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West Van moves toward loosening leash on Seawalk dog restrictions

West Van moves toward loosening leash on Seawalk dog restrictions

West Vancouver District staff will also look into a long-term strategy to make the municipality more Fido friendly
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B.C. coalition calls on governments to deal with chronic street disorder

B.C. coalition calls on governments to deal with chronic street disorder

The Save Our Streets coalition is urging all levels of government to develop plans with measurable outcomes to tackle disorder.
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Burnaby approves 5 new Metrotown towers up to 60 storeys with 2,000+ homes

Burnaby approves 5 new Metrotown towers up to 60 storeys with 2,000+ homes

The Concord Metrotown development includes mixed-tenure buildings with strata condos, market rental and non-market rental homes, as well as an office/hospitality tower.
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B.C. job postings must include pay amounts starting this week

B.C. job postings must include pay amounts starting this week

The goal is to help address the pay gap between men and women
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No purrfect evidence: B.C. tribunal dismisses complaint against neighbours' cats

No purrfect evidence: B.C. tribunal dismisses complaint against neighbours' cats

Jaime Lee Metcalfe alleged her neighbours' cats entered her unit and caused damage to her property by peeing and pooping.
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Early childhood educators to get $2/hour raise, grants from province

Early childhood educators to get $2/hour raise, grants from province

The raise follows previous boosts totalling $4 an hour since 2018, bringing the median hourly wage for ECEs in B.C. to $28
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What a fairer migrant farm worker program could look like

What a fairer migrant farm worker program could look like

More worker power and better oversight needed to protect the people B.C. depends on to grow its food.
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These countries have the most mobile phone users

These countries have the most mobile phone users

In partnership with Visible , Stacker used data from the International Telecommunication Union via the World Bank to examine the rate of mobile phone subscriptions worldwide.
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B.C. commits to mandatory Holocaust education for Grade 10 students

B.C. commits to mandatory Holocaust education for Grade 10 students

The Jewish community has been calling for mandatory Holocaust education for "many decades."
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Energy costs forcing Canadians to bypass basic needs, StatCan says

Energy costs forcing Canadians to bypass basic needs, StatCan says

One in seven Canadians resort to unsafe temperatures amid rising energy prices, according to a new Statistics Canada survey.
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