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  "title": "First batch of B.C. law students takes course over bar exam as Ontario mulls switch",
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  "summary": "B.C. is the sixth province to scrap the bar exam in favour of a four-phase program meant to assess legal knowledge, advocacy, ethics, practice management and other skills.",
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        "title": "First batch of B.C. law students takes course over bar exam as Ontario mulls switch",
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        "title": "First batch of B.C. law students takes course over bar exam as Ontario mulls switch",
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