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Victoria council passes motion for construction of affordable housing
David Eby, B.C. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing, speaks during a social housing funding announcement in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Report on housing costs examines role for municipalities in easing affordability
David Eby, B.C. attorney general and the minister responsible for housing, speaks during a social housing funding announcement in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver on July 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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More B.C. public workers now covered by whistleblower law protections
David Eby, B.C. attorney general and the minister responsible for housing, speaks during a social housing funding announcement in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver on July 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. prepares to remove some housing approval powers from local governments: minister
David Eby, B.C.'s attorney general and minister responsible for housing, speaks in Vancouver on July 28, 2021. Eby is signaling the provincial government is preparing to remove some of the powers municipal governments have to approve housing developments in their communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. Housing Minister eager to spur supply
David Eby, B.C. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing, speaks during a social housing funding announcement in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on July 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C., Ottawa, First Nations sign Indigenous justice strategy support agreement
David Eby, B.C. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing, speaks during a social housing funding announcement in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on July 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. Housing Minister calls for greater CRA scrutiny of foreign homebuyers’ income tax returns
David Eby, B.C. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing, speaks during a social housing funding announcement in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. The federal government announced $45.8 million in funding for a 231 unit social housing development in the Downtown Eastside. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. Attorney-General David Eby tells inquiry about money laundering information gaps between organizations
B.C. Attorney General David Eby talks during a press conference at Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, May 9, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Vancouver signs agreement with province and city park board to end Strathcona Park encampment
A homeless camp is pictured in Strathcona Park close to the downtown core of Vancouver on March 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Penticton’s treatment of the homeless is appalling
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BC Housing aims to avoid mistakes of Little Mountain in redevelopment of Skeena Terrace social-housing site
The Little Mountain social housing site is seen in Vancouver, on Friday, March 26, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
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Vancouver buys hotel to help tackle housing crisis
Tents are seen at the Strathcona Park homeless encampment, in Vancouver, on Thursday, September 17, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
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B.C. says homeless at Strathcona Park will have shelter by end of April
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B.C. attorney general relays money laundering inquiry concerns to federal counterpart
Commissioner Austin Cullen looks over the hearing room before opening statements at the Cullen Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia, in Vancouver, on Monday, February 24, 2020.
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Ottawa, RCMP have yet to add resources in money-laundering fight, B.C. Attorney-General says
British Columbia Attorney General David Eby listens during a news conference in Vancouver, on Friday May 24, 2019. British Columbia's attorney general hopes an inquiry into money laundering will answer lingering questions about how the criminal activity flourished in the province and identify specific people who allowed it to happen. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. feared money-laundering crackdown would hurt provincial revenue, Cullen Commission hears
Commissioner Austin Cullen, back left, listens to introductions before opening statements at the Cullen Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia, in Vancouver on Feb. 24, 2020.
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B.C. planning to expand retail access for Indigenous cannabis growers, allow direct sales
B.C. planning to expand retail access for Indigenous cannabis growers, allow direct sales
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Civil jury trials in B.C. suspended for a year due to COVID-19 pandemic
British Columbia Attorney-General David Eby is seen in Vancouver, in a May 24, 2019, file photo.
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No cut to ICBC premiums for drivers despite sharp decline in accident claims
No cut to ICBC premiums for drivers despite sharp decline in accident claims
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More provinces join in class-action suit against opioid makers
Family and friends who have lost loved ones to opioid overdoses leave pill bottles in protest outside the headquarters of Purdue Pharma on Aug. 17, 2018. The Attorney-General’s comments came on the same day as reports that Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, are offering to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits against the company.
Ottawa has only five officers tackling money laundering in B.C., report shows
The report's findings were delivered on Friday to the federal Organized Crime Reduction Minister, Bill Blair, pictured at right.
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B.C. files lawsuit against opioid makers and distributors for deceptive marketing
OxyContin pills are arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. The B.C. government has announced a lawsuit against Purdue and dozens of other companies for their role in fuelling Canada's opioid epidemic.
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How organized crime uses B.C. casinos to launder money
B.C. Attorney-General David Eby gestures while showing a video of bundles of cash brought to a casino by a person, after releasing an independent review of anti-money laundering practices during a news conference in Vancouver, on June 27, 2018.
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Flawed regulation blamed for B.C. casino money laundering
Peter German, left, former deputy commissioner of the RCMP, and B.C. Attorney-General David Eby attend a news conference where they released German's review of anti-money laundering practices in the province, in Vancouver, on June 27, 2018.