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B.C. lawyer cited for alleged stock fraud-related trust account violations

B.C. lawyer cited for alleged stock fraud-related trust account violations

The Law Society of BC says millions of dollars from clients under a U.S. stock fraud probe flowed through a Vancouver lawyer's trust account with little to no inquiry from the lawyer despite 'objectively suspicious' circumstances.
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Rob Shaw: Messy drug decriminalization experiment marred by shifting policies, unhelpful data

Rob Shaw: Messy drug decriminalization experiment marred by shifting policies, unhelpful data

Can B.C. prove its controversial drug program works if it keeps changing the rules and failing to track key metrics?
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Vancouver police chief says public drug use 'intolerable situation'

Vancouver police chief says public drug use 'intolerable situation'

Adam Palmer: "You've got open drug use on the sidewalks in different neighbourhoods, in Yaletown and Coal Harbour — all over the city. We're not just talking about the Downtown Eastside."
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More than half of Canadians say freedom of speech is under threat, new poll suggests

More than half of Canadians say freedom of speech is under threat, new poll suggests

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians feel their right to freedom of speech is in danger. The Leger online survey found 57 per cent of respondents who said free speech in Canada is under threat.
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B.C. film company ordered to pay actor unpaid wages, expenses

B.C. film company ordered to pay actor unpaid wages, expenses

Amir Gill claimed he acted in a Hunter Village Films Inc. production and had not been paid wages and expenses.
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B.C. company from Bridgemark consulting case cleared of allegations

B.C. company from Bridgemark consulting case cleared of allegations

A BCSC hearing panel determined PreveCeutical Medical Inc. and CEO Stephen Van Deventer did not meet the threshold of making misrepresentations.
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Chinese hotpot chain sues consulting firm after $250K tax penalty, raid

Chinese hotpot chain sues consulting firm after $250K tax penalty, raid

Liuyishou Hot Pot opened its first North American location in Richmond almost 10 years ago.
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Thunderbird Entertainment shakes up executive team

Thunderbird Entertainment shakes up executive team

Entertainment production company was co-founded by billionaire Frank Giustra
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Surrey wants 'radical expansion' of Charter rights in B.C. policing dispute: lawyer

Surrey wants 'radical expansion' of Charter rights in B.C. policing dispute: lawyer

VANCOUVER — A lawyer for B.C.'s Public Safety Ministry says the City of Surrey is seeking a "radical expansion" of freedom-of-expression protections under Canada's Charter in its legal dispute with the province over policing in the city.
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Ottawa will appoint commissioner to oversee treaties with Indigenous Peoples: Trudeau

Ottawa will appoint commissioner to oversee treaties with Indigenous Peoples: Trudeau

GATINEAU, Que. — The federal government is planning to create a new agent of Parliament to oversee modern treaty implementation, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says will ensure Ottawa is held to account no matter who is in power.
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