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Lawyers say they should be excluded from money laundering policies in B.C.
October 19, 2021 - 4:08 PM

VANCOUVER - Two groups representing lawyers say their profession should be excluded from any government regulations aimed at fighting money laundering in British Columbia in order to protect the confidentiality of the lawyer-client relationship.
$5 billion laundered through B.C. real estate in 2018, drove up home prices
May 09, 2019 - 5:36 PM

VICTORIA - A report that estimates $5 billion was laundered through British Columbia's real estate market last year also lifts the lid on the extent of illegal cash moving across Canada.
Groups collaborate on anti-money laundering in B.C. real estate
April 15, 2019 - 12:10 PM

VICTORIA - Five agencies are banding together to help fight money laundering in British Columbia's real estate industry.
Six-year prison sentence for former B.C. notary who masterminded 'massive fraud'
September 28, 2016 - 2:21 PM

VANCOUVER - A judge who sentenced a former British Columbia notary to six years in prison says she abused her position of trust by luring people into a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of millions of dollars and destabilized Canada's capital markets.
Former notary apologizes in court for $100-million-plus Ponzi scheme
September 28, 2016 - 6:20 AM

VANCOUVER - A disgraced notary who masterminded a $100-million Ponzi scheme involving more than 200 investors in British Columbia apologized Tuesday, saying her actions haunt her day and night.
B.C.'s proposed foreigner tax to help fund Metro Vancouver housing projects
July 28, 2016 - 5:40 PM

VICTORIA - While buyers and sellers rush to avoid paying a new 15-per-cent property transfer tax in British Columbia, Premier Christy Clark's Liberal government apparently can't wait to start building its election platform on a housing foundation.
Province urging British Columbians to create legal wills
April 10, 2016 - 3:32 PM

VANCOUVER - British Columbians are being reminded to plan for their futures — and what happens after they die.
Seven people named to investigate real estate flipping in B.C.
February 23, 2016 - 5:39 AM

VANCOUVER - Seven people have been named to an advisory panel created to respond to allegations of real estate contract flipping by some Metro Vancouver property agents.
Vancouver marijuana dispensaries vary on rules for who can buy pot
May 03, 2015 - 8:37 AM

VANCOUVER - Don Briere stands behind the counter at Weeds Glass and Gifts in downtown Vancouver, surrounded by shelves of multicoloured pipes and clear boxes overflowing with fragrant B.C. bud.
Former notary in B.C. ordered to pay $44 million over Ponzi scheme
January 21, 2015 - 4:19 PM

VANCOUVER - A former notary in Vancouver who allegedly spent almost a decade collecting at least $100 million from investors in what turned out to be a Ponzi scheme has been ordered to pay roughly $44 million.
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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Lawyers say they should be excluded from money laundering policies in B.C.

$5 billion laundered through B.C. real estate in 2018, drove up home prices

Groups collaborate on anti-money laundering in B.C. real estate

Six-year prison sentence for former B.C. notary who masterminded 'massive fraud'

Former notary apologizes in court for $100-million-plus Ponzi scheme

B.C.'s proposed foreigner tax to help fund Metro Vancouver housing projects

Province urging British Columbians to create legal wills

Seven people named to investigate real estate flipping in B.C.

Vancouver marijuana dispensaries vary on rules for who can buy pot

Former notary in B.C. ordered to pay $44 million over Ponzi scheme

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