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Potential wrongful conviction still up in the air as prosecutor awaits materials

Potential wrongful conviction still up in the air as prosecutor awaits materials

Julie Delores McLeod, a 22-year-old Merritt woman, was found dead at a Nicola Lake rest stop in December 1993.
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University of Regina rescinds Turpel-Lafond's honorary degree

University of Regina rescinds Turpel-Lafond's honorary degree

Honorary Doctor of Laws degree stripped by University of Regina after a review of Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's claims of Indigenous heritage/ancestry.
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New regulations to help ensure long-haul truckers don't drive tired in B.C.

New regulations to help ensure long-haul truckers don't drive tired in B.C.

Mandatory electronic logs to ensure drivers don't exceed hours of service
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Next phase of Spit deconstruction is to begin this month

Next phase of Spit deconstruction is to begin this month

Crews will soon start removing an additional 550 metres of the Squamish Spit.
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Thirteen years after Vancouver 2010, Canada’s sport system at a crossroads and in crisis

Thirteen years after Vancouver 2010, Canada’s sport system at a crossroads and in crisis

While dreams of a 2030 Winter Olympics in Canada have not died, advocates say the country must first grapple with its crisis in sport
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Rapid strep tests not readily available across B.C.

Rapid strep tests not readily available across B.C.

“I don't know where it is now. We don't see them widely used in pharmacies around here now," says one parent.
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Manufactured homes arriving for some flood-impacted Merritt residents

Manufactured homes arriving for some flood-impacted Merritt residents

“Having a home is number one — and having the family back together,” said Valerie Stacey.
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Mountain of wool: Fleece piles up as prices tank, mills shut down

Mountain of wool: Fleece piles up as prices tank, mills shut down

With wool selling for only 10 to 70 cents a pound, sheep farmers say it makes more financial sense to burn or compost it rather than pay to clean, bag and transport it to the Lower Mainland, then Alberta or Ontario for processing
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'We need help': Island First Nation declares emergency over drug and alcohol crisis

'We need help': Island First Nation declares emergency over drug and alcohol crisis

The Ehattesaht First Nation, based in Zeballos, says it has lost six young people to drug overdoses in the the past few months alone.
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After a long wait, disappointment as long-COVID clinic closes its doors

After a long wait, disappointment as long-COVID clinic closes its doors

The province’s four clinics, which form the Post COVID-19 Interdisciplinary Clincial Care Network, will collapse into an online service at the end of March.
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