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An official opposition forms against Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum

An official opposition forms against Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum

Councillors Brenda Locke and Jack Hundial start paving road for 2022 election against former leader
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Analyst: Focus on double criminality in Meng Wanzhou case may be ineffective

Analyst: Focus on double criminality in Meng Wanzhou case may be ineffective

The filing of documents last week from the Crown in the Meng Wanzhou extradition case indicates prosecutors want to focus at least the early part of the upcoming hearings on the issue of double criminality - a strategy that may be limited in its effe
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UN pouring fuel on B.C. gas pipeline fire, critics say

UN pouring fuel on B.C. gas pipeline fire, critics say

Committee’s call for halt to B.C. projects is ‘condescending’: former First Nation chief
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Human Rights Commissioner weighs in on pipeline issue

Human Rights Commissioner weighs in on pipeline issue

BC Human Rights commissioner hasn’t done her homework, says former Wet’suwet’en chief
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Insider trading: January 13, 2020

Insider trading: January 13, 2020

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended January 7, 2020. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
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Securities commission lifts freeze on ‘Bridgemark Group’ properties, brokerage accounts

Securities commission lifts freeze on ‘Bridgemark Group’ properties, brokerage accounts

BCSC hearing respondents challenging constitutionality of frozen assets; Legal experts support freeze orders as a means to recover funds from fraud cases
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Deceptive efforts by opioid makers and distributors intensified crisis of addiction and death in Canada, class action says

Deceptive efforts by opioid makers and distributors intensified crisis of addiction and death in Canada, class action says

A British Columbia man identified only as “M.W.
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B.C. loses more jobs than any other province in December

B.C. loses more jobs than any other province in December

What happened: B.C. shed 7,700 jobs in December, according to Statistics Canada Why it matters: It’s the sixth time in seven months the province has lost jobs It appears the B.C. job market ended up with a lump of coal over the holiday season.
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Poloz lands in Vancouver to talk global uncertainty and ‘outrageous’ domestic trade policies

Poloz lands in Vancouver to talk global uncertainty and ‘outrageous’ domestic trade policies

What happened: Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz visited B.C.
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Outlook 2020: Spending, services to drive B.C. growth

Outlook 2020: Spending, services to drive B.C. growth

B.C. expected to lead national economy despite major challenges
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