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B.C. records 274 new COVID-19 cases – fourth record high in last six days

B.C. records 274 new COVID-19 cases – fourth record high in last six days

Average new daily cases in October so far is more than 145, or more than six times that of July
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B.C. legal cannabis sales reach record high in August, more than triple that of last year

B.C. legal cannabis sales reach record high in August, more than triple that of last year

Province notches eighth straight month of record-high sales for legal weed
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Horgan: increase in COVID cases not because of election

Horgan: increase in COVID cases not because of election

The BC NDP leader reassured voters on Thursday that voting on Saturday is safe
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Tsilhqot’in endorse Horgan’s NDP

Tsilhqot’in endorse Horgan’s NDP

Tsilhqot'in cite NDP's enshrining of UNDRIP as important step in reconciliation
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New COVID-19 infections in B.C. top 200 in a day for first time

New COVID-19 infections in B.C. top 200 in a day for first time

This is the third record high number of cases in the past five days
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Surrey police force can set new bar for Indigenous people: Chief

Surrey police force can set new bar for Indigenous people: Chief

Proposed “indigenization strategy” is one of the first significant policy items to be approved by the Surrey Police Board
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WATCH: B.C. economic debate

WATCH: B.C. economic debate

See the event page here: Join Business in Vancouver online as the three major political parties debate their policies for the British Columbian economy.
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Half of ballots may be cast already for Saturday's provincial election

Half of ballots may be cast already for Saturday's provincial election

B.C.’s election day is on Saturday, but half the ballots may have been cast already. Nearly 800,000 ballots had been received by Elections B.C. as of late Monday through in-person voting at advance polls and mail-in votes.
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Woman claiming to help Chinese students and tourists defrauds B.C. investors of $3m: BCSC

Woman claiming to help Chinese students and tourists defrauds B.C. investors of $3m: BCSC

The commission alleges some of the funds were used to pay personal expenses and gamble in casinos
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Vancouver council approves drug injection site for downtown

Vancouver council approves drug injection site for downtown

New site will operate out of city building at Seymour and Helmcken streets
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