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Ex-B.C. legislature clerk George MacMinn passes

Ex-B.C. legislature clerk George MacMinn passes

The longest-serving official of British Columbia's Legislative Assembly retired more than a decade ago. 
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Pat McGeer, B.C. Social Credit cabinet minister, brain scientist, athlete, dies at 95

Pat McGeer, B.C. Social Credit cabinet minister, brain scientist, athlete, dies at 95

VICTORIA — Pat McGeer, a Princeton University-educated polymath who held several cabinet posts in British Columbia's Social Credit governments of the 1970s, has died.
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A Saanich doctor is not backing down; charging patients $1,500 annual fee

A Saanich doctor is not backing down; charging patients $1,500 annual fee

Doctor plans to "de-enroll" from the Medical Services Plan and charge patients
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Restaurant owners relieved after BCGEU picket lines come down

Restaurant owners relieved after BCGEU picket lines come down

The strike had halted deliveries of alcohol and cannabis from provincial distribution centres to retail stores, restaurants and bars.
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A Saanich doctor is not backing down; charging patients $1,500 annual fee

A Saanich doctor is not backing down; charging patients $1,500 annual fee

Doctor plans to "de-enroll" from the Medical Services Plan and charge patients
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B.C. health critic calls on Dix to address infant death, ambulance care

B.C. health critic calls on Dix to address infant death, ambulance care

"If you live in British Columbia and you dial 911, you should get help," says MLA Shirley Bond.
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Restaurant and bar group hails lifting of job action by B.C. public-sector union

Restaurant and bar group hails lifting of job action by B.C. public-sector union

VANCOUVER — The head of a group representing British Columbia's restaurant and bar industry says the end of job action by the province's largest public-sector union will avert further "mental stress" for workers and owners already reeling from uncert
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Monitoring of spruce harvest needs improvement, says Forest Practices Board

Monitoring of spruce harvest needs improvement, says Forest Practices Board

Canfor's and BC Timber Sales "making progress on harvesting infested and dead spruce trees, but the complainant's concerns are still valid"
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B.C. posts $1.3B budget surplus for 2021-22, in contrast with big deficit forecast

B.C. posts $1.3B budget surplus for 2021-22, in contrast with big deficit forecast

VICTORIA — British Columbia's public accounts have registered a surplus of $1.3 billion, in sharp contrast with a forecast deficit of almost $10 billion, as the province experienced a stronger-than-expected economic turnaround.
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North Van man charged with attempted murder in stabbing

North Van man charged with attempted murder in stabbing

Police were called to the 5000 block of Ranger Avenue Friday night and one man was taken to hospital. He has since been released.
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