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B.C. launches $10.5M rebate for businesses' vandalism repairs, prevention measures

B.C. launches $10.5M rebate for businesses' vandalism repairs, prevention measures

B.C. Economic Development Minister Brenda Bailey said the funding will be retroactively available as a rebate to pay for damage suffered as early as Jan. 1 this year.
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Judge bans retired Mountie Majcher from contacting his mentor

Judge bans retired Mountie Majcher from contacting his mentor

Majcher is accused of crimes between 2014 and 2019 and was granted bail on Tuesday
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Eby payroll shows he carries on Horgan’s high-spending legacy

Eby payroll shows he carries on Horgan’s high-spending legacy

In April 2023, the premier's 97-person staff were collectively paid nearly $750,000. The office's budget, Eby says, compares favourably against the budgets of premier's offices in other provinces.
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Martel lawyers to argue against mortgage broker providing more information

Martel lawyers to argue against mortgage broker providing more information

Fifth report to the court on My Mortgage Auction bankruptcy proceedings is heavily redacted
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Staff at lodge for LNG workers in Kitimat, B.C., win 40% pay bump, averting strike

Staff at lodge for LNG workers in Kitimat, B.C., win 40% pay bump, averting strike

KITIMAT, B.C. — Employees at a lodge housing workers for LNG Canada's under-construction facility in Kitimat, B.C., have won wage increases of up to 40 per cent, averting a strike.
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Blazes burn near Invermere, Cranbrook, Kamloops, as B.C. faces record wildfire season

Blazes burn near Invermere, Cranbrook, Kamloops, as B.C. faces record wildfire season

VANCOUVER — A wildfire in southeastern British Columbia that was first spotted Monday afternoon has charred nine square kilometres and is threatening more than 1,000 properties, including a ski resort, west of Invermere.
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B.C. ranchers struggle as drought sends hay prices soaring

B.C. ranchers struggle as drought sends hay prices soaring

British Columbia rancher Suzanne Fradette had just got off the phone with a hay broker who had grim news amid an ongoing drought that has sent feed prices soaring: "It's bad out there.
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Three sold-out ferries Sunday lead to foot passenger waits

Three sold-out ferries Sunday lead to foot passenger waits

The 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. sailings out of Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen all reached capacity Sunday, which is “pretty unusual,” said B.C. Ferries.
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High seas patrol, led by Canadians, launches to deter illegal fishing

High seas patrol, led by Canadians, launches to deter illegal fishing

The mission is to find international fishing fleets, board the vessels and check their catches
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Campbell River dad recovering after being stabbed while responding to cries for help

Campbell River dad recovering after being stabbed while responding to cries for help

Someone who was beside an unconscious person stabbed Colin Dube-Wheat in the chest twice, puncturing his lung and heart.
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