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B.C. creates enforcement teams in 12 communities to tackle repeat violent offenders

B.C. creates enforcement teams in 12 communities to tackle repeat violent offenders

NANAIMO, B.C. — The British Columbia government says it's forming teams of police, prosecutors and probation officers to tackle repeat violent offenders in an effort to improve public safety.
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'The landlord did not forewarn the tenants': Vancouver renter and child develop rashes from bed bug bites

'The landlord did not forewarn the tenants': Vancouver renter and child develop rashes from bed bug bites

The RTB said that the landlord's failure to check other units or notify other tenants may have worsened the situation.
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Ryan Reynolds' tribute shirt for Port Coquitlam hero raises $1M in pre-sale funds

Ryan Reynolds' tribute shirt for Port Coquitlam hero raises $1M in pre-sale funds

The milestone is reached on the same day Terry Fox started his Marathon of Hope 43 years ago.
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Squamish Spit deconstruction to be completed by mid-May

Squamish Spit deconstruction to be completed by mid-May

The Squamish River Watershed Society reports that the last 550 metres of removal should be finished by May 15.
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Prime Minister Trudeau says it's up to provinces to make Orange Shirt Day a holiday

Prime Minister Trudeau says it's up to provinces to make Orange Shirt Day a holiday

WINNIPEG — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is encouraging provinces and territories to step up reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Peoples but stopped short of saying they should make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, commonly called Or
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'We need more people': B.C.'s struggling construction industry gets $540K boost

'We need more people': B.C.'s struggling construction industry gets $540K boost

The financial boost towards the construction sector is a start, but more is needed to keep up, says the BC Construction Association.
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UXO team finds and detonates two explosives in North Vancouver

UXO team finds and detonates two explosives in North Vancouver

In 2018, they found 200 kilograms of unexploded mortar shells, practice rounds and grenade parts. They’ll be back this fall to continue the search
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FortisBC considers leasing BC Rail property in Squamish's Industrial Park

FortisBC considers leasing BC Rail property in Squamish's Industrial Park

If the lease occurs, the property would be for a construction laydown yard for Eagle Mountain to Woodfibre pipeline construction activities in 2023.
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Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 4.5%, says no plans to cut soon

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 4.5%, says no plans to cut soon

"This is good news, but it is not job done," Macklem said at a news conference in Ottawa.
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Squamish under-resourced: paramedic union

Squamish under-resourced: paramedic union

BC Emergency Health Services says it is investing in the Sea to Sky Corridor.
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