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Vancouver Police Union worries about quest to license pot shops

Vancouver Police Union worries about quest to license pot shops

VANCOUVER — The union representing Vancouver’s police officers says members are raising serious questions about the process and transparency behind the city’s rapid push to license up to a dozen marijuana dispensaries by this spring.
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B.C.’s newest MLA ‘a shining example of resilience’

B.C.’s newest MLA ‘a shining example of resilience’

Melanie Mark endured a childhood of abuse to become a fierce advocate for children
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UBC panel votes against dumping fossil-fuel shares

UBC panel votes against dumping fossil-fuel shares

VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia’s finance committee has voted against selling off the school’s fossil-fuel holdings, saying it would go against their fiduciary duty.
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Vancouver proposes 23 new social housing sites

Vancouver proposes 23 new social housing sites

City looking for $500 million in federal funds
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Concerns mount over Squamish-area ski hill proposal

Concerns mount over Squamish-area ski hill proposal

Recreational users fear they’ll be left out in the cold
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Slocan Valley man faces cruelty charges after 29 animals seized

Slocan Valley man faces cruelty charges after 29 animals seized

A Slocan Valley man has been charged with animal cruelty for the fourth time after a B.C. SPCA seizure of 29 animals from a property near Winlaw last Thursday.
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B.C. immigration from China plunges

B.C. immigration from China plunges

Some experts point to new super visitor’s visa; others to changes in investor program
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Destructive and invasive, feral pigs spreading across B.C.

Destructive and invasive, feral pigs spreading across B.C.

Ranchers in the Cariboo-Chilcotin fear population explosion among the fast-breeding animals
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Vancouver set to approve first legal marijuana shops

Vancouver set to approve first legal marijuana shops

135 applications refused because they didn’t meet requirements
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Landmark deal protects B.C. rainforest from logging

Landmark deal protects B.C. rainforest from logging

VANCOUVER — An agreement has been reached to protect 85 per cent British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest from logging, ending a decades-long battle to safeguard the central coast rainforest.
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