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Vancouver NPA member triggered Wiebe conflict-of-interest probe

Vancouver NPA member triggered Wiebe conflict-of-interest probe

Independent report says councillor Michael Wiebe should be disqualified from holding office
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Trudeau: Country on brink of fall that could be "much worse than the spring"

Trudeau: Country on brink of fall that could be "much worse than the spring"

The prime minister's speech followed Governor General Julie Payette's Throne Speech earlier in the day
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Record number of people being monitored for COVID-19 in B.C.

Record number of people being monitored for COVID-19 in B.C.

B.C. government started releasing the number of people being actively monitored for COVID-19 on a daily basis in August – it now sits at 3,368
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Cooperation needed to recover, Wilkinson tells UBCM

Cooperation needed to recover, Wilkinson tells UBCM

Pandemic, housing availability, opioid crisis, land use top issues
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Develop recovery infrastructure framework: UBCM

Develop recovery infrastructure framework: UBCM

Municipalities wants flexibility on local projects
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Throne Speech: Jobs, care and climate change key to Canada's path forward

Throne Speech: Jobs, care and climate change key to Canada's path forward

The Governor General's Throne Speech is expected to outline the federal government's plans for the pandemic and the country's economic recovery
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Overdose deaths hit new records during dual public health emergencies

Overdose deaths hit new records during dual public health emergencies

While many have been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, British Columbia has been dealing with a second public health emergency: overdose deaths. B.C. now has a record of six straight months with over 100 illicit drug toxicity deaths.
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Share cannabis tax revenue, UBCM tells the provincial government

Share cannabis tax revenue, UBCM tells the provincial government

The B.C. government should be sharing cannabis excise tax revenue with B.C.’s municipalities, Union of B.C. Municipalities voted Sept. 23.
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Update emergency legislation, UBCM tells provincial government

Update emergency legislation, UBCM tells provincial government

Local governments want clarity on funding, consultation
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Dr. Bonnie Henry received death threats

Dr. Bonnie Henry received death threats

All-women power panel discuss qualities of leadership
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