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Carson Binda: Vancouver turns Polly the parrot into a cash cow

Carson Binda: Vancouver turns Polly the parrot into a cash cow

The latest example of bird-brained bureaucracy, writes Carson Binda
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North Vancouver grain silo an explosion risk, union warns

North Vancouver grain silo an explosion risk, union warns

The union is pushing for changes that would prevent another tragedy
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Canada-India dispute likely target for disinformation efforts, State Department warns

Canada-India dispute likely target for disinformation efforts, State Department warns

WASHINGTON — Canada's ongoing diplomatic standoff with India risks making it an even more tempting target for international efforts that use disinformation to reshape global narratives, a senior State Department official says.
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Police transition: Surrey city councillors react to leaked ministry letter

Police transition: Surrey city councillors react to leaked ministry letter

"It's time for her to step up or step aside."
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NBPA, Raptors donate $10,000 to striking SFU support workers

NBPA, Raptors donate $10,000 to striking SFU support workers

BURNABY — The National Basketball Players Association and its members on the Toronto Raptors are donating $10,000 to fund striking support workers at Simon Fraser University.
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Rob Shaw: Eby empties his drug decriminalization initiative

Rob Shaw: Eby empties his drug decriminalization initiative

Public concerns about open drug use forces the premier to backpedal
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Canadians likely to spend more on Thanksgiving dinner this year

Canadians likely to spend more on Thanksgiving dinner this year

After more than a year of high food inflation, families gathering this weekend to gobble Thanksgiving dinner may be feeling the pinch after their grocery shopping.
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B.C. adds 26K jobs in September as demand for construction workers booms

B.C. adds 26K jobs in September as demand for construction workers booms

Unemployment rose to 5.4 per cent last month: StatCan
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Ministry slams Surrey mayor for lack of leadership in police transition

Ministry slams Surrey mayor for lack of leadership in police transition

A leaked letter outlines examples of lack of action and statements of misinformation by Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke and city council.
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Surrey Police Service hires province’s former top policing bureaucrat to aid transition

Surrey Police Service hires province’s former top policing bureaucrat to aid transition

Wayne Rideout spent more than six years in the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General and recently oversaw policing in the province
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