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Backcountry skier killed in avalanche near Golden, B.C.
by Simon Little on February 19, 2025 at 3:03 am
Mounties received a report late Monday night about two men who were skiing in the mountains southeast of Golden, but had failed to return home.
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‘Something has to change:’ Quadriplegic B.C. woman’s family speaks out about CLBC
by Angela Jung on February 19, 2025 at 2:50 am
A woman who has cared for two siblings with disabilities says major change is needed at Community Living BC, the Crown corporation that works with B.C.'s most vulnerable.
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Five months after Surrey mother shot dead by police, family waiting for answers
by Simon Little on February 19, 2025 at 2:49 am
Vanessa Renteria Valencia, a Colombian newcomer to Canada, died in the early morning hours of Sept. 19, 2024, after being shot during a confrontation with the Surrey RCMP.
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Concerns raised over new ICBC rules for health-care providers
by Amy Judd on February 19, 2025 at 2:26 am
The issues arose due to ICBC's Health Care Services Terms, which allow qualifying health care services to bill ICBC directly for services provided to individuals.
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Canada’s Competition Bureau investigating if AI is helping set rental rates
by Amy Judd on February 19, 2025 at 2:24 am
'As soon as the renters in the country started, you know, doing some rent strikes, really pushing back, I started speaking to renters all across the country,' Bonita Zarrillo said.
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School bus fees in the Central Okanagan might be on the rise again
by Victoria Femia on February 19, 2025 at 2:06 am
Parents in School District 23 already pay $450 per child for bus rides, and if approved by the school board, that fee could rise by $75 to $150.
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Valentine’s chocolate gets pricier as cocoa costs skyrocket
by Globalnews Digital on February 13, 2025 at 4:21 pm
St. Valentine chocolates always seek to show how deep your love is. This year, it might just also show how deep your pockets are.
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Tariff threats are enough to chill Canada’s economy, central bank says
by Uday Rana on February 12, 2025 at 8:14 pm
The bank also warned that retaliatory tariffs by Canada and other nations against the U.S. if Donald Trump imposes tariffs could cause a period of inflation.
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U.S. consumer prices rose faster than expected in January
by Globalnews Digital on February 12, 2025 at 2:52 pm
Rising prices for housing, food and energy pushed the Consumer Price Index up at a three per cent annual rate in January versus 2.9 per cent the month before.
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