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B.C. announces minimum wage and other labour protections for app-based gig workers

B.C. announces minimum wage and other labour protections for app-based gig workers

The "pay transparency" measure will allow drivers to know how much they'll earn for each trip before deciding whether to accept an assignment. 
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BC Hydro hoping to purchase the Old Fire Hall

BC Hydro hoping to purchase the Old Fire Hall

The company has been leasing the property for several months
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Burnaby Olympic boxing medallist denies assault allegation

Burnaby Olympic boxing medallist denies assault allegation

"I didn't hit him or anything," Dale Walters said. "I just got up in his face and said, 'Get out of my house.'"
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'Abused, injured and rotting': B.C. hog farm faces renewed cruelty claims

'Abused, injured and rotting': B.C. hog farm faces renewed cruelty claims

The BC SPCA said it's prepared to launch an investigation after Animal Justice released a video alleging animal cruelty on an Abbotsford, B.C., pig farm.
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Port Renfrew-area beach returned to Pacheedaht First Nation

Port Renfrew-area beach returned to Pacheedaht First Nation

Middle Beach, a 2.64-hectare stretch of waterfront, has been part of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve since 1988, dividing the nation’s main reserves.
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Treasured Christmas archway not to be returned to B.C. woman, tribunal rules

Treasured Christmas archway not to be returned to B.C. woman, tribunal rules

"This is a dispute about ownership of a Christmas decoration."
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Opinion: Effective climate action requires us to abandon viewing our efforts as a 'sacrifice'

Opinion: Effective climate action requires us to abandon viewing our efforts as a 'sacrifice'

Climate action should be framed not as a sacrifice but as an investment that can generate economic savings and improve human and ecosystem health today.
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Island U-15 hockey player in hospital following incident in game

Island U-15 hockey player in hospital following incident in game

Three players have been suspended pending review of the incident
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B.C. researchers find 31 new 'designer drugs' in illicit market

B.C. researchers find 31 new 'designer drugs' in illicit market

The scientists built a new tool to identify hard-to-detect 'designer drugs' so public health bodies can prioritize what to test amid a flood of new drugs.
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Eight cases of salmonella linked to imported cantaloupes in B.C.

Eight cases of salmonella linked to imported cantaloupes in B.C.

Symptoms of the illness include diarrhea, abdominal pain and sometimes fever, nausea and vomiting.
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