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Canada Post aims to increase price of stamps; changes would take effect in May

Canada Post aims to increase price of stamps; changes would take effect in May

The bump in price comes as the agency faces "considerable" financial pressure due to inflation, and fewer letters being delivered.
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Mountain sports cancelled at B.C. Winter Games due to lack of snow

Mountain sports cancelled at B.C. Winter Games due to lack of snow

Ski hill operator says she's 'hugely' disappointed as lack of snow forces closure.
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Squamish food beat: New Festal Café offers gluten-free recipes

Squamish food beat: New Festal Café offers gluten-free recipes

 ‘We want to make sure that we build it to the community and custom make it to the community,’ says owner.
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The 'iconic' family that helped build up Whistler and Metro Vancouver

The 'iconic' family that helped build up Whistler and Metro Vancouver

The development projects that bear the Bosa brand will place the family at the foundation of regional growth for 'decades to come.'
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Rob Shaw: Can young blood revive BC United?

Rob Shaw: Can young blood revive BC United?

Gordon Campbell offers endorsement as United unveils new candidates
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$20K fine and suspension for B.C. lawyer assisting illegal insider trading

$20K fine and suspension for B.C. lawyer assisting illegal insider trading

Lawyer Samuel Cole had advised his client to use the client's girlfriend as a nominee buyer of shares during a reverse takeover, thus violating insider trading rules.
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Slow divorce lawyer costs his client a shot at B.C. condo purchase

Slow divorce lawyer costs his client a shot at B.C. condo purchase

B.C. divorce lawyer notorious for being slow and inattentive suspended for second time in one year.
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Editorial: Balancing curbs on porn with a right to privacy

Editorial: Balancing curbs on porn with a right to privacy

How are users to verify their age in a manner that is reliable, yet does not contemplate a major invasion of privacy?
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Day parole extended for Saanich man who arranged killing of mother and grandmother

Day parole extended for Saanich man who arranged killing of mother and grandmother

Darren Gowen — formerly known as Darren Huenemann — arranged for Mount Douglas Secondary School classmates to murder his mother and grandmother in 1990 for a $4-million inheritance
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John Ducker: Headphones can distract pedestrians from danger

John Ducker: Headphones can distract pedestrians from danger

One U.S. study in 2019 reported on 1,347 pedestrian-motor vehicle incidents, 60 of them involving a fatality, where headphone use was a factor
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