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Rob Shaw: Messy drug decriminalization experiment marred by shifting policies, unhelpful data

Rob Shaw: Messy drug decriminalization experiment marred by shifting policies, unhelpful data

Can B.C. prove its controversial drug program works if it keeps changing the rules and failing to track key metrics?
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B.C. strata owners ordered to pay $8,500 for rental violations

B.C. strata owners ordered to pay $8,500 for rental violations

The tribunal found the owners had been added to the rental waiting list and were not authorized to rent their unit.
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Applications open for $40M loan program for secondary suites

Applications open for $40M loan program for secondary suites

Homeowners can apply for forgivable loans for as much as half the total cost of renovations, up to a maximum of $40,000, to build basement and garden suites
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Esquimalt woman finally receives postcard from Galapagos — 33 years later

Esquimalt woman finally receives postcard from Galapagos — 33 years later

Sherry Kirkvold dropped the card into a whale-oil-barrel post box on Floreana Island in the Galapagos Archipelago on March 15, 1991.
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Vancouver police chief says public drug use 'intolerable situation'

Vancouver police chief says public drug use 'intolerable situation'

Adam Palmer: "You've got open drug use on the sidewalks in different neighbourhoods, in Yaletown and Coal Harbour — all over the city. We're not just talking about the Downtown Eastside."
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Boaters warned not to approach young orca that was subject of rescue effort

Boaters warned not to approach young orca that was subject of rescue effort

First Nations in the Zeballos area say too many boaters are interacting with the young orca that recently swam free from a lagoon.
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B.C. film company ordered to pay actor unpaid wages, expenses

B.C. film company ordered to pay actor unpaid wages, expenses

Amir Gill claimed he acted in a Hunter Village Films Inc. production and had not been paid wages and expenses.
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B.C. company from Bridgemark consulting case cleared of allegations

B.C. company from Bridgemark consulting case cleared of allegations

A BCSC hearing panel determined PreveCeutical Medical Inc. and CEO Stephen Van Deventer did not meet the threshold of making misrepresentations.
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B.C. Crown stays charges in trio's drug trafficking cases, new indictment filed

B.C. Crown stays charges in trio's drug trafficking cases, new indictment filed

Vancouver Provincial Court proceedings have ended against Richard Sen, Kevin Moebes and Michael Rast.
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Woman sues Richmond RCMP for $350K, alleges wrongful arrest

Woman sues Richmond RCMP for $350K, alleges wrongful arrest

A woman claims she was arrested in her pajamas outside her home due to a malicious 911 call.
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