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The Vancouver Police Department will see $5 million added to its budget to fund a crackdown on crime on the Downtown Eastside that will include deploying a “surge capacity” of patrol officers for the foreseeable future, officials announced Thursday.
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The British Columbia government is cancelling a promised $1,000 grocery rebate and will freeze hiring of some public service positions to “find dollars” in its budget as it prepares for “four years of unpredictability” from the United States, Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says.
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