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Construction starts on new St. Paul's Hospital in False Creek Flats area of Vancouver

Construction starts on new St. Paul's Hospital in False Creek Flats area of Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Construction has kicked off for the new St. Paul's Hospital at the Jim Pattison Medical Centre, which the province says is the largest hospital redevelopment project in British Columbia's history.
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Mom of young child dealt drugs right across the street from Victoria police station

Mom of young child dealt drugs right across the street from Victoria police station

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Decades of cuts to salmon monitoring leave B.C. scientists uncertain of fish populations

Decades of cuts to salmon monitoring leave B.C. scientists uncertain of fish populations

Less than 10 per cent of spawning habitat on B.C.'s central and north coast is being monitored by creekwalkers, the people who count salmon one by one. Critics say this leaves a critical gap in knowledge that could further imperil the species.
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SFU engineers develop mobile thermal battery

SFU engineers develop mobile thermal battery

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Tiny townhouse prototype finds a home in the Downtown Eastside

Tiny townhouse prototype finds a home in the Downtown Eastside

No one will be living in the structure, but the plan is to use it as an artist's studio and as a demonstration site.
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B.C. announces vaccines sites ahead of booking COVID-19 shots appointments Monday

B.C. announces vaccines sites ahead of booking COVID-19 shots appointments Monday

VICTORIA — Health authorities across British Columbia announced locations for COVID-19 vaccine centres Sunday, the day before some of the province's oldest residents could start booking appointments to get their first shots.
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Major crime unit investigates shooting death of 37-year-old Victoria-area man

Major crime unit investigates shooting death of 37-year-old Victoria-area man

METCHOSIN, B.C. — The Vancouver Island Major Crime Unit is investigating a shooting death of a 37-year-old man in the rural Victoria-area community of Metchosin, B.C. West Shore RCMP spokesman Const.
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Whistler council approves user fees for EV charging stations

Whistler council approves user fees for EV charging stations

Council briefs: Olympic Plaza washrooms set to open in May
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Federal regulator launches surprise oil tank fire drill at Burnaby Trans Mountain site

Federal regulator launches surprise oil tank fire drill at Burnaby Trans Mountain site

The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) performed its first-ever unannounced exercise on Thursday
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Vancouver-based tech firm says wearable 'tracing technology' could replace hotel quarantine

Vancouver-based tech firm says wearable 'tracing technology' could replace hotel quarantine

Government hotel stays may cost around $2,000, while this device would likely cost under $100
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