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BCGEU wants rent caps to apply to units not tenants, cites study

BCGEU wants rent caps to apply to units not tenants, cites study

The B.C. General Employees’ Union wants to see rent control tied to units, which prevents landlords from raising rents an unlimited amount when a new tenant moves in
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B.C. man ordered extradited to U.S. in cocaine-marijuana conspiracy case

B.C. man ordered extradited to U.S. in cocaine-marijuana conspiracy case

Roger Ellingson is allegedly part of a conspiracy to traffic large quantities of drugs and millions of dollars.
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B.C. court upholds $500K wages fine against port trucking companies

B.C. court upholds $500K wages fine against port trucking companies

Regulator's audit found companies owed employee drivers $1.6 million.
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Photos: 20 affordable rental units come to South Burnaby in new development

Photos: 20 affordable rental units come to South Burnaby in new development

Residents are moving into a new five-storey Burnaby development with 122 condos and 20 non-market rental units — with monthly rent for a studio at $375.
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Opinion: Proven ways to reduce the scale and severity of wildfires

Opinion: Proven ways to reduce the scale and severity of wildfires

Spending more money on firefighting won't save us, writes Robert Gray.
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Inpatient tower, cancer centre in next $1.7B phase of Burnaby Hospital redevelopment

Inpatient tower, cancer centre in next $1.7B phase of Burnaby Hospital redevelopment

Thanks to $1.7-billion, Burnaby and Metro Vancouver residents will soon gain better access to health-care services.
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'No big deal': Pilot makes emergency landing on B.C. highway

'No big deal': Pilot makes emergency landing on B.C. highway

The pilot was unharmed.
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B.C. principal who took up to $337K from school has licence stripped

B.C. principal who took up to $337K from school has licence stripped

Kelly Joseph Rambeau submitted credit card bills for payment in his and another name and issued cheques for already paid items.
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Don't freeze: Reacting to emergency vehicle lights and sirens on B.C. roads

Don't freeze: Reacting to emergency vehicle lights and sirens on B.C. roads

BC Emergency Health Services emphasizes yielding to emergency vehicles on roads and highways.
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Ibrahim Ali's cigarette butt DNA matched samples from slain Burnaby girl's body: expert

Ibrahim Ali's cigarette butt DNA matched samples from slain Burnaby girl's body: expert

Christine Crossman, a scientist with RCMP Forensic Laboratory Services in Surrey, took the stand at the murder trial of Ibrahim Ali Wednesday.
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