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B.C. overcounting old-growth forests in breach of federal guidelines, report claims

B.C. overcounting old-growth forests in breach of federal guidelines, report claims

Old trees cover only 29% of land in areas legally managed for old-growth forests, a new report has found.
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As deadline looms, Liberals say Canada not ready to expand assisted dying eligibility

As deadline looms, Liberals say Canada not ready to expand assisted dying eligibility

OTTAWA — The federal government is hitting pause on its plans to make medical assistance in dying available to people whose only medical condition is a mental illness — and Health Minister Mark Holland is offering no clues about a new timeline.
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Letter: Whistler needs its own curling club

Letter: Whistler needs its own curling club

'If it was large enough, we could host international curling competitions'
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Fraudsters dressed as police scam elderly B.C. woman of $7K

Fraudsters dressed as police scam elderly B.C. woman of $7K

In another scam, a sleight-of-hand trick is used.
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18-month conditional sentence for 2020 Richmond mall stabbings

18-month conditional sentence for 2020 Richmond mall stabbings

The victim received four stab wounds in the head, 10 in the back and two in his chest.
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Baldrey: Drug decriminalization in B.C. — one year later

Baldrey: Drug decriminalization in B.C. — one year later

No B.C. politician of any stripe will advocate for a widespread expansion of non-prescribed safe supply of drugs, columnist Keith Baldrey believes.
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B.C. gangster charged for murder-for-hire plot involving Iranian government

B.C. gangster charged for murder-for-hire plot involving Iranian government

Damion Patrick John Ryan is a full patch member of a Hells Angels chapter in Greece, but also associated with the Wolfpack gang in B.C.
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What happens to the hats after a Canucks hat trick?

What happens to the hats after a Canucks hat trick?

Pius Suter and Brock Boeser scoring back-to-back hat tricks raises the question: what do the Canucks do with all the hats that are thrown on the ice?
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'Deliberate' contravention nets oil and gas company $40,000 penalty

'Deliberate' contravention nets oil and gas company $40,000 penalty

B.C.’s energy regulator ruled the company must pay the administrative penalty for failing to properly manage several gas wells.
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Rob Shaw: Online exploitation legislation tears down political walls for grieving B.C. family

Rob Shaw: Online exploitation legislation tears down political walls for grieving B.C. family

‘He promised me Carson’s death would not be in vain,’ father Ryan Cleland recalls of encounter with premier
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