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'A substantial revenue source': But B.C.'s property transfer tax barely mentioned in campaign
There are plenty of taxes and policies that are being hotly debated on the campaign, but the Property Transfer tax isn't one of them. More
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New 82-year-old fisherman drowns after boat tips in B.C. lake
The BC Coroners Service and RCMP are investigating.
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Woman pulled into car in Abbotsford, B.C., deemed 'suspicious' by police
Police in Abbotsford, B.C., are seeking witnesses to a "suspicious occurrence" that involved a woman appearing to have been pulled into a car late Friday afternoon.
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Towns on the clock: What comes after coal for B.C.'s mining towns?
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In B.C.'s southeast, towns in the Elk Valley have long relied on coal for jobs and some might say, its very existence. But coal mining is not a business that lasts forever. What comes next for these towns?
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Updated Global March for Science draws 500 in Vancouver
Scientists and their supporters marched in hundreds of cities around the world Saturday, including over a dozen in Canada, protesting against proposed U.S. government funding cuts to scientific research and public rejection of established science such as climate change.
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Deaths in Williams Lake, B.C. a double killing: police
The victims have been identified as Jonathan Sellars, 30, and Devon Stewart, 26.
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Afshin Maleki Ighani, attempted-murder suspect, wanted on Canada-wide warrant
The 45-year-old is facing several charges in relation to a shooting in Oliver.
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Bucket List Festival tackles end of life with good humour
Vancouver's Bucket List Festival brings together speakers to help those facing end-of-life issues.
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Up to 400K people expected to attend 2017 Surrey Vaisakhi parade
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About 400,000 people are expected to attend the annual Vaisakhi parade in Surrey, B.C., today — about 50,000 people more than last year's record-setting attendance.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES 'There was a real fear factor out there': When teaching teenagers about AIDS was a really big deal
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Sex education in B.C. starts as early as kindergarten, so it can be difficult to imagine how controversial it once was to teach Grade 12 students about preventing AIDS.
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Birds can boost tourism in Vancouver, expert says
The ornithologist behind Vancouver's bird strategy says lucrative economic opportunities exist by attracting and retaining birds in the city.
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1 dead, several sent to hospital after Greyhound bus crash near Quesnel, B.C.
One person is dead and at least seven others have been sent to hospital after a Greyhound bus crashed in B.C.'s Cariboo region.
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Marches pushing politicians to support science set for cities across Canada
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Nineteen locations across Canada are participating in this Saturday's March for Science, designed to promote and advocate for science.
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Tax deadline: 3 tips to make your life easier
Vancouver tax lawyer Allison Suter discusses ways to make the yearly event a little more pocket friendly.
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Photos 6 photos from the past week — B.C. election 2017 in full swing
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A look at the second week on the campaign trail
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Happy Earth Day! Our home, seen from space
Today we celebrate Earth Day with a few pictures of our 'Blue Marble' as seen from space.
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Miss Vickie's recalls jalapeno-flavoured chips due to salmonella risk
Miss Vickie’s is voluntarily recalling its jalapeno-flavoured, kettle-cooked potato chips due to the potential presence of salmonella in a seasoning used in the product.
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B.C. forestry firm halts operations after train derailment kills 3 workers
The company operating a train that derailed and killed three people in a Vancouver Island community stopped business Friday out of respect for the families of the victims.
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Vote Compass shows B.C. voters want to ban union and corporate donations
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A majority of respondents to CBC's Vote Compass website believe British Columbia should ban corporate and union political donations. Of those who participated, 53 per cent strongly agreed with the statement, while an additional 23 per cent somewhat agreed.
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From cracking heads to cracking jokes: wrestler Jake 'The Snake' Roberts turns to comedy
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From punches to punchlines, one of the biggest names in WWE wrestling is taking to the comedy stage to share stories of his struggle with addiction.
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Analysis 'Don't touch me again': The moment the provincial debate changed
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Political debates have a reputation for rattling their participants. Add NDP leader John Horgan to that list.
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B.C. centre planning clinical trials to treat addiction with hallucinogens
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Psychedelic-assisted therapy could serve as a solution to opioid addiction and other substance abuse disorders, says director of B.C. Centre on Substance Use.
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CBC broadcaster Rex Loring has died at age 91
Legendary CBC broadcaster Rex Loring, best known for his work on World Report, has died.
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Christy Clark: 'I'm not scared of Donald Trump!'
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B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark blitzed through the Cariboo region Friday, trying to reassure workers in the forestry sector she can help protect their jobs.
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Handful of Syrian refugees paid sponsors to come to Canada, evaluation reveals
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A handful of Syrian refugees paid their sponsors to come to Canada, a government study published Friday reveals.
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Vancouver 420 damage at Sunset Beach Park will take up to 5 weeks to fix
The Vancouver Park Board estimates the cleanup from the 420 event at Sunset Beach will cost taxpayers thousands of dollars.
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B.C. man sentenced to life in prison for killing estranged wife
Jeffrey Friesen shot his estranged wife in her garage in 2013.
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Dozens of farm animals seized from property in Mission, officers pepper-sprayed
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The owner was arrested by RCMP after attacking SPCA officers with pepper-spray during Thursday's raid where 25 farm animals — some malnourished and emaciated — were seized. Animal cruelty charges are being recommended.
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Surrey man sentenced to 13 years for sexually assaulting 70-year-old woman
Stephen Morse broke into the woman's home in 2015.
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Feminism activist and gamer Anita Sarkeesian discusses online inclusivity in Vancouver
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When Anita Sarkeesian spoke out about the portrayal of women in video games by launching her website Feminist Frequency in 2009, the gaming world changed, but Sarkeesian herself took a beating from online harassers who rejected the idea of women entering the male dominated gaming scene.
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New Hillside instability in southeastern B.C. keeps residents out of homes
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An evacuation order is still in effect for 6 families after a mudslide forced them from their homes in Kaslo B.C., on Monday.
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PODCAST: The B.C. Liberal 'troll' truck rolled into the election campaign this week
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The One Thing is an original CBC podcast that takes on the big issue that made headlines in the B.C. election campaign this week. In episode two, CBC reporter Richard Zussman looks at the 'troll' truck and negative campaigning in the B.C. election.
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Marc and Jodie Emery still in legal limbo after court date adjourned
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Marc Emery, Canada's self-proclaimed Prince of Pot, and his wife and fellow marijuana activist Jodie Emery made a brief appearance in a Toronto courtroom on various drug-related charges.
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VoteCompass reveals economy and housing top of mind for B.C. voters
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B.C.'s economy and housing market go hand in hand — and according to people in British Columbia, they're No. 1 and 2 in terms of important election issues.
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B.C.'s past political blunders hold little sway over Millennial voters
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For those who have a few provincial elections under their belt, the broken promises and scandals of B.C.’s political past will be relevant, but for first-time voters without any of that baggage, those past controversies could unfairly impact their decision.
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Hackers stole credit card data from more than 1,000 Holiday Inn locations and other hotels
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The hotel chain that owns Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental and other brands said credit card information of their guests may have been stolen last year at thousands of locations, including more than 100 in Canada.
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Medically assisted death has been legal for almost a year, but another battle is brewing
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A fierce and deeply emotional legal battle is brewing as the "reasonably foreseeable" death requirement for medical assistance in dying is challenged in court. The government and disability advocates are vowing to preserve it.
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FACT CHECK Is the B.C. Liberal job creation claim 'political spin'?
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One of the major election claims made by B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark is that British Columbia leads the country in job creation. But three top economists use words such as “lucky”, “serendipitous” and “cyclical” to describe the reasons behind the job rise.
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Interactive Political Donations: Following the money in B.C. politics
The B.C. Liberals may have raised more than double what the NDP has since 2005, but the NDP scored four of the top five donors overall.
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'A lifetime of hurt and pain': Impact statements read at dangerous driving sentencing
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The sentence hearing for Andelina Hecimovic began in New Westminster court Thursday. Victim impact statements were read by family members. A tearful Hecimovic apologized to the family for the first time.
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3 cars destroyed after fire in Burnaby apartment parkade
The Burnaby Centre Apartments on Grange Street were evacuated after a fire engulfed three cars in the building's parkade.
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Photos Large crowds and a massive cloud of smoke, Vancouver 4/20 bigger than ever
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Tens of thousands of people made their way to Vancouver's Sunset Beach on Thursday to take part in the annual 4/20 event.
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Man faces murder charge following shooting death in Nanaimo, B.C.
A man has been charged with first-degree murder following the shooting death of a 34-year-old man in Nanaimo, B.C.
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'This — is — nuts': Why hundreds lined up to see a 2-bedroom, $1,200 co-op suite
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The president of Heritage Housing Co-op says she believes the RSVP list of those attending the showing wasn't cut off soon enough.
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2 confirmed dead after logging train derails on Vancouver Island
Two people were killed after a logging train derailed on north Vancouver Island Thursday morning. Three others were seriously injured and remain in hospital.
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RCMP investigating suspicious death near Hope, B.C.
RCMP say they were called to a rural forest service road near Hope, B.C., around 7:30 a.m., where they found a body.
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Pulling at threads: Artist explores identity after adoption
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Textile artist Shannon Peck's latest exhibit focuses on her adoption which took place when she was 11 days old. When the B.C. government opened adoption records in 1996, she discovered her birth mother didn't want to be found.
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Your internet provider can't pick which apps and services count against your data cap, says CRTC
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Zero-rating might sound like a good deal, but critics say it violates a core principle of net neutrality — and Canada's telecommunications regulator agrees.
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Author reframes Northern B.C. stories to change perceptions
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Instead of denying the painful past and challenging realities of life in Northern B.C., Sarah de Leeuw is illuminating the darkest moments and struggles of the region in the hopes of exposing it's complex beauty.
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North Shore Rescue asks public to help with missing hikers from Christmas
Roy Tin Hou Lee and Chun Sek Lam went missing after going snowshoeing together on Christmas Day in 2016 near Cypress Mountain Resort.
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B.C. Votes 2017
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Candiates: Who's running in 2017?
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- Angry and tired French voters flirt with outsiders for top job: Nahlah Ayed
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- Quebec towns hit by flooding could see water recede Sunday: officials
- Identity of asylum seekers key to Regina woman's human smuggling case: lawyer
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- Hamilton police said crime would flourish if cellphone surveillance records disclosed
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- 'Canada is in the Dark Ages': Investment insiders reveal how lax laws put your financial interests last
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- 'I'm shaking my head': Hot Toronto housing market driving prices up in small town Ontario
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- 'We don't blame you': Wisconsin farmers on Trump's blast at Canada's dairy industry
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- Should airlines be allowed to overbook flights and bump passengers?
- Why food recalls may seem more frequent
- Miss Vickie's recalls jalapeno-flavoured chips due to salmonella risk
- Groups on both sides of assisted-death debate want more transparency
- Canadian scientists stung by funding cuts have their own reasons to march this weekend
- 'I feel quite abandoned': Woman facing worsening debilitation challenges medically assisted dying law
- James Cameron's Avatar sequel to be released in 2020
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- Fox future: Can Fox News maintain its momentum after losing Bill O'Reilly?
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- Global March for Science raises concern over Trump policies
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Interactives
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- Set in Stone: Sto:lo ancestors' spirits live in Fraser Valley landmarks
- First Nations youth launch album covering hope, challenges of living in remote communities
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- 'People are suffering': Environmental advocates call for provincial bill of rights