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  "id": 4049248,
  "title": "Proving a crime is difficult if elected officials resign in exchange for reward, says B.C. expert",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/proving-a-crime-is-difficult-if-elected-officials-resign-in-exchange",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T22:33:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vancouver Sun",
    "slug": "vancouver-sun",
    "url": "https://vancouversun.com/news/elected-officials-difficult-prove-criminal-action-resign-for-reward-bc"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A lawyer explains that a Criminal Code section doesn't ban ordinary political horse-trading",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}