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COVID hurts lower-income legal help availability: survey

COVID hurts lower-income legal help availability: survey

Legal problems can be “a real drag on the economy”
Nary Christmas: COVID complications ahead for merchants

Nary Christmas: COVID complications ahead for merchants

E-commerce websites, pandemic safety plans among key components of retailers’ survival kits
How charities, non-profits are coping with COVID

How charities, non-profits are coping with COVID

Volunteer programs have changed, as have opportunities for fundraising
B.C.'s working women carrying bigger burden than men amid pandemic: report

B.C.'s working women carrying bigger burden than men amid pandemic: report

What happened: New study reveals disproportionate impact pandemic has had on B.C.
B.C. shatters single-day record for new COVID-19 infections by almost one-third

B.C. shatters single-day record for new COVID-19 infections by almost one-third

Deaths continue to be significantly higher than in recent months, with 10 new fatalities in the past day
City report recommends $3.1 million cut to Vancouver Police Department budget

City report recommends $3.1 million cut to Vancouver Police Department budget

Vancouver council looks to keep property tax hike less than 5%
UPDATED: RCMP officer, Meng defence squabble over evidence, arrest plans

UPDATED: RCMP officer, Meng defence squabble over evidence, arrest plans

The RCMP officer responsible for the evidence collected on the day of Huawei Technologies CFO Meng Wanzhou’s arrest in Vancouver two years ago said he had no indication from the police’s central financial crimes unit that it would be passing Meng’s d
Meng extradition case's abundant evidence may force delays in proceedings

Meng extradition case's abundant evidence may force delays in proceedings

The ongoing witness testimony portion of the Meng Wanzhou extradition hearings is producing so much evidence for the court, Crown counsel and defence lawyers to process that the argument portion of the hearing – based on the unearthed evidence - may
Veteran MLA Shirley Bond elected BC Liberal interim leader

Veteran MLA Shirley Bond elected BC Liberal interim leader

Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond has been elected the interim leader of the official opposition for the BC Liberal Party, following Saturday’s resignation of now former leader Andrew Wilkinson over Twitter.
RCMP officer did not read warrant to check if information is accurate, court hears

RCMP officer did not read warrant to check if information is accurate, court hears

One of the two RCMP officers who handled the arrest of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. CFO Meng Wanzhou on Dec. 1, 2018 did not read the warrant – and the included provision for immediate arrest - issued by a B.C.