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NDP under fire for COVID-19 booster delay; should have been given weeks ago, Liberals say

NDP under fire for COVID-19 booster delay; should have been given weeks ago, Liberals say

Ontario started giving boosters to long-term care residents in August, while Alberta began offering boosters in seniors homes on Sept. 1, and Saskatchewan on Sept. 7.
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Family of beavers to be relocated from Cranbook, B.C., park, but not until spring

Family of beavers to be relocated from Cranbook, B.C., park, but not until spring

CRANBROOK, B.C. — A family of annoyingly busy beavers won't be evicted from a city park in southeastern British Columbia until at least spring.
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Victoria police take man into custody after hours-long standoff at apartment building

Victoria police take man into custody after hours-long standoff at apartment building

VICTORIA — An hours-long barricade at a Victoria apartment building ended peacefully Monday night, with police taking a man into custody.
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British Columbia appoints former Calgary police deputy chief as sergeant-at-arms

British Columbia appoints former Calgary police deputy chief as sergeant-at-arms

VICTORIA — The B.C. government has appointed a new sergeant-at-arms in the legislature nearly three years after the former officer in the assembly was suspended.
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Victoria unveils changes to information and privacy legislation

Victoria unveils changes to information and privacy legislation

Privacy commissioner calls some changes ‘exceedingly troubling’
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Surrey Police Service mandates COVID-19 vaccines

Surrey Police Service mandates COVID-19 vaccines

Surrey Police Board decision came Friday in an apparent closed-door meeting
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Surrey mall gangland execution detailed in judge’s decision

Surrey mall gangland execution detailed in judge’s decision

Victim gunned down by two men while waiting in Starbucks drive-thru
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North Vancouver utility may heat homes with Bitcoin's wasted heat

North Vancouver utility may heat homes with Bitcoin's wasted heat

Council must approve deal before cryptocurrency mining rig can be installed
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Vaccine passports will be mandatory to ski or snowboard at Grouse Mountain this winter

Vaccine passports will be mandatory to ski or snowboard at Grouse Mountain this winter

No decisions about vaccine passports have been announced yet for Cypress or Seymour ski hills
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B.C.’s lack of whistleblowing program for publicly traded companies opens door to misconduct: lawyer

B.C.’s lack of whistleblowing program for publicly traded companies opens door to misconduct: lawyer

What protection that is afforded only came into force in March 2020 and is limited, says Vancouver securities litigator.
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