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• Self-government comes for northwest B.C. First Nation in proposed treaty

  24-06-2024 23:28 via vancouversun.com
  
  TERRACE — A B.C. First Nation has agreed to a draft treaty with the federal and provincial governments that would give it more than 38,000 hectares of land in the province's northwest. Read More
  
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• Highway 1 widening east of Revelstoke to begin in the fall

  24-06-2024 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Plans to widen Highway 1 east of Revelstoke are coming together, with the province announcing Monday it selected a designer and builder. 
  
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• Osoyoos RCMP investigate after man injured in fall from truck

  24-06-2024 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sgt. Jason Bayda said the series of events that left a 51-year-old man laying on the road in the 7700 block of Highway 3  was neither a fatality nor a hit and run. 
  
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• Illegal ride-hailing crackdown in Richmond nets 25 charges, $18K in fines

  24-06-2024 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The operation, conducted on June 13 in partnership with B.C.'s Passenger Transportation Branch, targeted drivers operating on ride-hailing apps not authorized to operate in B.C.
  
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• B.C. ombudsperson finds systemic mismanagement in hiring at public service agency

  24-06-2024 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  
  B.C. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke says dozens of public service jobs meant to help develop the careers of public servants wrongfully went to government appointees over a 10-year period. Read More
  
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• ‘We’re outraged’: Family of Surrey homicide victim fights for answers

  24-06-2024 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Aron Dunn said he knows his daughter's death is an ongoing investigation but he is not satisfied with the information he is receiving from the police.
  
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• Report finds decade of ‘systemic management’ in B.C. public service hiring

  24-06-2024 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke says dozens of public service jobs meant to help develop the careers of public servants wrongfully went to government appointees over a 10-year period.
  
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• Decade of ‘systemic mismanagement’ in B.C. public service hiring, report finds

  24-06-2024 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke says dozens of public service jobs meant to help develop the careers of public servants wrongfully went to government appointees over a 10-year period.
  
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• Kuwaiti billionaire's exit from small B.C. town leaves pot farm and hotel in local hands

  24-06-2024 21:09 via vancouversun.com
  
  A troubled cannabis company founded by Kuwaiti billionaire Bassam Alghanim has sold its assets in the small West Boundary community of Midway. Read More
  
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• Tiffany and Co. expands it Elsa Peretti collection for 50th anniversary celebration

  24-06-2024 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The product: Tiffany and Co. Elsa Peretti Bone and Split rings Read More
  
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• These are the 5 best slides in stores right now

  24-06-2024 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
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• Beauty buzz: The 3 must-try beauty products we tried this week from Charlotte Tilbury, Bondi Sands and Biossance

  24-06-2024 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Skin Sheer Glow Tint Read More
  
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• B.C. families to receive an increased benefit payment this summer

  24-06-2024 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Families will receive on average $445 more than last year with a one-year bonus added to BC Family Benefit payments, the government explained.
  
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• B.C. boosts family benefit for 340,000 families starting July

  24-06-2024 19:24 via vancouversun.com
  
  B.C. families are expected to get more money to help with rising costs of living, said Premier David Eby on Monday. Read More
  
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• Why B.C. students looking for summer jobs face stiff competition

  24-06-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  On a breezy, sunny afternoon this week, Sierra Loewen, Corynn Peters and Grace Cass sorted fresh B.C. strawberries into boxes and tended to customers at Bob’s Fruit Stand, a small business at Delbrook Plaza in North Vancouver. Read More
  
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• Vancouver director gives fans an up-close view of their favourite celebrities

  24-06-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Let's start with a fact: Cole Walliser didn't create the GlamBOT. Read More
  
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• Peta Wales: Is it worth it to buy groceries online?

  24-06-2024 15:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Q: My husband and I have been married a long time and worked hard to save for retirement. We were doing OK until a medical issue meant that we had to put an end to the consulting work we were doing. Thankfully we don’t have too much debt and have been able to adjust, but the one thing we still seem to spend a lot of money on is our groceries. I think it’s because we go shopping together and it’s kind of a weekly date for us. We go for lunch with friends first and then make the
  
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• Douglas Todd: Canada should warn guest worker, student applicants they're taking a big gamble

  24-06-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  “Good enough to work. Good enough to stay.” Read More
  
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• Deadline looms for B.C. municipalities to allow multiplexes on single-family lots. Here's what we know so far

  24-06-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  On June 30, the provincial government will mandate that all large municipalities in B.C. allow more residential units to be built on lots now zoned for single-family homes or duplexes. Read More
  
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• B.C.’s Rick Celebrini is physiotherapist to the stars, but his best work is raising four prolific young athletes

  24-06-2024 15:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Rick Celebrini is acclaimed for injury prevention and management expertise as a former pro soccer player turned physiotherapist to the stars. Read More
  
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• 'Good fire': B.C. Indigenous knowledge keeper says cultural burns prevent wildfires

  24-06-2024 03:21 via vancouversun.com
  
  When he was a boy, Ron Tomma would leave after breakfast to run freely with his brother through their ancestral territory. Read More
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – June 23

  24-06-2024 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC.
  
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• Questions (and smells) arise after two sewer leaks in three days in False Creek

  24-06-2024 01:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  On Sunday morning, city crews and contractors were managing the second sewer main break around False Creek in three days. Read More
  
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• BC SPCA pushing for more ‘pet-friendly’ rentals ahead of election

  24-06-2024 01:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The BC SPCA says a lack of pet-friendly rentals is the top reason why healthy, loved animals are being surrendered. It's now looking to the province to help develop solutions.
  
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• Vancouver International Airport expecting record summer travel

  24-06-2024 00:56 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver International Airport is expected to see a record 7.8 million passengers in the three months of summer this year. Read More
  
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• What lessons can the Canucks learn as the Oilers chase Stanley Cup history?

  24-06-2024 00:29 via theprovince.com
  
  With the Edmonton Oilers prepared to punch their enormous daily-double playoff ticket Monday in Florida, and also ascend to rare and special sporting status in this country, the question begs: Read More
  
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