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Lockout to cost $89m a
day
Nearly 4,000 longshoremen, warehousemen and associated workers
at west coast ports, including the port of Vancouver, were locked out
yesterday.
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Attorney-General Dosanjh
steps up to the NDP leadership plate
Attorney-General Ujjal
Dosanjh ended weeks of speculation yesterday by joining the growing list
of candidates to be B.C.'s next premier.
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Suspect in 'unprotected
sex' case in custody
A man under investigation
for knowingly infecting his sexual partner with the AIDS virus is in
custody on another criminal matter, RCMP said yesterday.
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Ramsey vows spending
cuts
To
try to keep a lid on the provincial deficit, Finance Minister Paul
Ramsey says cuts will have to be made to a number of government spending
programs.
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Chinese migrants' protest
may spread
A hunger strike by Chinese migrant woman unhappy to be stuck in
detention in Burnaby could spread today to their male counterparts in
Surrey.
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So far, one government
sponsor
The Vancouver Grey Cup committee is actively seeking taxpayer
money by selling sponsorships to government agencies in the run up to
the big game, B.C. Lions president Glen Ringdal confirmed yesterday.
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