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More civic employees made more money in 2022

Dong dinged taxpayers for trip to meet pro-CCP groups, Chinese diplomat in Vancouver

Sauder says sorry: Ex-committee appointee finally apologizes for breaking Vancouver city hall code of conduct

Facing $100,000 bill for ex-mayor’s legal costs, NPA directors mulling appeal

NPA directors ordered to pay $100,000 in costs to ex-mayor after defamation lawsuit backfired

Human rights researcher says overseas police stations part of China’s “sticks and carrots” approach

Recall David Eby campaign falls far short of goal

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Canadian Soccer Association’s top executive testifies to House of Commons committee

Chinese diplomat named in spy agency reports should have been expelled, says ex-Vancouver mayor

Cost to keep the RCMP in Surrey includes lucrative lobbying contract

Topless Junos stage crasher has a history of similar stunts in B.C.

Campaign to switch Vancouver mayors got support from past, present and future heads of pro-Beijing group

B.C. arm of powerful Chinese state-owned conglomerate closes office, gallery

TikTok banned on Vancouver city hall devices

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More World Cup matches for B.C. Place in 2026?

West Coast donors sent big donations to Trudeau’s Montreal riding association in 2015, 2016

Auditor General’s survey finds fraud common in B.C. government entities

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Soccer legend Christine Sinclair has harsh words for Canadian Soccer Association leadership

Save Old Growth founder awaits sentence

Squamish Nation unhappy Senakw heating, cooling plant application is undergoing public scrutiny

Squamish Nation wanted Senakw services agreement kept secret, says in camera city report

TikTok investigated, restricted, but why not WeChat?

Analysis: Despite no charges for Paul King Jin, Eby not giving up on tackling money laundering

Quest University has a lot in common with a New York college

No charges for Paul King Jin after six-year money laundering investigation

B.C.’s commercial Crown corps release latest forecasts on budget day

More than $66,000 in costs from the English Bay Barge outstanding

Quest University says it was caught off-guard when landlord put campus for sale

Defeated mayoral hopeful Mark Marissen accepted an illegal loan for his Progress Vancouver campaign

Quest University lands, buildings listed for sale, day after board announces indefinite closure

With another storm on the horizon, snow summit proponent says Lower Mainland missed a chance to learn from November debacle

Squamish’s Quest University suspending classes indefinitely after April

Questions about Quest University could be answered this week

Chiu hopes latest in China election meddling finally results in foreign agents registry

Obstruction of justice the latest guilty plea for the Lynn Valley Care Centre hoaxer

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Analysis: Telus now on Whitecaps jerseys, but telecom denies stadium sign is next

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Video shows Richmond city councillor celebrating Lunar New Year with Chinese military supporter who donated to her re-election

BC Hydro was on alert after U.S. substation attacks

UBC professor arranged venue, promoted lecture by anti-racism consultant accused of antisemitism

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Thirteen years after Vancouver 2010, Canada’s sport system at a crossroads

Surrey Police officer who died at gun range was under breach of trust investigation

Crown wants 90 days in jail for roadblock organizer who faces deportation

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B.C. Place planning suite expansion for FIFA 2026 World Cup

Green Party’s Olsen proposes scrapping the NDP’s FOI application fee

COVID denier, vaccine foe Mak Parhar died after drug use, not the virus

NDP ekes out fourth quarter fundraising win

A 2018 coroner’s inquest into a Mountie’s suicide took months for RCMP to respond

Mayor Sim’s top staffer quits

Train in vain: how Stanley Park’s miniature railway stopped rolling

Richmond Centre Liberal among top spenders in the House of Commons

Paid organizer of Save Old Growth roadblocks sentenced to house arrest and curfew

Sim, ABC raised almost $2 million to topple Kennedy Stewart

Chan inquest jury urges Vancouver Police Department, Vancouver General Hospital to improve their ways

Mayor Ken Sim dishes out jobs to reward ABC campaign workers

Chan inquest over, jury ponders recommendations

Mentor who became Nicole Chan’s friend testifies at coroner’s inquest

TSB not investigating Air Canada flight that returned to YVR

Vancouver General psychiatrist takes stand in coroner’s inquest, four years after VPD officer’s suicide

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Accommodation tax will soften the blow for Vancouver’s big FIFA bill

Leader of violent 2020 Surrey protest linked to Steve Bannon recants, expresses remorse in 2023

Vancouver Police officer surprised suicidal constable was not admitted to hospital

Senator came from Ontario, to reward pro-CCP activists in Richmond

Late VPD constable sought workers’ compensation in July 2018, citing treatment by senior officers

Elections BC issues more fines for anonymous third-party campaign ads

Developers and lobbyists among Eby’s NDP leadership campaign supporters

Illegal roadblock organizer pleads guilty to 2021 mischief charges

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Vancouver Canucks dubious departures

Sister of Late VPD constable testifies at opening of coroner’s inquest

Crown seeks new court order against pet killer

Bus window shot out in Downtown Eastside, a year after pellet gun shooter wreaked havoc

Legislature oversight committee settles on $100 million budget

Ex-Mexican general’s extradition hearing delayed

Surrey city hall hires lobbyist linked to Premier’s deputy, keeps contract value secret

Elections BC fines most of West Vancouver council for election advertising violations

Inside Mayor Ken Sim’s first six weeks in office

Kennedy Stewart returns to university, but may not be done with politics

He put people’s lives at risk with dozens of phoney calls that unleashed coronavirus chaos at a seniors care home: prosecutor

Taiwanese national identified as Christmas Day death in Surrey immigration cell

Video: NDP trio kicks-off return to Lunar New Year banquets

Is the recall David Eby campaign destined to be the 28th failure in 26 years?

Video: Mexico’s military offered hints to Mazatlan beachgoers, the day before takedown of El Chapo’s son

Vancouver art teacher acquitted of sexual touching

Judge scolds Chinese state-controlled airline

Bomb threat ended afternoon shift at Deltaport

Glen Clark out of Jim Pattison Group C-suite

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Coast Mountain Bus Company feels parts pinch

Horgan hypocrisy: last text messages as premier deleted

Does Sim’s election win cause Eby to stick to a 2024 provincial vote?

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Pelé’s soccer legacy felt in Vancouver

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What didn’t happen in 2022

Unlike Canada, U.S. to require COVID-19 testing of travellers from China

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Canadian athletes became safe sport activists in 2022

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The A to Z of 2022

Pandemic polling was Horgan’s ticket to majority in 2020’s snap election

Stratcom parlayed pandemic polls into telephone town hall task to set-up NDP snap election

Guest list for Vancouver mayor and council inauguration included director of Richmond society under RCMP probe

Guest list for Eby swearing-in didn’t include Appadurai

Decembers to Remember: big snowstorms at Christmastime in Vancouver

Snowmaggedon part 2: Traffic chaos at the foot of North Vancouver’s Cut

BC Liberals spent heavily to keep Surrey South seat

MLA pay freeze won’t solve Legislature inflation crunch

Despite planning guides, B.C. not ready for a major catastrophe, says paramedic

Who’s who in the Vancouver mayor’s office

Alleged foreign police station a major concern for Richmond, country, says councillor

Could a New Brunswick court’s ruling on its snap election impact an appeal in B.C.?

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IOC president says awarding 2030 and 2034 Winter Games simultaneously is still possible

NDP trade minister switch signals alignment with federal strategy to emphasize India

House arrest for Save Old Growth protester who illegally blocked highway and bridge

Kennedy Stewart robocalls sparked Elections BC reprimand

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IOC delays 2030 hosting decision again, but B.C. government still out of the picture

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Analysis: Reviewing the B.C. government’s COVID-19 review

Details revealed of Trudeau’s controversial Tofino trip

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Whistleblower urges MPs to investigate Canadian Soccer Association

TransLink suspends vaccine mandate

Honour system continues under MLAs’ communications policy

Despite warnings, Richmond politicians still attending pro-China events

Chinese student protests spread to Vancouver

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Agent for Canada’s 1986 World Cup players recalls locking horns with Canada Soccer brass

Neighbours angry with outdoor concert noise give PNE officials an earful

Trucker convoy inquiry ended on the anniversary of Vancouver’s 1997 APEC riot

Government chasing COVD-19 overpayments, says auditor general

Who’s going to Qatar for the FIFA World Cup?

Loan shark killer pleads for forgiveness, blames gambling addiction

B.C. government says it’s weathering a storm of hacking attempts

Details revealed of Trudeau’s controversial Tofino trip

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Whistleblower urges MPs to investigate Canadian Soccer Association

Honour system continues under MLAs’ communications policy

Despite warnings, Richmond politicians still attending pro-China events

Neighbours angry with outdoor concert noise give PNE officials an earful

Scandal at the Legislature

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Exclusive video: Plecas and Mullen unleash a blizzard during a talk in the snow

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Craig James charged with breach of trust, fraud

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In a final bombshell report, Darryl Plecas says farewell to the Speaker’s chair

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Farewell, Dermod: IntegrityBC’s Travis was B.C.’s most-vital voice of the post-Olympic era

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Suspended B.C. Legislature sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz quits

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Key finding in auditor general’s report on Legislature scandal contradicts ex-supreme court chief judge

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Developing: B.C. Auditor General quits after discredited report on Legislature spending scandal

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Exclusive video: Plecas and Mullen unleash a blizzard during a talk in the snow

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Craig James charged with breach of trust, fraud

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In a final bombshell report, Darryl Plecas says farewell to the Speaker’s chair

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Farewell, Dermod: IntegrityBC’s Travis was B.C.’s most-vital voice of the post-Olympic era

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Suspended B.C. Legislature sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz quits

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Key finding in auditor general’s report on Legislature scandal contradicts ex-supreme court chief judge

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Developing: B.C. Auditor General quits after discredited report on Legislature spending scandal

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Fifteen years later, questions remain about B.C. Place’s roof rip-off

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