BC lottery firms probed over alleged fraud against elderly US citizens
Canadian and U S law enforcement probe BC based lottery marketing firms accused of defrauding seniors in the United States by sending foreign lottery promotions through the mail. Officials say the schemes net about 120 million dollars annually.
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Vancouver
U.S
British Columbia
Ladage
Canada
B.C
Nanoose Bay
Vancouver Island
Michael Candler
Esquimalt
Victoria
Nanoose
Candler
United States
Strait of Georgia
Federal budget cuts threaten British Columbia pollution programs
Environment Canada plans to slash a $55 million pollution projects budget by 25 percent over three years, costing 140 full time jobs. Pollution monitoring dike maintenance and weather information may be reduced or eliminated, harming BC and Yukon efforts and Fraser River cleanup funding. Richmond and regional officials fear funding gaps persist.
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Petti Fong
Vancouver Sun
Environment Canada
B.C
Sharon Chow
The
Sierra Club
Yukon
Earle Anthony
Chow
Ottawa
Richmond
Greg Halsey- Brandt
GVRD
Fraser River
Ministry of Environment
Pursuit Follows Michigan Indian Road Block Incident
A pickup driver fled after failing to stop for natives handing out information. A chase by natives ended at the Merritt RCMP, with the driver claiming vehicle damage. Police investigate the incident amid past blockades by the Upper Nicola band and a court deemed the blockade illegal.
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Merritt
B.C
Douglas Lake
Merritt Rcmp
RCMP
Upper Nicola
Saskatoon bonds see slow uptake from local firms
Saskatoon Community Bond Corp raised 2.2 million to lend to local businesses but drew 17 applications and invested 1.05 million. Environmental Technologies Equipment Corp received 300 thousand last December and a Toronto company 750 thousand this month. About 1.4 million remains. investors to recoup roughly 53 percent.
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Saskatoon
Saskatoon Community Bond Corp
Susan Milburn
Richardson Greenshields
Canada
Environmental Technologies Equipment Corp
Toronto
Abortion Debate Heats Up in British Columbia Legislature
Groups on both sides press Liberal MLAs to take a public stand on abortion rights as the legislature debates a bill to prohibit protests around clinics. Coalition members urge attendance at third reading while discussing party divisions and upcoming provincial election stances.
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Mike Crawley
Vancouver Sun
B.C
Coalition
Jennifer Whiteside
Liberal
Pen Enabe
John van Dongen
Mission
Birthright
Abbotsford
Linda Reid
van Dongen
Fred Gingell
Joy Thompson
Gordon Campbell
Social Credit
Thompson
Gingell
Liberal Finance
Tsawwassen
Sissy von Dehn
Campaign Life Coalition
von Dehn
Paul Ramsey
Teen bomb-making gang linked to Internet site raid
RCMP and city bomb disposal units swept an afflu ent home and seized computer discs and materials used for explosive devices. Investigators target rural mailbox bombings south of West Saskatoon in May. A 16-year-old is being questioned as other suspects are considered. No charges yet.
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Saskatoon
RCMP
Cyrill Hall
Hall
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Palliser Health Authority
St. S.W. Medicine Hat
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Medicine Hat Mall
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