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Law society fines B.C. lawyer $10,000 for payroll problems

Law society fines B.C. lawyer $10,000 for payroll problems

Eric John Becker's practice owed the Canada Revenue Agency about $270,004.
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Vancouver man sues Burnaby insurer over hospital bill for African 'scorpion injury'

Vancouver man sues Burnaby insurer over hospital bill for African 'scorpion injury'

Johnny Onyes Nwachukwu was hospitalized for nine days after being injured by a scorpion in Nigeria, according to a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court. Nwachukwu claims BCAA has refused to provide him travel benefits to cover the cost.
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Humpbacks, including Poptart, return to Salish Sea with new calves

Humpbacks, including Poptart, return to Salish Sea with new calves

Poptart, a seven-year-old female that is back from the birthing grounds in Hawaii with her first calf, is attracting particular attention
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Media outlets create wild tale about dead deer in Powell River

Media outlets create wild tale about dead deer in Powell River

Resident wants to clear up misinformation about viral 'carcass eating' video
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David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway 'hateful' and 'reprehensible'

David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway 'hateful' and 'reprehensible'

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia Premier David Eby says "hateful" banners aimed at transgender people that have hung for months over one of the province's highways are "reprehensible" and he wishes the protesters involved would "go home.
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B.C. youth representative calls for better government care of gender-diverse youth

B.C. youth representative calls for better government care of gender-diverse youth

VICTORIA — British Columbia's representative for children and youth says gender-diverse young people, notably those in care, aren't getting the support they need and she is calling on the provincial government to fill service gaps.
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Meet the Vancouver musician turning mushrooms into music

Meet the Vancouver musician turning mushrooms into music

He also has played trees, tiger lilies, and lettuce
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B.C. lawyer suspended for 'suspicious' use of $1.47M in trust funds

B.C. lawyer suspended for 'suspicious' use of $1.47M in trust funds

Gregory S. Yanke was involved in misuse of his trust account.
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BC Hydro was warned vault was dangerous years before Vancouver explosion

BC Hydro was warned vault was dangerous years before Vancouver explosion

VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s public utility says it was warned that an underground electrical vault was a danger seven years before it blew up under a Vancouver street, injuring two people and badly damaging a city business.
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Lytton, B.C., sues CN, CP rail and Transport Canada over 2021 fire that razed village

Lytton, B.C., sues CN, CP rail and Transport Canada over 2021 fire that razed village

VANCOUVER — The Village of Lytton, B.C.
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