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Former BC NDP government PR exec lobbying for vaccine maker

Former BC NDP government PR exec lobbying for vaccine maker

Ex-Ministry of Health communications director now working on behalf of AstraZeneca
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Does this tick carry Lyme disease? There’s an app for that

Does this tick carry Lyme disease? There’s an app for that

BC CDC partners with eTick to help identify western blacklegged ticks
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More than $2.6M lost to cryptocurrency frauds in less than four months: RCMP

More than $2.6M lost to cryptocurrency frauds in less than four months: RCMP

RICHMOND, B.C. — RCMP in Richmond, B.C., say they have received 22 reports of alleged cryptocurrency fraud since January with losses topping $2.6 million.
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Judge parks B.C. student's class-action lawsuit

Judge parks B.C. student's class-action lawsuit

BC Supreme Court has thrown out a University of Victoria graduate's bid to recoup parking fees after the pandemic shut down campus.
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B.C. man faces detention review as indignity to human body sentence expires

B.C. man faces detention review as indignity to human body sentence expires

His sentence in the death of a Burnaby woman ends May 1.
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Person dies after tree falls across Vancouver road, crushing one vehicle

Person dies after tree falls across Vancouver road, crushing one vehicle

VANCOUVER — One person has died after a large tree fell across a busy road in Vancouver, crushing one car and damaging another. A statement from police says it happened just after 5 p.m. Tuesday on Marine Way in southeast Vancouver.
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Museum acquires portrait of B.C. doctor who led vaccination efforts in 1920s

Museum acquires portrait of B.C. doctor who led vaccination efforts in 1920s

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B.C. soldier in Ukraine says his unit needs a vehicle to help evacuate civilians from the war zone

B.C. soldier in Ukraine says his unit needs a vehicle to help evacuate civilians from the war zone

The man is part of the Norman Brigade, embedded with the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces
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B.C. government worker union says contract talks with province at impasse over wages

B.C. government worker union says contract talks with province at impasse over wages

VICTORIA — The union representing more than 33,000 British Columbia government employees says contract talks with the province have stalled over differences in wage proposals. B.C.
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Crews search waters for man who fell off a sailboat near Nanaimo, B.C.

Crews search waters for man who fell off a sailboat near Nanaimo, B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. — The RCMP say a search was underway in the waters off Nanaimo, B.C., for a man who is presumed to have drowned after falling off a sailboat.
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