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Indigenous leader, poet to receive honorary degree at UNBC

Indigenous leader, poet to receive honorary degree at UNBC

Secwépemc knowledge holder, educator and poet Garry Gottfriedson will be the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at UNBC
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'Miscarriage of justice': B.C. toddler's death conviction quashed

'Miscarriage of justice': B.C. toddler's death conviction quashed

The Crown's lack of full disclosure violated Tammy Marion Bouvette's rights to properly defend herself, a judge has ruled.
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'Is this real?': B.C. woman couldn't believe $1M April Fools' Day lottery win

'Is this real?': B.C. woman couldn't believe $1M April Fools' Day lottery win

The residential school survivor thought her big win was a late April Fools' Day joke.
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Ravi Parmar to seek NDP nomination for John Horgan's former seat

Ravi Parmar to seek NDP nomination for John Horgan's former seat

Ravi Parmar was the youngest school trustee in Canada when he was first elected in 2014 and began serving as chairman in 2017 at the age of 22.
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More than 100 DTES homeless will move to ‘ultra-trendy’ South Granville

More than 100 DTES homeless will move to ‘ultra-trendy’ South Granville

Residential tower is ‘Just steps from the ultra-trendy South Granville shopping district, with a mix of high end fashion boutiques, home furnishing stores, cafés and restaurants’
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Mosquitoes just waiting for spring warmth

Mosquitoes just waiting for spring warmth

Homeowners should get rid of standing water sources in yards to reduce populations of the nasty critters
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Father, Burnaby firefighter and former NHL player Ray Sawada mourned

Father, Burnaby firefighter and former NHL player Ray Sawada mourned

Ray Sawada of Richmond, 38, died suddenly while playing the game he loved; the beloved Burnaby firefighter leaves behind two young daughters and his wife.
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Four arrested in drug-trafficking case involving dynamite detonated in Saanich 'big bang'

Four arrested in drug-trafficking case involving dynamite detonated in Saanich 'big bang'

Charges related to drug trafficking and the explosive device are pending against the three men and one woman, say West Shore RCMP
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B.C. entrepreneurs see sky as limit for vertical farming

B.C. entrepreneurs see sky as limit for vertical farming

Indoor farming expected to grow as dominant source for leafy greens in next decade
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Fake gold suspect caught on camera as scam continues across the Okanagan

Fake gold suspect caught on camera as scam continues across the Okanagan

A man who says he fell prey to fake gold scammers last year has come forward with photos of a suspect after con artists matching the same description duped more people in Vernon over the Easter weekend.
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