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B.C. makes changes to allow a single-step process for workers to unionize

B.C. makes changes to allow a single-step process for workers to unionize

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is making changes to the Labour Relations Code to allow a single-step process to certify a union when a majority of workers want to unionize.
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British Columbia reports 329 people in hospital with COVID-19

British Columbia reports 329 people in hospital with COVID-19

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Health Ministry says the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 has dropped by five patients to 329. The ministry says 37 of those patients were in intensive care.
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Extradition hearing for retired Mexican general set for January

Extradition hearing for retired Mexican general set for January

Eduardo Trauwitz is wanted in Mexico for allegedly facilitating the theft of at least 1.87 billion litres of hydrocarbon
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Pilot killed in helicopter crash in remote area of Vancouver Island

Pilot killed in helicopter crash in remote area of Vancouver Island

SAYWARD, B.C. — RCMP say the pilot of a helicopter that crashed in a remote area on northeast Vancouver Island has been killed.
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Meet Olivia McCarter, the 20-year-old genetic genealogist who got the Babes in the Woods case

Meet Olivia McCarter, the 20-year-old genetic genealogist who got the Babes in the Woods case

She's the youngest person to run a law enforcement unit and took a special interest in the decades-old Vancouver cold case
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Province seeking public input on cannabis consumption spaces

Province seeking public input on cannabis consumption spaces

"Cannabis consumption space" provides cannabis for on-site sale and use at spaces which could include cafes, lounges, concerts or festivals, ticketed or even spas.
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RCMP say man in mental health crisis allegedly stabs and injures B.C. officer

RCMP say man in mental health crisis allegedly stabs and injures B.C. officer

KEREMEOS, B.C. — The Mounties say an officer is recovering from a stab wound after trying to make an arrest in Keremeos, B.C.
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Ruling: Two Vancouver cops ‘recklessly’ used unnecessary force to arrest Indigenous man and granddaughter

Ruling: Two Vancouver cops ‘recklessly’ used unnecessary force to arrest Indigenous man and granddaughter

Heiltsuk First Nation invites constables to apology ceremony in Bella Bella
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Google deploying undersea cable to link B.C. and Japan for faster Gmail, YouTube

Google deploying undersea cable to link B.C. and Japan for faster Gmail, YouTube

Topaz cable latest among fibre-optic projects tapping Vancouver
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Sex bait seen as useful tool in tracking, trapping 'murder hornets' in B.C.

Sex bait seen as useful tool in tracking, trapping 'murder hornets' in B.C.

Researchers at the University of California in San Diego have been testing the powerful pheromones in traps and results show it’s impossible for males to resist.
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