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'Staggering' number of families struggle in B.C.'s system for disabled kids: advocate

'Staggering' number of families struggle in B.C.'s system for disabled kids: advocate

British Columbia's children's representative says the province is at a "threshold moment" for fixing an underfunded and fragmented system of supports for children with disabilities that is almost impossible to navigate and has left a "staggering" num
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Specialist wait lists for B.C. patients grow to 1.2 million people: doctors groups

Specialist wait lists for B.C. patients grow to 1.2 million people: doctors groups

VANCOUVER — Two doctors groups in British Columbia say there is a "wait-list crisis" for specialists that is severely compromising the health and well-being of residents.
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Squamish man facing several charges, including attempted murder

Squamish man facing several charges, including attempted murder

Charges follow a double shooting in Surrey in December.
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'Absolutely no excuse': Police stepping up enforcement after illegal street racing in Langley

'Absolutely no excuse': Police stepping up enforcement after illegal street racing in Langley

Organizers of the car meetup say they don't condone the actions of a teen who was arrested, or police.
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Greens’ Valeriote ‘optimistic’ Sea to Sky will see regional transit in 2025

Greens’ Valeriote ‘optimistic’ Sea to Sky will see regional transit in 2025

Sea to Sky MLA named interim leader of BC Greens ahead of party leadership race
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Lake Cowichan set to lose its only two family doctors

Lake Cowichan set to lose its only two family doctors

Mayor Tim McGonigle says both the town’s family physicians will be gone by the start of summer
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B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau steps down but the party's two MLAs will not run

B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau steps down but the party's two MLAs will not run

VICTORIA — The leader of the B.C. Green Party has stepped down after losing her seat in last year's election but neither of the two elected Green members are interested in taking over the top job.
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Jail triple-murder, kidnapping conspiracist 10 years, B.C. court told

Jail triple-murder, kidnapping conspiracist 10 years, B.C. court told

Murder conspiracies targeting three people were alleged to have taken place in Vancouver and Surrey.
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Elections BC suspends probe into Conservative claims of vote violations

Elections BC suspends probe into Conservative claims of vote violations

In order to preserve the integrity of the court proceedings, Elections BC says it will suspend its review until the court makes its decision.
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Mother of Port Coquitlam teen Amanda Todd 'relieved' after Dutch court ruling

Mother of Port Coquitlam teen Amanda Todd 'relieved' after Dutch court ruling

The Supreme Court of the Netherlands' ruling to uphold the Dutch converted sentence for Aydin Coban marks "the completion of this chapter in Amanda’s story," her mother, Carol, said.
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