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Fraser Health Authority chair, once B.C.’s outspoken top labour leader, cancels interview

Fraser Health Authority chair, once B.C.’s outspoken top labour leader, cancels interview

The Fraser Health Authority cancelled an interview with Jim Sinclair amid mounting concerns about staffing shortages at local hospitals
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Wildfires, other extreme weather driving insurance costs up over time: experts

Wildfires, other extreme weather driving insurance costs up over time: experts

The wildfires plaguing residents in Alberta and Nova Scotia are part of a larger trend that’s driving up the cost of home insurance as extreme weather becomes more common, insurance experts say.
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP takes another step in its drug decriminalization experiment

Rob Shaw: BC NDP takes another step in its drug decriminalization experiment

Opposition BC United say the program lacks the necessary 'guard rails'
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Who’s Suing Whom: June 2, 2023

Who’s Suing Whom: June 2, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court
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Carson Binda: Time for the Eby government to reduce the worst of our taxes

Carson Binda: Time for the Eby government to reduce the worst of our taxes

Many taxes make British Columbia unnecessarily unaffordable and uncompetitive
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Deals to let firms avoid bribery charges may be 'political kryptonite': law professor

Deals to let firms avoid bribery charges may be 'political kryptonite': law professor

It's been five years since Canadian prosecutors were given the tools to cut deferred prosecution deals with companies accused of corruption, but only two have been approved by the courts since then.
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Protest urges B.C. law to improve convenience store safety at night

Protest urges B.C. law to improve convenience store safety at night

Aim is to have government reinstate parts of Grant's Law, to reduce risks to night workers
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Who’s Suing Whom: June 1, 2023

Who’s Suing Whom: June 1, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court
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David Johnston plans to keep role, as House of Commons votes for him to step aside

David Johnston plans to keep role, as House of Commons votes for him to step aside

OTTAWA — David Johnston said his mandate to probe allegations of foreign interference comes from the government and not the House of Commons, after members of Parliament voted in favour of his ouster on Wednesday.
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Doctors at Surrey, B.C., hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis

Doctors at Surrey, B.C., hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis

VANCOUVER — A series of letters from doctors raising the alarm about the management of patient care at a Metro Vancouver hospital is placing British Columbia's largest health authority under scrutiny.
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