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B.C. mom collecting $17K in benefits seeks support from 'ultra-high net worth' ex-husband

B.C. mom collecting $17K in benefits seeks support from 'ultra-high net worth' ex-husband

While residing in a $8.4-million home outfitted with $500,000 worth of furniture, homemaker Nina Zhang claimed annual child expenses of $320,000 for a live-in nanny, private school, chauffeur, violin lessons, language classes, swim club and orchestras while claiming gross income of $66,476 and receiving $17,564.42 in child tax benefits.
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B.C. lawyer experiencing mental health issues wins misconduct appeal

B.C. lawyer experiencing mental health issues wins misconduct appeal

A B.C. business lawyer should get another chance to defend allegations of professional misconduct, due to his mental health considerations, an appeal judge has ruled.
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Disbarred B.C. lawyer’s trust account subject to unexplained wealth order application

Disbarred B.C. lawyer’s trust account subject to unexplained wealth order application

B.C. Director of Civil Forfeiture seeks the forfeiture of about $3.5 million held in the trust account of now-disbarred lawyer Ronald Pelletier, whose misconduct included money laundering, according to the Law Society of B.C.
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Alleged B.C. fentanyl dealer’s Audi Q8 targeted in forfeiture claim

Alleged B.C. fentanyl dealer’s Audi Q8 targeted in forfeiture claim

Shaun Graham Briscoe was caught with packs of cocaine and fentanyl by police last April while driving an Audi SUV, which is now alleged to be an instrument of crime, according to a civil forfeiture claim
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Canada to extend life of Metro Vancouver electric trolley buses

Canada to extend life of Metro Vancouver electric trolley buses

$26.6 million from federal, provincial and municipal governments will extend the life of trolley buses in Vancouver and Burnaby
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B.C. hops farmers’ personal spending spree was investment fraud: panel

B.C. hops farmers’ personal spending spree was investment fraud: panel

Alexander William Bridges and Shane Douglas Harder-Toews illegally solicited money, according to the BC Securities Commission
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Alleged drug den, murder leads to forfeiture claim on three B.C. homes and $1.5M cash

Alleged drug den, murder leads to forfeiture claim on three B.C. homes and $1.5M cash

BC Civil Forfeiture Act allows the director to seize assets where there is only a likely link to criminal activity and not necessarily a conviction.
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B.C. lawyer facing U.S. money laundering, fraud charges suspended by law society

B.C. lawyer facing U.S. money laundering, fraud charges suspended by law society

B.C. lawyer Faiyaz Dean will sit on the sidelines of the legal profession for eight years; he faces several criminal charges in the U.S.
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B.C. premier committed to homebuilding, natural resource extraction

B.C. premier committed to homebuilding, natural resource extraction

B.C. Premier David Eby committed to improving natural resource extraction permit times while cautioning the business community about the perils of housing costs and their impact on employment retention.
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Ahead of coroner change, B.C. premier stands firm against regulated drug supply

Ahead of coroner change, B.C. premier stands firm against regulated drug supply

B.C. Premier David Eby responded to the retirement announcement of chief coroner Lisa Lapointe, who expressed regrets in not effecting change with her recommendations on the drug overdose crisis.
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