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$20K fine and suspension for B.C. lawyer assisting illegal insider trading

$20K fine and suspension for B.C. lawyer assisting illegal insider trading

Lawyer Samuel Cole had advised his client to use the client's girlfriend as a nominee buyer of shares during a reverse takeover, thus violating insider trading rules.
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Burnaby strata claims two owners behind giant Metrotown LED screen going dark

Burnaby strata claims two owners behind giant Metrotown LED screen going dark

A $1-million, 4,300-square-foot screen wrapped around a Metrotown condo tower was touted as the largest non-commercial urban art LED display in North America, but it hasn’t lit up for years.
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Slow divorce lawyer costs his client a shot at B.C. condo purchase

Slow divorce lawyer costs his client a shot at B.C. condo purchase

B.C. divorce lawyer notorious for being slow and inattentive suspended for second time in one year.
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Day parole extended for Saanich man who arranged killing of mother and grandmother

Day parole extended for Saanich man who arranged killing of mother and grandmother

Darren Gowen — formerly known as Darren Huenemann — arranged for Mount Douglas Secondary School classmates to murder his mother and grandmother in 1990 for a $4-million inheritance
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I Watched This Game: Canucks' stars implode against the Bruins

I Watched This Game: Canucks' stars implode against the Bruins

"They didn’t do anything necessarily to win it, it was just us shooting ourselves in the foot."
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The boxer that trained Michael B. Jordan for 'Creed III' is speaking at SFU

The boxer that trained Michael B. Jordan for 'Creed III' is speaking at SFU

The Coquitlam-based Gamar Foundation is hosting a fireside chat with Ann "Mitt Queen" Najjar at the Burnaby campus on Monday, Feb. 12.
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B.C. man wins $4,600 heat pump dispute after rebates fail to materialize

B.C. man wins $4,600 heat pump dispute after rebates fail to materialize

Company offered to replace first heat pump with a rebate-eligible one for a further $4,500.
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National gas lobby targets Burnaby’s new electrification rules

National gas lobby targets Burnaby’s new electrification rules

The Canadian Gas Association says it wants governments and the public to be aware of new rules reducing natural gas use, but environmentalists call their advertising 'astroturfing.'
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Watch: Police searching for wig-wearing suspect after alleged sex assault on SkyTrain escalator

Watch: Police searching for wig-wearing suspect after alleged sex assault on SkyTrain escalator

The incident took place at Surrey Central SkyTrain station at 6 a.m. back in August 2023.
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Fast-growing non-alcoholic wine sales fuel B.C. business niche

Fast-growing non-alcoholic wine sales fuel B.C. business niche

Vancouver International Wine Festival to offer selection of high-end non-alcoholic wines.
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