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Rob Shaw: Changing times shift focus of speculation tax from foreigners to fellow British Columbians

Rob Shaw: Changing times shift focus of speculation tax from foreigners to fellow British Columbians

Nearly half of homebuyers hit by BC NDP’s speculation tax are British Columbians – a far cry from five years earlier, when 20 per cent of locals had to pay up
Company hit with $20,000 penalty for B.C. sour gas spill

Company hit with $20,000 penalty for B.C. sour gas spill

Ovintiv Canada was slapped with the penalty after a broken valve led to the uncontrolled release of 4,000 cubic metres of sour natural gas near Briar Ridge, B.C.
Murdered boy 'fell through the cracks and he fell through them hard,' says foster mother

Murdered boy 'fell through the cracks and he fell through them hard,' says foster mother

A First Nations foster parent says after Dontay Patrick Lucas was removed from her care, she was asked twice by child services workers to take him and his sister back
Dentists taking wait-and-see approach to new federal plan

Dentists taking wait-and-see approach to new federal plan

B.C. Dental Association president says don’t ditch your current insurance plan yet.
B.C. human rights commissioner to probe police exclusion zones

B.C. human rights commissioner to probe police exclusion zones

Human rights commissioner wants to know why some media and observers were excluded or restricted and traffic cameras were off during the Hastings Street tent city removal
Make AI consultation public, B.C. legislature officers tell NDP

Make AI consultation public, B.C. legislature officers tell NDP

The artificial intelligence principles consultation only involved provincial government staff yet could heavily impact the public.
B.C. strata renter denied doorbell camera

B.C. strata renter denied doorbell camera

The Langley, B.C., strata claimed the doorbell camera could have been used to film children and violate others' privacy.
From Sinclair's send-off to Bedard's debut: B.C.’s top sports stories of 2023

From Sinclair's send-off to Bedard's debut: B.C.’s top sports stories of 2023

Christine Sinclair may have closed out her Canadian pro soccer career, but her impact on 2023 was felt all the way to the House of Commons
B.C. researcher looks to bury carbon pollution under Metro Vancouver

B.C. researcher looks to bury carbon pollution under Metro Vancouver

A feasibility study will investigate whether industrial carbon emissions can be captured and injected one to two kilometres under Metro Vancouver, the Strait of Georgia or Vancouver Island.
Rescued B.C. seals released in time for Christmas

Rescued B.C. seals released in time for Christmas

The six rescued seals will now get a second chance at life.
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