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Kennedy Stewart’s biggest fundraising “captain” Aquilini accused of child abuse

Two sheared bolts caused SkyTrain derailment: FOI documents

OneCity in damage control over leaked chat logs

B.C. government denies websites were hacked, blames firmware update

Real estate agent running on NPA Vancouver city council slate hides controversial promo video starring African children

A year later, Kenny Chiu reflects on 2021 election loss, political future

Liberal who flipped Steveston-Richmond East in 2021 got help from pro-China activists

Judge adjourns city hall challenge, allowing Chinese characters on Vancouver election ballots

Judge adjourns city hall challenge, allowing Chinese characters on Vancouver election ballots

Lobbyists are among Kennedy Stewart’s campaign cash collecting “captains”

Vancouver election ballot printing could be delayed by court case over Chinese characters

Holiday to mourn monarch rare, but costly

Lynn Valley Care Centre hoaxer remains in jail, awaiting sentencing

Vancouver election chief asking judge to decide whether candidates can use Chinese characters on civic election ballot

Second man charged with murder in 2020 Richmond Japanese restaurant slaying

Second man charged with murder in 2020 Richmond Japanese restaurant slaying

NDP set aside $875 million to handle COVID-19 prevention, mitigation

U.S. enviro charity activist suspected of NDP leadership vote buying also involved with civic party

Kennedy Stewart faces 14 challengers in Oct. 15 civic election

IOC president says schedule for choosing 2030 Winter Olympics host “in the hands” of subcommittee

NPA parachute candidate for mayor claims Telus Garden residence

IOC delays decision on 2030 Winter Olympics host

Canada Place cruise terminal workers rescued

Government workers reach deal with NDP government

Costs for first fiscal year of B.C.’s mass-vaccination program revealed

Trudeau loans $1.4 billion to Gillespie’s Senakw project

Millions of dollars spent secretly at B.C. Legislature

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Guilty ex-coach Birarda apologizes in court for sexually assaulting four players

Two NPA Park Board candidates quit, join TEAM for a Livable Vancouver campaign

Conflict commish clears NDP minister

Ex-B.C. Legislature clerk MacMinn passes

B.C.’s number two doc paid higher than health authority CEOs

Under the Barge: reports offer a glimpse into the challenge of removing the Sunset Beach wreck

Burnaby city council candidate says meeting policy unfairly favours incumbents

NDP ended fiscal year with a surprise $1.3 billion surplus, but storm clouds on the horizon

Save Old Growth protester sentenced to three weeks house arrest

UBC student manipulated into eco-protest roadblocks, court hears

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Surrey mayor McCallum’s latest campaign promise a “white elephant,” says rival Locke

UBC in damage control after hosting federally funded anti-racism talk featuring antisemitic activist

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Formula E refund deal hits roadblock

Heed and Dang aiming for political comebacks in October’s Richmond election

“Beijing businessman” running for Mayor of Vancouver with NPA

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Russian free to skate at Burnaby summer meet

Vancouver links to Trump’s former money manager, who pleaded guilty to tax fraud

BC Hydro employees worried about losing ground amid inflation, high housing costs

Corruption in Surrey Police Service

City hall, Squamish Nation deal for Burrard Bridge condo towers kept secret for more than two months

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Behind the cost estimates for proposed 2030 Winter Olympics venues, villages

BCGEU targets government booze, pot operations on first day of strike

Extinction Rebellion spawns another street-blocking splinter group

B.C. government workers’ strike on the horizon?

Digital strategist from Chip Wilson’s political action committee on NPA staff list

First images of prisoner escape accomplices released

Recent B.C. heat wave claimed 16 lives, according to preliminary data

Aquilini family among donors to Kennedy Stewart’s re-election campaign

China slams pro-Taiwan Vancouver mayor

NPA’s Coupar gone, campaign office emptied after board dispute over support from real estate tycoon Wall

Horgan hires, budget higher: payroll documents show job creation, NDP-style

Kevin Falcon’s by-election campaign modest compared to leadership

Court of Appeal rejects bid to stop extradition over 2014 fake coke sting

After almost five tumultuous years, Xi Jinping’s top Vancouver mouthpiece leaves post, returns to China

BC Housing CEO announces retirement amid turmoil inside and outside the Crown corporation

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City hall council opts to return $500,000 deposit to Formula E promoter, if used for refunds

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McLaren investigation finds Canadian Soccer Association put young, vulnerable players in harm’s way in 2008

Despite modest reduction, ICBC maintains hefty legal department to battle claims backlog

Mystery swirls around dead Langley shooter Goggin

Full investigation of Alkhalil escape needed, say those familiar with North Fraser Pretrial Centre

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Honda Celebration of Light has no plans to go green and replace fireworks with drones

Mountie photos of jail escape accomplices were phony

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Race promoter reticent about refunds: CEO says contract limits what he can say

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Murder trial to continue without accused killer now on the lam

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Lone Olympic skeptic Hardwick pledges plebiscite if she beats Stewart for the mayoralty

Crowded, experienced field in the race for the Surrey mayoralty

U.K., Ireland deliver free documents on NDP minister’s junket, NDP says wait until late August after charging $20

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Analysis: B.C.’s 2030 Olympics bid on thin ice, facing a blizzard of challenges

Appeal court says Green councillor in conflict of interest

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Vancouver 2030 Winter Olympics bid on thin ice: Deputy city manager’s report

Judge orders former gangster to keep the peace for a year

Ex-Speaker Plecas reacts to Craig James breach of public trust sentencing

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Another Vancouver Olympics in 2030 would cost taxpayers at least $1 billion, but many costs hidden or unknown

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Mayor violated civic code of conduct with misleading Olympic bid Tweets: integrity commissioner

Disgraced ex-Clerk Craig James breached public trust, but avoids jail

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B.C. NDP sport minister’s letter demands answers about Vancouver 2030 Olympics bid

Departed New West fire chief paid 150% more for working less in 2021

Disgraced B.C. Legislature Clerk Craig James to be sentenced July 8 for breach of public trust

Timeline: The Vancouver Mayor’s Office, China and Canada’s intelligence agency

Save Old Growth blockader pleads guilty, same day protesters end highway, bridge protests

Clerk makes no mention of departed Legislature finance chief at first meeting since March

NDP cabinet minister’s staff denies conflict of interest over land deal and grant

Prosecutor says immigration scammers bribed Yukon government employee with River Rock casino trips

John Horgan timeline

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Political football: Could the Canadian Soccer Association show B.C. Soccer the red card?

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Olympics bid inspection trio revealed

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Jinny Sims loses council candidate

Judge upholds Horgan’s 2020 snap election call

Legislative Assembly’s top financial executive gone

Officials waited too long to declare heat dome emergency in 2021, says meteorologist

The 2021 B.C. heat dome timeline: delays led to deaths

Jailed Pakistani eco-protester’s visa violation hearing held in secret

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Cullen report heavy on references to Richmond casino cash provider Jin

Another mysterious fire in an empty Vancouver mansion

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Still no roadmap for Formula E ticket refunds in Vancouver

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Vancouver, Seattle and Toronto getting World Cup matches in 2026

Ex-Sol-Gen says Cullen’s key recommendations would add bureaucracy

Peter German reacts to Cullen Commission report

Judge adjourns ex-Squamish Nation councillor’s fraud sentencing to determine if she’s a gambling addict

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Vancouver 2030 bid podium, so far: No cost estimates, no provincial support, no referendum

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The IOC’s “democracy deficit”: Canadian Olympic officials tell partners to avoid a Vancouver 2030 referendum in local election year

BC Liberals deny Kevin Falcon’s million-dollar campaign to “buy” the leadership broke the rules

Protest group infamous for B.C. roadblocks incorporated federally, receives grants from U.S. millionaires

Falcon overspent by almost $500,000 to win BC Liberal leadership

Site C has BC Hydro’s highest quit rate

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Analysis: Canada Soccer at a crossroads as men, women seek better pay

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Crown wants almost two years in jail for ex-Whitecaps, national women’s coach

Surrey mayoral hopeful Sims imports campaign manager from Calgary

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Stadium workers file human rights complaints over exclusion from inclusivity training

Incumbent city councillor running for board of exclusive club

Trudeau triggered a gun rush

Elections BC wants power to prevent Trump-style “big lie” about election results

Updated: Punjabi gangsta rapper killed, two days after Coliseum ticket sales delayed for security reasons

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Iranian government official lashes out at Canadian Soccer Association for cancelling World Cup tuneup match in B.C. Place

Ex-Mounties want heritage building saved, officer’s ashes under flagpole

NPA goes law and order for 2022 election

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Sneak peek at the Vancouver 2030 Winter Olympics bid’s unlikely venues: Sun Peaks, Agrodome and Hastings Racecourse

Ex-B.C. Legislature clerk Craig James found guilty of breach of public trust and fraud

Another NDP insider quits government to join a lobbying firm

Trial set for July 2023 for men charged in the killing of a Little Mountain senior

Horgan broke the law with 2020’s snap election: lawyer

SNC-Lavalin admits to more corruption, after Vancouver city council adds it to a preferred suppliers list

BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon missed campaign finance report deadline

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Ticket holders for nixed electric car race stuck in neutral

Man charged in 2017 East Richmond murder

Ex-Squamish Nation councillor gambled habitually at Squamish Nation casino, says defence lawyer

Penny Ballem’s “vaccine czar” contract increased by 245%

Cullen Commission cohort catches COVID-19, concluding communique carried-over

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Vancouver 2030 bid team big on hopes, vague on specifics

Indigenous woman’s remains found at Shaughnessy mansion under renovation

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IOC keeps Vancouver visit under wraps, as delegation ponders 2030 Winter Games sites

Park board opted for whimsical barge sign instead of hot chocolate and swag

More charges in killing of Richmond underground banker

Auditor General found Site C went beyond halfway mark without a fraud risk assessment

B.C. Ombudsperson slams McCallum’s move to muzzle civic ethics commissioner

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Plug pulled on electric car race

Mystery continues over Royal City fire chief’s retirement

Judge says Hong Guo companion abused the court process to extort a settlement

NDP environment minister’s UN climate conference travel costs revealed

Victoria city councillor tainted by pandemic travel scandal won’t seek re-election

Analysis: Revolving door lobbying means a different kind of cash for access under the Horgan NDP

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Mayor Kennedy Stewart scores re-election support from Canucks owner

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Rugby Canada at a crossroads

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Hefty price tag if Vancouver hosts matches during the 2026 World Cup

Vancouver whistleblower policy trails other big cities

David Sidoo accused in massive securities fraud ring

Organized crime has infiltrated city halls, says national crime intelligence agency

Vancouver TED Conference contract revealed

NDP rolling in the dough

Four months jail for Florida man connected to David Sidoo

NDP FOI minister won’t commit to adopting recommendations of all-party committee

B.C. emergency management bureaucrat’s emergency contract

Canada’s former Chief Justice noncommittal about future on Hong Kong’s top court

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Legacy of controversial Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton election felt in 2022

More proof Mexican senator kept Canadian citizenship

Auditor General shies away from questions about B.C. Legislative Assembly’s 2020 hack

Transnational money launderer caught at YVR pleads guilty in Chicago

Exclusive: A new home for Vancouver city hall, a new name for Queen Elizabeth Park (April Fool!)

Province to attack spongy moths, but not looper moths in 2022

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Vancouver mayoral candidate proposes 2030 Olympic bid plebiscite

Document outlines NDP government’s emergency alert patchwork

Judge slams the brakes on Richmond father and son duo’s Mercedes lawsuit

NDP’s three-headed pandemic review a waste of time, says expert

“March Madness,” B.C. NDP style

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SkyTrain, WestCoast Express union joins chorus for TransLink bailout

PCL could replace Acciona on Metro Vancouver’s troubled North Shore sewage plant project

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NDP spent a half-billion-dollars to make-up for its depleted PPE stockpiles