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Life and death issue of active organ donor registration

Life and death issue of active organ donor registration

More Canadians united in support for active organ donation system
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Fearing COVID-19 spread, Fraser Health clerks push for digitization

Fearing COVID-19 spread, Fraser Health clerks push for digitization

Fearing COVID infection, health clerks want digitized systems
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New data shows steady rise in COVID-19 cases in B.C.

New data shows steady rise in COVID-19 cases in B.C.

B.C. government reported 90 new cases of COVID-19 on August 21
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Pandemic exposes B.C. government service gaps

Pandemic exposes B.C. government service gaps

Review health tax, increase digital connectivity, help seniors and minorities, Victoria told
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B.C. police can now enforce COVID-19 orders

B.C. police can now enforce COVID-19 orders

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth cites no data of apparent violations resulting in COVID-19 spread
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Child porn possession nets ‘closet pedophile’ 10-month sentence

Child porn possession nets ‘closet pedophile’ 10-month sentence

Man had 8,300 “very repulsive “ child pornography images: judge
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B.C. COVID-19 deaths hit 200 as two more seniors have died

B.C. COVID-19 deaths hit 200 as two more seniors have died

B.C. took 88 days to go from its first case to 100 deaths; and a further 117 days to get to the 200-death threshold
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Education ministry to apologize, compensate for exam result errors

Education ministry to apologize, compensate for exam result errors

More than 100,000 potentially incorrect transcripts sent out
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Evacuation alert lifted for homes near Solomon Mountain wildfire

Evacuation alert lifted for homes near Solomon Mountain wildfire

UPDATE 2:12 p.m. Kim Wright, southeast fire centre information officer with the BC Wildfire Service tells Castanet the Mount Solomon wildfire is being classified as held but unit crews are still in place.
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Cooler weather could help wildfire fight near Penticton

Cooler weather could help wildfire fight near Penticton

UPDATE: 9:35 a.m. Cooler weather today is expected to help in the fight against the Christie Mountain wildfire burning at the southern edge of Penticton.
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