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Up to 4 units allowed on single-family lots as B.C. works to increase housing density

Up to 4 units allowed on single-family lots as B.C. works to increase housing density

The provincial government says it will introduce legislation in the fall to bring in the change across British Columbia.
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'Didn't throw urine': B.C. man on peace bond after alleged sister assault

'Didn't throw urine': B.C. man on peace bond after alleged sister assault

The defence lawyer said the man threw water on his sister when he found her in his room with an electrician.
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2SLGBTQQIA led housing initiatives are needed across Canada

2SLGBTQQIA led housing initiatives are needed across Canada

Two-Spirit people also face discrimination as Indigenous people, says an advocate
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Two more accused in B.C. drug trafficking case headed to trial

Two more accused in B.C. drug trafficking case headed to trial

Lukas Sam Fox Tassone and Roman Gabriel Fox Tassone are charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking.
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Opinion: Here’s how the Rogers-Shaw merger could benefit Canadian customers

Opinion: Here’s how the Rogers-Shaw merger could benefit Canadian customers

Two of the merger’s conditions require Rogers to set up low-cost mobile plans for low-income Canadians, and expand its existing low-cost internet plans.
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This class of Canadian refugees receives better prenatal care, study finds

This class of Canadian refugees receives better prenatal care, study finds

A study analyzing prenatal care found privately sponsored refugees to Canada receive better care than both government-sponsored refugees and long-term Canadians.
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Changes may be coming to Coquitlam, Port Moody provincial ridings

Changes may be coming to Coquitlam, Port Moody provincial ridings

The B.C. Electoral Commission wants to add six seats to the B.C. legislature, and one of them would be a new riding called New Westminster–Coquitlam.
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Egyptian asylum seekers decry 'Islamophobia' by Canada's border agency

Egyptian asylum seekers decry 'Islamophobia' by Canada's border agency

VANCOUVER — Attia Elserafy was expecting a second lease on life when he escaped Egypt with his family, landing in Vancouver in October 2018.
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'I chose to fast with Farhaan so he doesn't feel alone': How this 'interfaith' Metro Vancouver couple observes Ramadan

'I chose to fast with Farhaan so he doesn't feel alone': How this 'interfaith' Metro Vancouver couple observes Ramadan

"I developed a crush on him but I closed that door due to our religious differences, so I crushed in silence for three years."
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B.C. to spend billions on plan to build more homes to ease housing crisis

B.C. to spend billions on plan to build more homes to ease housing crisis

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government will invest billions of dollars to ease a housing "crisis that is touching people in every corner of the province," Premier David Eby said.
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