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Three Inuit carvings stolen during Boxing Day break-in, gallery says

Three Inuit carvings stolen during Boxing Day break-in, gallery says

Someone broke into the gallery and stole sculptures worth more than $40,000, says gallery director Michael Warren, who believes the theft was targeted.
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B.C. Christmas Eve bus crash victim leaves behind young family in India: cousin

B.C. Christmas Eve bus crash victim leaves behind young family in India: cousin

KELOWNA, B.C. — Truck driver Kalwinder Singh says he knows the Okanagan Connector well, and regards the British Columbia highway as among the worst roads in North America. The Surrey, B.C.
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Rain, snow run-off raise flood concerns in parts of B.C., as king tide peaks

Rain, snow run-off raise flood concerns in parts of B.C., as king tide peaks

VANCOUVER — The peak of a so-called king tide has passed without major damage in Vancouver, as flood watches and high streamflow advisories remain posted across Vancouver Island and much of British Columbia's inner south coast.
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Travellers advised to stay off many major B.C. highways due to heavy snow and freezing rain

Travellers advised to stay off many major B.C. highways due to heavy snow and freezing rain

Travel is not recommended, unless essential.
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Cannabis compassion club served with eviction notice from their downtown location

Cannabis compassion club served with eviction notice from their downtown location

Club says it didn’t receive enough notice and will defy order to leave Johnson Street location until new facility is ready.
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Ebus to resume service in B.C. today in wake of deadly holiday crash

Ebus to resume service in B.C. today in wake of deadly holiday crash

Seven people are still patients, down from eight on Sunday.
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Updated: Christmas Eve closures—Highway 99 to reopen at 4 p.m.

Updated: Christmas Eve closures—Highway 99 to reopen at 4 p.m.

Drivers should expect flooding, reduced speeds; All Whistler transit routes suspended for the day
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Quake lightly felt in Haida Gwaii, Masset, Port Clements, and Skidegate

Quake lightly felt in Haida Gwaii, Masset, Port Clements, and Skidegate

A minor earthquake rattled British Columbia early Saturday morning. Earthquakes Canada reported the 4.7 magnitude quake struck at 1 a.m. PST at a depth of 10 km. The epicentre was 38 km east-southeast of Masset, B.C.
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Massive rockfall in B.C.'s Bugaboo range shocks global climbing community

Massive rockfall in B.C.'s Bugaboo range shocks global climbing community

Snowpatch Spire is the second-highest and most dramatic peak within the park and has long drawn mountaineers from across the world.
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A travel nightmare before Christmas in Vancouver as ice hits bridges, SkyTrain line

A travel nightmare before Christmas in Vancouver as ice hits bridges, SkyTrain line

VANCOUVER — Both the Port Mann and Alex Fraser bridges over the Fraser River were shut Friday due to winter weather and the risk of falling ice, adding to a day of travel woe in Metro Vancouver ahead of Christmas that also included major SkyTrain dis
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