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Muggins, the famous fundraising dog missing for decades, turns up in View Royal shed

Muggins, the famous fundraising dog missing for decades, turns up in View Royal shed

Despite being preserved by a taxidermist to continue his fundraising career, Muggins eventually disappeared in the 1940s or ‘50s.
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2 children die from flu-related illnesses: B.C. Centre for Disease Control

2 children die from flu-related illnesses: B.C. Centre for Disease Control

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Centre for Disease Control says two children have died from complications related to influenza.
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Prince George woman a four-generation caregiver for her family

Prince George woman a four-generation caregiver for her family

Heather Mckeand got her start as a remarkable matriarch early in her life
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Professor makes big splash on university underwater hockey team

Professor makes big splash on university underwater hockey team

University of Northern B.C. professor Stephen Rader, 59, coaches, mentors and plays for the UNBC underwater hockey team, the Timberwhales, where all the other players are less than half his age.
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Hundreds mourn the loss of Cedar teen killed in collision

Hundreds mourn the loss of Cedar teen killed in collision

“Fly high my beautiful boy,” Parker Amann’s father, Paul, wrote. “Our hearts are shattered.”
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Truckers in B.C. call for more training after latest highway overpass strike

Truckers in B.C. call for more training after latest highway overpass strike

SURREY, B.C. — A Metro Vancouver truckers' group said the recent rash of trucks with high loads smashing into highway overpasses cannot be stemmed by tougher punishments alone.
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Noah is B.C.'s most popular baby name for second straight year

Noah is B.C.'s most popular baby name for second straight year

VICTORIA — Noah has emerged as the most popular name for babies born in British Columbia in 2023, topping the list for the second straight year.
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High winds return to B.C.'s central coast as more heat records fall

High winds return to B.C.'s central coast as more heat records fall

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's central coast is facing the return of strong winds reaching 90 kilometres an hour just days after the last such warning in the region.
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Prince George couple celebrates 20 years after winning the right to marry

Prince George couple celebrates 20 years after winning the right to marry

Tess Healy and Wendy Young were part of the court case that made same sex marriage legal in B.C.
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Teen riding lawnmower dies in crash with pickup south of Nanaimo

Teen riding lawnmower dies in crash with pickup south of Nanaimo

Drugs and alcohol have been ruled out as factors. Police said the roads were wet at the time of the crash.
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