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thePodcast: Who funds anti-Israel protests in Vancouver and beyond?

Jewish association wants Vancouver pro-Palestine group Samidoun banned

Playland’s new rollercoaster costing more than originally announced

Ex-RCMP civilian intelligence official from Abbotsford convicted of leaking secrets, to be sentenced in January

Mayors showing resistance to loss of local power under Eby

Controversial Richmond lawyer disbarred

Defence lawyer says disgraced Ortis worked to protect Canadians, but Crown says he did the opposite

Man accused of assaulting police officer at pro-Palestine protest appears in court

Vancouver inside workers union closer to approving new deal

Ex-Mexican general’s extradition hearing delayed to new year

Trudeau’s Tofino flight cost revealed

Vancouver city hall finally bans WeChat from its devices

NDP won’t release scores, rankings for the 10 municipalities on the “naughty list”

Man from Abbotsford gunned down in Toronto

Bose bows out of NDP over government’s treatment of Surrey

Vancouver luxury real estate developer Westbank denies trouble

BCUC approves Senakw district energy plant

Trudeau’s April flights cost taxpayers more than $200K

Woman wanted in Washington State for vehicular homicide fled to China through YVR

Busy implementing B.C.’s whistleblower law, Ombudsperson Chalke regrets ferries not under his watch

BC United fundraising slows, gap grows with NDP

WeChat banned on federal devices, will Vancouver city hall follow?

Judge allows new evidence into extradition case for ex-Mexican general

Climate change campaigners switched gears to lobby MPs for a ceasefire in Gaza

Tunnel boring slowly reaches another milestone under Broadway, but province coy about subway completion

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CBSA breached Iranian citizen’s rights, judge says

Judge upholds $6 million foreign buyer tax bill

BC United secretary forced to resign over social media post about Gaza hospital blast

Guangzhou’s top Communist official led sister city delegation to Vancouver city hall

Tugboat captain dead after tug capsizing off Point Grey

Eight deaths at former North Vancouver motel used as supportive housing facility, says operator

Appeal court hears challenge of Horgan’s 2020 election call

Senior bureaucratic shuffle at Vancouver city hall

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Canadian government slammed at sports integrity awards

Three people injured when SkyTrain escalator malfunctioned

BC Hydro feared pot-testing policy was disqualifying too many job candidates: briefing note

New Playland rollercoaster threw PNE amphitheatre project for a loop

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Return of lacrosse to Olympics, debut of flag football open door to more than medals for Canadians

Jury finds Kasimir Tyabji-Sandana guilty of sex with underage girl

Province denies Surrey policing transition overseer in conflict of interest, reveals contract value

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Review: The future is Sphere — biggest bet in Vegas revolutionizes the concert experience, with help from Canadians

From Canadian soccer whistleblower to Irish soccer executive

Jury to decide fate of former BC Liberal MLA’s son

Accused of underage sex, Tyabji-Sandana admits he never asked for girl’s age

Judge dismisses two jurors from trial of former BC Liberal MLA’s son

Vancouver’s park and beach smoking ban a taste of what’s to come under the NDP’s public drug use restrictions

Son of former BC Liberal MLA testifies in his own defence at sexual interference trial

Sexual interference trial for son of former BC Liberal MLA underway in Powell River

Surrey Police Service hires the province’s ex-top policing bureaucrat to aid transition

Judge dismisses challenge to city hall’s secretive Senakw services deal

Chinese government official planning sister-city trip to Vancouver in October

Calgary Police Service looks to Metro Vancouver to bolster its ranks

Federal government reveals legal cost for contesting Information Commissioner’s orders

Legislature loses bid to thwart union organizing

Quest University sale details murky: documents

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Province’s Surrey police transition facilitator a director with civic trash contractor

Health authority bids for Seymour Health Centre, but receiver wants to entertain more offers

Trudeau promoted Vancouver backbench MP with extensive tech and media share holdings to Canadian Heritage portfolio

Eby addresses Surrey hospital site photo op controversy

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Consultant offers SFU a playbook to revive football, but many obstacles remain

Questions swirl around NDP MLA turfed from caucus

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Despite the second year back after a pandemic pause, some Terry Fox Runs are virtual on Sunday

Ceremony for Surrey’s second hospital was all for show

UBC-educated researcher explains scope of Chinese interference to U.S. politicians

Abbotsford South shakes up B.C. politics again

Major holes in provincial dike oversight left communities vulnerable long before November 2021 disasters: report

BC Hydro says its version of work from home is here to stay, but is evolving

ABC Park Board opts to keep Jericho Beach Park Pier on “life support”

Analysis: A tale of two piers — White Rock rallied to rebuild its beloved pier, Vancouver’s storm-damaged Jericho Pier faces demolition

BC Hydro rated geopolitics a higher risk than climate change: documents

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Canada one win away from historic World Cup basketball bronze medal

Foreign interference inquiry finally a go, but ex-Richmond MP renews call to register foreign agents

Kevin Falcon vows to reopen B.C. offices in China

Broadway Subway’s revised service date disappears from project reports

B.C. sunshine list shows big swing in government communications spending

Ex-Sooke politician questions frequency of contracts with municipal consultancy

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Defendants added to Gymnastics Canada abuse lawsuit

Court battle over accommodation lodge sunk off Quadra Island

Vancouver mayor defends local FIFA secrecy

Deal to buy Quest didn’t include student dorms, which are now for sale

City hall withholds Senakw transportation planning documents

Concord Pacific CEO loses latest round in battle over condo amenity space

Mapping Vancouver’s single-room occupancy fires of 2022

Federal energy minister, ex-B.C. premier subjects of conflict of interest complaints

Kwan throws support behind petition for a foreign agents registry

B.C. government on Weibo, six months after TikTok ban

No charge for Surrey Police Service officer after shopkeeper’s complaint

Advocates unsuccessful in urging NDP government to halt Capilano University’s Quest land deal

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Documents shed more light on why the NDP government rejected bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics

Chinese immigration consultant jailed in Shanghai has deep ties to Vancouver

Surrey city manager suddenly retires

Should there be a public inquiry into pandemic preparation and response?

Chinese immigration consultant with Vancouver ties arrested in Shanghai, according to Chinese media reports

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Seattle reveals its FIFA stadium contract for the 2026 World Cup

High turnover at China’s consulate in Vancouver over the last two years

Unlike B.C., Ottawa speaker spouses still enjoy taxpayer-funded travel

Seattle city council releases contract with FIFA, while B.C. officials keep it secret

Quest University could become taxpayer-owned

Group predicts “rinse-and-repeat” without B.C. government action to combat COVID-19 in schools

Senior Lillooet bureaucrat dies at local hospital

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Vancouver librarians caught in the middle of the culture war

Seattle World Cup organizers reveal plans for 2026 hosting

Questions remain around Royal City Twitter scandal

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Clients of Vancouver’s PacNet sentenced to jail in New York, ordered to forfeit almost $80 million

BC United has fundraising momentum

BC Ferries says computer systems upgraded to anticipate traffic spikes after Victoria Day crash

Agency linked to B.C. government hacked, but NDP health minister says no patient info stolen

B.C. application fee for permanent residency hopefuls hiked Aug. 1

Early closings at Park Board facilities rankle ex-chair

North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant spends beyond halfway mark of new budget

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Washington DUI charge abandoned due to California man’s Surrey Memorial Hospital visit

Hong Kong Police in Canada for multisport festival, less than a month since bounties placed on human rights activists

Judge bans retired Mountie Majcher from contacting his mentor

Who is Bill Majcher, the retired Mountie charged for allegedly colluding with China?

NDP delayed public notification of B.C.’s first monkeypox case for a weekend, withheld documents for more than a year

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Sooke could name new CAO on July 24

Legislature budgets $300,000 to make space for six new MLAs

Area residents want river access if Marpole Transit Centre goes ahead

Eby payroll shows he carries on Horgan’s high-spending legacy

Eby payroll shows he carries on Horgan’s high-spending legacy

Inside the Surrey policing war of words

Ex-Mayor to get some money for legal costs, but NPA appeal gets green light

Direct indictment for trio charged in murder outside UBC golf course

BC Ferries hides root cause of Victoria Day tech outage

MP Kwan, targeted by CCP, says foreign interference inquiry delay hurts Canadians and their democracy

Former homeless camp dweller pleads guilty in 2021 death of Little Mountain senior

Campaign manager who blew the whistle on Gurveen Dhaliwal speaks out

Inside the new deal for SkyTrain workers

Judge sends U.S.-funded, Pakistani protest leader to seven days jail

Man guilty of Lynn Valley mass-stabbing was near crime scene, five days before he killed a woman

Elections BC bans Vancouver mayoral candidate Marissen’s Progress Vancouver

Abbotsford homeless camp gone

Is a U.K. utility, part-owned by Canadians, at risk of failure?

SkyTrain derailment investigation points to neglect

SkyTrain derailment investigation points to neglect

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Inside SFU’s game plan to sack football

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B.C. stuck on the sidelines as field expands for 2030 Winter Olympics bids

Speedy delivery of FOI documents from Washington State Patrol after Peace Arch incident

Ex-Surrey Mayor’s lawyers billed Surrey taxpayers $317,000

Centennial of anti-Chinese immigration law coincides with campaign against proposed registry of foreign agents

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PNE has a new logo, but it’s not unique

China warning not connected to court ruling, CSIS says

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B.C. Place Stadium at 40: By the numbers

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Imagined thoughts: a Pacific Coliseum doorman’s letter to his grandchild

B.C. and Washington: neighbours, but so far apart on transparency and privacy

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Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton president says top coach remains, due to suffering abuse

Foreign interference public inquiry no substitute for proper law enforcement, says ex-B.C. Solicitor General

Ex-Richmond Conservative MP skeptical about public inquiry, after special rapporteur quits

Queen Elizabeth Annex parents lose battle with Vancouver School Board

Vancouver parking meter app contractor adds service charge after parent VW scores huge federal subsidy

Vancouver School Board pondering sale of land on Boundary Road

Vancouver parking meter app contractor adds service charge after parent VW scores huge federal subsidy

Municipal review pointed to big problems in small Sooke

Ex-Mexican general seeks to use worker’s statement in fight against extradition

Plea bargain in deadly Richmond restaurant shooting

Court orders Metro Vancouver boss to be cross-examined over sewage plant document leak

Tick tock went the clock, as Vancouver bureaucrats talked banning TikTok

TransLink Mayors’ Council reveals Ottawa trip cost, says two more trips proposed for fall

Stop Fracking Around leader sentenced for disobeying probation ban on blocking roadways

Face of Save Old Growth, hoping to avoid deportation, gets judge’s OK to move to Victoria with protester wife

Fraser Health Authority chair, once B.C.’s outspoken top labour leader, cancels interview