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Mayors, chief in B.C.’s Interior say they’re disappointed at federal election call amid raging wildfires

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In Port Moody, B.C., on Monday, Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland defends party leader Justin Trudeau’s decision to call a snap election on Sept. 20 when many British Columbians are threatened wildfires and other emergencies.Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland, flanked by the party’s other candidates at a campaign event in Port Moody, B.C., on Monday, defends Liberal…

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B.C. mayors say Ottawa’s plan to relax drug possession penalties not enough to help opioid crisis

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The federal government has introduced a new bill to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for certain drug offences, and while the change is a significant shift away from incarceration, some B.C. leaders say it could have gone further.Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart said he welcomes the federal government’s plan to reduce incarceration of Indigenous and Black Canadians…

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