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Department in charge of Old Age Security doesn't know if payments are enough, auditor finds

A report from Canada's auditor general says the federal department that delivers Old Age Security (OAS) and other programs to assist seniors "did not have a comprehensive view" of the needs of Canada's elderly and doesn't know if the monthly payments are providing seniors with enough financial support. 

Group of B.C. Conservative MLAs turn on fellow caucus member for backing police board member's resignation

A leaked letter signed by 13 B.C. Conservative MLAs attacking a fellow caucus member has exposed a rift within the upstart party, just weeks after it became the Official Opposition following a swift rise from political obscurity. 

Police close Highway 97 north of Kelowna for assault investigation

RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., say they have reopened Highway 97 north of the city. The road had been closed to all traffic while officers investigated an assault. Police say the attack happened early on Friday. 
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My Japanese grandpa questions my decision to return to B.C. — the place where he lost so much

Nick Yoshida lived through the horrors of the Japanese internment during the 1940s, and since being forced from the province of British Columbia, has refused to go back. His granddaughter, Nicole Ing, shares her thoughts and feelings after she moved from Toronto to Vancouver, a place that holds so much pain for him and so much possibility for her.

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