C.’s fentanyl market estimated to be up to $300 million

Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia gets better grip on deadly impact of fentanyl
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B.C. residents can apply for $500 COVID-19 recovery benefit starting December 18

B.C. residents can apply for $500 COVID-19 recovery benefit starting December 18

Eligible single recipients must make less than $87,000 to get any benefit, and $62,500 or less to get the full benefit
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B.C. getting first vaccine doses next week; new safety orders issued

B.C. getting first vaccine doses next week; new safety orders issued

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced a total of 2,020 new COVID cases over the weekend and issued new public health orders effective immediately.
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Vancouver budget: Vote Tuesday tests council motion to ‘deprioritize policing’

Vancouver budget: Vote Tuesday tests council motion to ‘deprioritize policing’

Mayor Kennedy Stewart announced Monday the VPD budget should remain at 2020 levels
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Throne speech promises more pandemic spending

Throne speech promises more pandemic spending

Throne speech recaps efforts to combat pandemic, promises further measures, spending
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UPDATED: RCMP officer in Meng arrest denies being 'point-of-contact' for FBI

UPDATED: RCMP officer in Meng arrest denies being 'point-of-contact' for FBI

The witness testimony section of the Meng Wanzhou extradition hearings continued Monday, with defence lawyer Richard Peck cross-examining RCMP officer Ross Lundie on his role of assisting the FBI on the coordination of Meng’s arrest in 2018.
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Canada’s first vaccine doses on track for delivery next week

Canada’s first vaccine doses on track for delivery next week

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says up to 249,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine are to set arrive in Canada by the end of December
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