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Headlines from the past: The summer Coquitlam schools got torched

Headlines from the past: The summer Coquitlam schools got torched

As much as $100,000 in damage was caused by vandals to a former Coquitlam school, with two more schools also hit by arsonists.
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Botched contract to breed Pippa the Labradoodle leads to $2,000 in damages

Botched contract to breed Pippa the Labradoodle leads to $2,000 in damages

A BC Civil Resolution decision found the woman was owed half the price of a $4,000 Labradoodle puppy.
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Cases against 146 Fairy Creek logging protesters are dropped after high court ruling

Cases against 146 Fairy Creek logging protesters are dropped after high court ruling

The decision came after Canada’s highest court refused to hear an appeal against the acquittal of a demonstrator who had been cleared of criminal contempt.
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Opinion: If online giants won’t follow the rules, maybe government should nationalize them

Opinion: If online giants won’t follow the rules, maybe government should nationalize them

If a company in a monopoly power position plays games with the public interest like this, potentially risking human lives to earn their undeserved billions, well the public has every right to do something about it. 
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53 people have died from the Maui wildfires, governor says, and historic Lahaina has burned down

53 people have died from the Maui wildfires, governor says, and historic Lahaina has burned down

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A search of the wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of obliterated neighborhoods and landmarks charred beyond recognition, as the death toll rose to at least 53 and survivors tol
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On Our Radar: Find 'new beginnings' at this Tri-Cities women's networking event

On Our Radar: Find 'new beginnings' at this Tri-Cities women's networking event

The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce is welcoming female entrepreneurs to connect in celebration of the seasonal shift.
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Sentence is cut for trans youth's father who discussed treatment against court order

Sentence is cut for trans youth's father who discussed treatment against court order

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Court of Appeal has struck down a six-month prison sentence for a trans youth's father who was convicted of contempt for publicly discussing his child's private medical details in breach of a court order.
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Developer takes heat for not building rental homes near Coquitlam SkyTrain station

Developer takes heat for not building rental homes near Coquitlam SkyTrain station

A big developer in Coquitlam’s Burquitlam neighbourhood was criticized for not turning their seven-storey housing project into a purpose-built rental project.
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Canadian on Maui says 'firestorm' engulfed town, as death toll rises to 53

Canadian on Maui says 'firestorm' engulfed town, as death toll rises to 53

A Vancouver man who lives part time on the Hawaiian island of Maui has described how an enormous "firestorm" engulfed the town of Lahaina, where at least 53 people were killed by the devastating blaze.
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Vancouver real estate broker hit with $58,000 penalty for money laundering breaches

Vancouver real estate broker hit with $58,000 penalty for money laundering breaches

The broker was found to be in non-compliance of a number of regulations connected to money laundering and the Terrorist Financing Act.
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