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Opinion: Alcohol sales changed subtly after Canada legalized cannabis

Opinion: Alcohol sales changed subtly after Canada legalized cannabis

Total alcohol sales didn’t change much in the first 17 months after Canada legalized recreational cannabis, but small changes appeared at the local level.
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B.C. court approves lawyer for sentence appeal from convicted child sex assaulter

B.C. court approves lawyer for sentence appeal from convicted child sex assaulter

The man "committed hundreds of acts of sexual violence" against a pre-teen girl, the sentencing judge said.
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Why Canada may not be ready for 'new reality' of flash flooding and severe storms

Why Canada may not be ready for 'new reality' of flash flooding and severe storms

VANCOUVER — Ryan Ness of the Canadian Climate Institute says he's been following the "terrible tragedy" of deadly flash flooding unfolding in Texas, where more than 100 people have died.
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B.C. seeks to claw back future ownership and breeding of exotic cats

B.C. seeks to claw back future ownership and breeding of exotic cats

VICTORIA — When Bill Edwards feeds his pet servals Luna and Tumas on his rural Vancouver Island property, he cannot just simply reach for cans of cat food. He instead serves them raw chicken and frozen quail.
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Police seize loaded handgun at SkyTrain station

Police seize loaded handgun at SkyTrain station

A man has been charged with multiple firearm offences.
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'Looks like a ghost ship': B.C. woman spots mirage while on ferry

'Looks like a ghost ship': B.C. woman spots mirage while on ferry

She was on a BC Ferries vessel when she spotted an illusion in the Salish Sea.
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B.C. woman alleges medication caused excessive gambling, shopping

B.C. woman alleges medication caused excessive gambling, shopping

The woman claimed damages of $1.2 million against her former psychiatrist.
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Man accused in Vancouver Filipino festival deaths appears briefly in court

Man accused in Vancouver Filipino festival deaths appears briefly in court

Kai-Ji Adam Lo is charged with eight counts of murder in connection with April's Lapu Lapu Day tragedy.
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Rob Shaw: BC NDP doubles down on drug denial for dying girl

Rob Shaw: BC NDP doubles down on drug denial for dying girl

Health minister unmoved as international experts urge reversal of Brineura decision in case of 10-year-old Charleigh Pollock
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Wine tasted 'chemicalish,' sex assault complainant testifies in B.C. court

Wine tasted 'chemicalish,' sex assault complainant testifies in B.C. court

Ryan Giraud and Ryan Splichen are alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman on a Granville Island boat.
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