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17.5% tax hike proposed in Surrey for costly police transition and inflation

17.5% tax hike proposed in Surrey for costly police transition and inflation

Surrey residents need to make up a roughly $116-million shortfall due to the police transition while also factoring in inflationary costs for routine operations.
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Children's questions revealed family was descended from some of first Black settlers in Victoria area

Children's questions revealed family was descended from some of first Black settlers in Victoria area

The children, who have fair skin, asked why their grandpa’s skin was darker.
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Remote work seen as essential for B.C. public service hiring

Remote work seen as essential for B.C. public service hiring

Effective April 1, government job ­postings will be open to people in any B.C. community where the hiring ministry has an office, but even then, there’s room for negotiation
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Man charged with attempted murder after downtown Vancouver shooting

Man charged with attempted murder after downtown Vancouver shooting

VANCOUVER — A man has been charged after a shooting in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside that sent a man to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.
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Kelowna doctor launches platform that offers educational courses on digestive health

Kelowna doctor launches platform that offers educational courses on digestive health

The educational platform will be a hub of information and resources for clients to explore, with courses, interactive activities, educational materials, and a supportive community of other members.
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B.C. inflation eases in January, outpaces national rate for seventh straight month

B.C. inflation eases in January, outpaces national rate for seventh straight month

Inflation grew at a rate of 6.2 per cent in B.C. vs. 5.9 per cent national in January
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Surrey police chief wants audit of city's 'inflated and mischaracterized' costings

Surrey police chief wants audit of city's 'inflated and mischaracterized' costings

SURREY, B.C. — The chief of the municipal police service in Surrey, B.C.
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Probe begins after pedestrian killed by truck in New Westminster, B.C.

Probe begins after pedestrian killed by truck in New Westminster, B.C.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Police in New Westminster, B.C., confirm a pedestrian has been hit and killed by a transport truck. A statement from police says it happened just after noon on Sunday.
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One person slightly hurt, several pets killed in house fire in Chilliwack, B.C.

One person slightly hurt, several pets killed in house fire in Chilliwack, B.C.

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Several pets have died in an early morning house fire in Chilliwack, B.C. One person was also slightly hurt when flames broke out at about 4:30 a.m.
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Fish showing up in View Royal stream once choked with weeds

Fish showing up in View Royal stream once choked with weeds

It was just a ditch two years ago, but now a small stream around the new site of B.C. Transit’s HandyDART facility is a salmon-bearing tributary of Craigflower Creek.
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