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B.C. announces increased rates for foster parents and kinship care providers

B.C. announces increased rates for foster parents and kinship care providers

VICTORIA — Foster families in British Columbia will get a monthly pay raise of hundreds of dollars starting April 1.
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B.C. composer who won Juno Award for Amanda Todd piece dies

B.C. composer who won Juno Award for Amanda Todd piece dies

Jocelyn Morlock, the Juno award-winning composer who paid tribute to the late Amanda Todd of Port Coquitlam, died on March 27, 2023.
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B.C. tech entrepreneur Shannon Rogers Roy dies at 54

B.C. tech entrepreneur Shannon Rogers Roy dies at 54

Global Relay president and general counsel lost 18-month battle with pancreatic cancer
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Frustration, anticipation mark industry response to budget's flight delay fixes

Frustration, anticipation mark industry response to budget's flight delay fixes

MONTREAL — The federal government has air travel on its radar after laying out plans in its budget to speed up airport security screening and reduce flight delays, but industry and advocates remain skeptical.
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International development groups say budget cut will end Canadian programs abroad

International development groups say budget cut will end Canadian programs abroad

"It undermines progress on development and Canada's contribution to progress on development around the world."
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Victoria woman hopes quake-hit brother in Turkey can join her

Victoria woman hopes quake-hit brother in Turkey can join her

Malak Dwaidari’s brother, Nizar Dwaidari, spent five nights sleeping on the street after his building collapsed
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B.C. businesses confused about marketing on TikTok after government restrictions

B.C. businesses confused about marketing on TikTok after government restrictions

Marketing experts suggest companies diversify their marketing strategies following government restrictions
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Adventure on high seas inspires made-in-B.C. ocean drones

Adventure on high seas inspires made-in-B.C. ocean drones

Victoria-based Open Ocean Robotics has developed solar-powered robotic vessels
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Promise to regulate money services businesses follows collapse of major B.C. organized crime investigation

Promise to regulate money services businesses follows collapse of major B.C. organized crime investigation

Alleged money laundering case had been one of the biggest organized crime investigations in B.C. history and was featured throughout the BC NDP government’s public inquiry into money laundering
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Rob Shaw: B.C. baffled by what the federal budget didn't address

Rob Shaw: B.C. baffled by what the federal budget didn't address

Housing help was a big miss in Ottawa's spending spree
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