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Canada's political parties win code of silence award dishonourable mention

Canada's political parties win code of silence award dishonourable mention

Liberal, Conservative and New Democratic parties appealed B.C. court ruling, saying they are subject to provincial privacy law regarding collection of people's private data.
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Powell River 'expressions of interest' property motion fails

Powell River 'expressions of interest' property motion fails

Mayor’s initiative to seek interest in sale or lease of city lands rejected by council majority
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B.C. high school strip searches, sex assaults alleged in lawsuit

B.C. high school strip searches, sex assaults alleged in lawsuit

The B.C. Supreme Court claim alleges strip searches were a Charter of Rights and Freedoms breach of the right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure.
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Mario Canseco: State of the race in North Island-Powell River

Mario Canseco: State of the race in North Island-Powell River

Eligible voters in the riding are more likely to prefer a federal government headed by Pierre Poilievre, according to poll
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Pope Francis's memory looms large for Canadians attending Easter Monday mass

Pope Francis's memory looms large for Canadians attending Easter Monday mass

TORONTO — Canadian Catholics coming off the end of their Holy Week mourned Pope Francis on Monday, remembering the pontiff as a progressive leader who made the church more responsive to its rank and file.
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Overwhelming majority of Canadians back national clean energy grid, finds poll

Overwhelming majority of Canadians back national clean energy grid, finds poll

A survey of Canadian adults found 84% of respondents united behind the idea of building out a national grid powered by hydroelectricity
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'We could see Horseshoe Bay': Stranded Sunshine Coast ferry finally arrives to dock

'We could see Horseshoe Bay': Stranded Sunshine Coast ferry finally arrives to dock

'A mechanical difficulty with the vessel’s pitch control' cancelled several ferries between Horseshoe Bay and the Sunshine Coast Monday.
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Mario Canseco: Carney rides the NDP collapse to the front

Mario Canseco: Carney rides the NDP collapse to the front

Liberal support remains strong in key regions as Poilievre battles stubborn gender and age gaps in final week of the campaign, according to new Research Co. survey
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Poilievre vows not to impose a home equity tax as Liberals, NDP talk health care

Poilievre vows not to impose a home equity tax as Liberals, NDP talk health care

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is claiming the Liberals will impose a tax on Canadians' home equity if they're re-elected as the federal election campaign enters its final week.
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B.C. port suing for alleged harbour pollution remediation

B.C. port suing for alleged harbour pollution remediation

The claim alleges a Nanaimo shipyard operation led to contaminants being released onto Newcastle Island Passage property from 1991 to 2014.
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