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Province's housing program short on detail and direction, some mayors say

Province's housing program short on detail and direction, some mayors say

Vague plan to allow up to four units on single-family lots suggests varying impacts on communities may not have been thought through, says Oak Bay mayor
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Lottery winner Scott Gurney doesn't want your Bitcoin (it's a scam)

Lottery winner Scott Gurney doesn't want your Bitcoin (it's a scam)

Several fake Facebook accounts have popped up since the Sidney man came forward to claim his $55-million lottery prize, and some of them appear to be scamming people out of cash.
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B.C. cold case files: The unsolved 1969 murder of Indigenous woman Gloria 'Lee' Moody

B.C. cold case files: The unsolved 1969 murder of Indigenous woman Gloria 'Lee' Moody

In 2007, police added Lee’s case to their list of murdered and missing women along Highways 16, 97, and 5.
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'None of this makes any sense,' says wife of man shot by police

'None of this makes any sense,' says wife of man shot by police

Davin Cochrane was shot by police on March 28 when he refused to stop while driving a construction machine along Duncan streets.
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Promising results from tidal-energy floating turbine, designed to power remote B.C. communities

Promising results from tidal-energy floating turbine, designed to power remote B.C. communities

Tidal energy project on remote West Thurlow Island will help wean off-grid coastal communities from diesel generators, researchers say
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This B.C. Chamber of Commerce is unhappy with recent provincial minimum wage hike

This B.C. Chamber of Commerce is unhappy with recent provincial minimum wage hike

The Chamber warned that the short notice from the provincial government means likely, worker hours will be cut.
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Tents persist on East Hastings day after push to end homeless encampment

Tents persist on East Hastings day after push to end homeless encampment

John Henry: "I won't go inside, I won't do the shelters — they’re sick, they’re corrupt, they’re dirty."
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Kelowna-based drug traffickers sentenced to penitentiary time

Kelowna-based drug traffickers sentenced to penitentiary time

Police found fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, ketamine, six firearms and $170,000 in cash during a Kelowna raid.
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Driver escapes after tree crushes car on busy West Vancouver road

Driver escapes after tree crushes car on busy West Vancouver road

'We’re talking seconds sooner and it could have been catastrophic.'
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Armed robbery suspect shot, killed by police at Surrey, B.C., motel

Armed robbery suspect shot, killed by police at Surrey, B.C., motel

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating officers' actions following a fatal shooting in Surrey. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C.
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