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Rock climbers banned from Grouse Mountain park for unsanctioned trail

Rock climbers banned from Grouse Mountain park for unsanctioned trail

Couple cut down trees and limbs, scraped lichen off rocks
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B.C. officials to announce travel restrictions today to limit COVID-19 spread

B.C. officials to announce travel restrictions today to limit COVID-19 spread

VICTORIA — British Columbia's solicitor general is to announce provincial travel restrictions today to help limit the spread of COVID-19. Mike Farnworth is expected to give details of what the government views as essential travel while B.C.
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Former minister tells inquiry money laundering on B.C. radar, but so were guns, gangs

Former minister tells inquiry money laundering on B.C. radar, but so were guns, gangs

VANCOUVER — Reports of money laundering at British Columbia casinos had the attention of the government a decade ago, says the interim leader of the Liberal party who was then the minister in charge of gaming.
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B.C. cancels scheduled surgeries in nine hospitals as COVID patient count jumps

B.C. cancels scheduled surgeries in nine hospitals as COVID patient count jumps

VICTORIA — Hundreds of scheduled surgeries in British Columbia have been postponed as the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals reaches a new peak.
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BC Liberals delayed ‘costly’ money laundering task force, inquiry hears

BC Liberals delayed ‘costly’ money laundering task force, inquiry hears

Key government officials also say they learned about money laundering in casinos from media reports, and not gambling officials and regulators
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Vaccine update: B.C. ‘working on’ plan for second doses amid AstraZeneca shortage

Vaccine update: B.C. ‘working on’ plan for second doses amid AstraZeneca shortage

B.C. will run out of its AstraZeneca supply in the coming week, says health minister
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Metro Vancouver has a growing shortage of veterinarians, says BC SPCA

Metro Vancouver has a growing shortage of veterinarians, says BC SPCA

The non-profit animal welfare society has launched a pledge campaign
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Police report 15 gang-linked killings in Metro Vancouver in 2021 after dip since 2017

Police report 15 gang-linked killings in Metro Vancouver in 2021 after dip since 2017

SURREY, B.C. — The man fatally shot outside a sports complex in Langley, B.C.
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Friend’s death leads to careless firearm-handling conviction

Friend’s death leads to careless firearm-handling conviction

Abbotsford man Jered Allain has been handed a two-year conditional sentence for the careless handling of a firearm in the case of the shooting death of his best friend
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Business insurance squeeze tightens in B.C.

Business insurance squeeze tightens in B.C.

Premiums threatening to crush small businesses already ailing in pandemic economy
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