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RCMP and ICBC boost enforcement to combat impaired driving this weekend

RCMP and ICBC boost enforcement to combat impaired driving this weekend

This Canada Day long weekend, RCMP will be teaming up with ICBC to enforce stricter CounterAttack road checks across the province for impaired drivers. Every year, an average of 65 people are killed in impairment-related crashes in B.C.
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1.5-cent-per-litre gas hike to help fund $7.3-billion transit plan

1.5-cent-per-litre gas hike to help fund $7.3-billion transit plan

The increase will help fund the largest transportation investment in Metro Vancouver history
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Birth tourism stats don’t add up in B.C. or Canada

Birth tourism stats don’t add up in B.C. or Canada

Richmond Hospital reports more "non-resident, self-pay" births than the provincial government reports "non-resident" births, due to birth registration discrepancy
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Feds take action to protect Canadians from laser attacks on aircraft

Feds take action to protect Canadians from laser attacks on aircraft

Transport Minister Marc Garneau has announced a new measure to ban high-powered lasers in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. “I take very seriously the increased risk to aviation safety and to people on the ground caused by lasers.
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Lobby group calls on province to adopt rideshare immediately

Lobby group calls on province to adopt rideshare immediately

Money is being lost and safety is being compromised, according to Ridesharing Now BC at Vancouver press conference
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Richmond school trustees pass SOGI policy after marathon public meeting

Richmond school trustees pass SOGI policy after marathon public meeting

More than 600 people attended the meeting and nearly 90 spoke to the board
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Vancouver changes pot shop regulations ahead of legalization

Vancouver changes pot shop regulations ahead of legalization

Council approves bylaw change to allow the sale of recreational marijuana
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Column: Richmond is growing McMansions instead of crops on 'protected' farmland

Column: Richmond is growing McMansions instead of crops on 'protected' farmland

In a puzzling scene at Richmond City Hall in May, City Council opened the barn door for rampant speculation on agricultural farmland.
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Celebrating ‘rich diversity’: Canadians recognize Multiculturalism Day

Celebrating ‘rich diversity’: Canadians recognize Multiculturalism Day

Every year, June 27 marks Canadian Multiculturalism Day, a day to celebrate diversity, equality and mutual respect.
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Casinos helped turn B.C. into money-laundering haven, report finds

Casinos helped turn B.C. into money-laundering haven, report finds

Regulatory breakdown helped money laundering flourish, report released by B.C. attorney general finds
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