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Cat breeder must pay $2,100 in ragdoll kitten dispute

Cat breeder must pay $2,100 in ragdoll kitten dispute

Breeder suspected buyer was trying to defraud them and refused to refund the e-transfer.
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'A big deal': B.C. utility regulator rejects plan for mandatory gas hookups

'A big deal': B.C. utility regulator rejects plan for mandatory gas hookups

BC Utilities Commission rejected FortisBC renewable gas proposal on grounds it would lead to 'undue price discrimination.' The commission also rejected a Fortis plan to invest in LNG, while approving several others.
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Superstore wine outlet fined $7,000 for serving B.C. minor

Superstore wine outlet fined $7,000 for serving B.C. minor

Store cashier tills have an age request prompt that is overridden 70 per cent of the time.
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'I'm extremely shocked': How Burnaby almost paved over 21 acres of wetlands despite internal red flags

'I'm extremely shocked': How Burnaby almost paved over 21 acres of wetlands despite internal red flags

Documents show a staff committee recommended against building a compost facility at Fraser Foreshore Park due to the environmental sensitivity of the lands. Those concerns were quietly sidelined.
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'Dating violence' among Canadian teens rising but still underreported, data shows

'Dating violence' among Canadian teens rising but still underreported, data shows

Girls bear the brunt of physical and emotional abuse even in their first dating experiences, according to police-reported data.
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Ex-priest charged with sexual abuse while working at Catholic church in Burnaby

Ex-priest charged with sexual abuse while working at Catholic church in Burnaby

Ex-Catholic priest Paul J. Blancard, 84, was charged in September with 'indecent assault' on a female in Burnaby between May 1, 1967 and Oct. 15, 1970, when he was working at St. Helen's Parish in Burnaby.
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B.C. woman seeking fourth lawyer says case has gone on too long

B.C. woman seeking fourth lawyer says case has gone on too long

Angela Rosario Ravina-Quispe's case has involved 69 court dates with more than two dozen judges or justices of the peace and 13 Crown prosecutors.
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'Strobe' light effect runs up and down 51-storey Burnaby condo tower

'Strobe' light effect runs up and down 51-storey Burnaby condo tower

A Brentwood condo tower had unit lights flashing on and off throughout the night March 18 and 19.
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Decision pending in B.C. nurse's J.K. Rowling billboard case

Decision pending in B.C. nurse's J.K. Rowling billboard case

In 2020, nurse Amy Hamm co-sponsored a Vancouver billboard saying 'I Love JK Rowling.'
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Happiness among young Canadians still sliding, report finds

Happiness among young Canadians still sliding, report finds

The trend, which applies to people 30 and under, was partly driven by Canada's record as the country with the longest female decline in happiness, which started in the early 2010s, and is still ongoing.
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