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Forecasters warn B.C. of hot summer, as province offers more free air conditioners

Forecasters warn B.C. of hot summer, as province offers more free air conditioners

VICTORIA — British Columbia's government is tripling a program that offers free air conditioners to people with low incomes as forecasters say the province should prepare for hotter-than-normal temperatures in June.
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'Deplorable conditions': 25 tenants forced out of Port Alberni hotel

'Deplorable conditions': 25 tenants forced out of Port Alberni hotel

The Port Alberni Fire Department issued a notice to vacate the Port Hotel this week after the owner failed to fix fire-code violations
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B.C. seeks to seize property and cash from three people linked to Savages Motorcycle Club

B.C. seeks to seize property and cash from three people linked to Savages Motorcycle Club

Director of civil forfeiture alleges the properties have been used for criminal activity.
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Drivers of vehicles that got stuck mud-bogging in Nanaimo estuary could face fines

Drivers of vehicles that got stuck mud-bogging in Nanaimo estuary could face fines

The drivers could also be on the hook for any environmental damage to the protected Nanaimo River estuary
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Court cuts medical negligence payout to B.C. woman who had unnecessary mastectomy

Court cuts medical negligence payout to B.C. woman who had unnecessary mastectomy

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Court of Appeal has cut damages awarded to a woman who was misdiagnosed with breast cancer and underwent an unnecessary mastectomy. It reduced the amount awarded to the woman by a B.C.
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Two arrested after heated exchange at Nanaimo council meeting

Two arrested after heated exchange at Nanaimo council meeting

Mayor Leonard Krog says it’s an example of the increasingly poor behaviour seen at council meetings across the country
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Man gets three years for 'vile, violent, degrading' sexual assault in CFB Esquimalt dorm

Man gets three years for 'vile, violent, degrading' sexual assault in CFB Esquimalt dorm

Hayden Chokrev-Evans’ violent attack on the woman he met on a dating app included choking, putting a pillow over her face and bashing her head into a wall
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West Vancouver council rejects provincial housing rules

West Vancouver council rejects provincial housing rules

Council voted unanimously to kibosh a rezoning allowing more coach houses and suites on about 200 properties
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Vancouver mayor wants property taxes capped at 5.5% in 2025

Vancouver mayor wants property taxes capped at 5.5% in 2025

OneCity Coun. Christine Boyle: "I don't feel comfortable voting on that number without knowing how we get there."
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City council strips Kamloops B.C. mayor of ability to speak on behalf of the city

City council strips Kamloops B.C. mayor of ability to speak on behalf of the city

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The mayor of Kamloops will no longer speak for the city, after council passed a resolution stripping him of his position as its official spokesman.
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