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Mom sues, alleging kickboxing tournament put UBC student in vegetative state

Mom sues, alleging kickboxing tournament put UBC student in vegetative state

Suit claims tournament was unsanctioned and referees failed to enforce ‘light’ and ‘controlled’ rules
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B.C. comedy show cancelled following anger over Robert Pickton merch

B.C. comedy show cancelled following anger over Robert Pickton merch

Danger Cats Comedy made light of serial killer’s victims in T-shirts sold ahead of New West show
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B.C. group protests global company supplying surveillance cameras to Israel

B.C. group protests global company supplying surveillance cameras to Israel

Hikvision technology being used to monitor Palestinians, Amnesty International found in 2023 report
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B.C. child poverty rate increases for first time in a decade: advocacy group

B.C. child poverty rate increases for first time in a decade: advocacy group

Report card finds 14.3% of B.C. children lived in poverty in 2021, up from 13.3% in 2020
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B.C. Budget 2024: targets home flipping with new tax on fast resells

B.C. Budget 2024: targets home flipping with new tax on fast resells

Measure will tax owners 20% if they flip a home within 1 year of purchase
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B.C. Budget 2024: it’s status quo for mental health and addictions services

B.C. Budget 2024: it’s status quo for mental health and addictions services

New budget commits $215M to maintain expanded services brought in last year for 3 more years
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B.C. Budget 2024: One-off affordability boost for families, small cut to hydro costs

B.C. Budget 2024: One-off affordability boost for families, small cut to hydro costs

Fiscal plan also expands Employer Health Tax exemption to more businesses
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B.C. adolescents having less sex and using fewer drugs, health survey finds

B.C. adolescents having less sex and using fewer drugs, health survey finds

Those who are using drugs are more likely to have first tried them at a younger age, however
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B.C.’s new supportive housing rules cite safety but reduce tenant freedom

B.C.’s new supportive housing rules cite safety but reduce tenant freedom

Tenants will no longer be able to dispute wellness checks or guest bans under Residential Tenancy Act
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Seniors in rural B.C. have worse access to health care and housing: report

Seniors in rural B.C. have worse access to health care and housing: report

Seniors advocate calling on province to address inequity
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