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No serious injuries in crash of historic Grumman Goose en route to Port Hardy

No serious injuries in crash of historic Grumman Goose en route to Port Hardy

Four passengers and the pilot were able to walk several hundred feet to a road after the plane crashed shortly after leaving Bella Bella
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Seniors advocate reports rise in antipsychotic drug use at BC care homes

Seniors advocate reports rise in antipsychotic drug use at BC care homes

Average wait times have increased a staggering 166% over the past five years, ranging from 65 days in Vancouver Coastal Health to 278 days in Northern Health.
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Burnaby NOW blew cover of girl who skipped school to crush on teen Prince William

Burnaby NOW blew cover of girl who skipped school to crush on teen Prince William

A recent NOW story about girls going gaga over 15-year-old Prince William during a royal visit to Burnaby South Secondary in 1998 sparked an amusing memory for one former local mom.
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Hundreds of foreign-trained doctors boosting B.C. family medicine: Dix

Hundreds of foreign-trained doctors boosting B.C. family medicine: Dix

Health Minister Adrian Dix's comments come amid ongoing health-care woes including hospital overcrowding and many residents being left without a family doctor.
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Cow on highway thought to be cause of multi-vehicle crash near Chemainus

Cow on highway thought to be cause of multi-vehicle crash near Chemainus

North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP responded to a report of a loose cow and arrived to find several vehicles in a chain-reaction crash.
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Photos: First mall-based Hudson’s Bay closes for good at Lougheed mall in Burnaby

Photos: First mall-based Hudson’s Bay closes for good at Lougheed mall in Burnaby

The Hudson’s Bay at Lougheed mall in Burnaby is now permanently closed.
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Family wants justice for Prince George woman killed in Mexico

Family wants justice for Prince George woman killed in Mexico

Val Vardabasso, 58, was living in Puerto Peñasco, also known as Rocky Point, just south of the border with Arizona, and was killed in her home last week
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Parks Canada says 84 deer killed in $834,000 cull using helicopter

Parks Canada says 84 deer killed in $834,000 cull using helicopter

A second phase of ground hunting is expected to take place between the fall of 2024 and spring of 2025
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Myra Falls Mine shutdown came with no notice for 300 employees: union

Myra Falls Mine shutdown came with no notice for 300 employees: union

“Imagine being told that not only are you being laid off for Christmas with no notice, you’re not even sure if you’re going to get paid,” says Unifor representative.
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Transit strike in Comox Valley, Campbell River could take months to resolve: union

Transit strike in Comox Valley, Campbell River could take months to resolve: union

Similar strikes in Whistler and the Fraser Valley only ended when the province called on a special mediator.
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