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Cool spring, less lightning bring easy start to B.C. wildfire season, says forecaster

Cool spring, less lightning bring easy start to B.C. wildfire season, says forecaster

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has spent and prepared like never before to fight wildfires, only to find this year's fire season is off to a damp start.
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Police seek video footage of machete attack near SeaBus

Police seek video footage of machete attack near SeaBus

A 26-year-old man was rushed to Lions Gate Hospital after receiving a significant slash wound to his arm
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UBCO students save elderly student who suffered heart attack on campus

UBCO students save elderly student who suffered heart attack on campus

Murray Forbes, who is in his 70s, went back to school to earn an engineering degree.
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The first case of monkeypox was discovered in Alberta. What does that mean for B.C.?

The first case of monkeypox was discovered in Alberta. What does that mean for B.C.?

Should British Columbians be worried about the virus?
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NDP 'out of touch,' downfall forecast, say Liberals, Greens as spring sitting ends

NDP 'out of touch,' downfall forecast, say Liberals, Greens as spring sitting ends

VICTORIA — British Columbia's opposition parties left the legislature Thursday saying Premier John Horgan's New Democrats have lost touch with the realities facing the province and its people, while predicting the government's electoral defeat over a
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Lululemon's earnings show customers unfazed by inflation

Lululemon's earnings show customers unfazed by inflation

Vancouver leisure-wear retailer beats revenue and profit expectations, raises guidance
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First Nation wants return of artifacts from RBCM, funding for museum

First Nation wants return of artifacts from RBCM, funding for museum

“We believe the province has to put the brakes on” the Royal B.C. Museum development and “develop plans to empower Nations and return items back to their rightful owners,” Tseshaht Elected Chief Ken Watts says in an open letter.
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11% of Interior healthcare staff called in sick to work last week

11% of Interior healthcare staff called in sick to work last week

Minister of Health Adrian Dix says Kamloops' Royal Inland Hospital is facing the most significant staffing challenges in the province
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Engineer banned for 'incompetence' on design of Langford, B.C., rental highrise

Engineer banned for 'incompetence' on design of Langford, B.C., rental highrise

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia engineer has been banned from the profession and fined because a highrise he designed in Langford, B.C., was so unsafe that its occupancy permit had to be revoked.
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West Van man sentenced to 6 months' jail for head-butting stepbrother

West Van man sentenced to 6 months' jail for head-butting stepbrother

West Vancouver man has been released on bail pending appeal in case involving family feud
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