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Supreme Court dismisses B.C.'s appeal on TMX
Highest court swiftly, unanimously rejects challenge by provincial government
Burnaby auto shop, homes part of $7.5-million civil forfeiture suit
The province alleges ties to drug trafficking and money laundering
Province seeking to seize properties associated with Squamish cannabis dispensary
Director of civil forfeiture alleges Grass Roots Medicinal Cannabis is an “unlawful” dispensary
Growth slows for B.C.’s interior design industry
Increased residential work offsets drop in commercial and hospitality revenue
Former party leader Andrew Weaver quits Green caucus, will sit as independent
Former B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver has quit the party’s caucus and will sit in the legislature as an independent for the duration of his term. The Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA announced the...
BC Civil Liberties enters Coastal GasLink fray
BC Civil Liberties Association files complaint against RCMP
No consensus on what constitutes consent in UNDRIP
Forum on UNDRIP underscores how ill-defined some key tenets are
Surrey aims to follow Vancouver with a ban on plastic bags
The ban that Surrey's mayor wants to take effect January 2021 could face legal hurdles
An official opposition forms against Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum
Councillors Brenda Locke and Jack Hundial start paving road for 2022 election against former leader
Analyst: Focus on double criminality in Meng Wanzhou case may be ineffective
The filing of documents last week from the Crown in the Meng Wanzhou extradition case indicates prosecutors want to focus at least the early part of the upcoming hearings on the issue of double...