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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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Province urges residents to prepare for floods and fires, check insurance

Province urges residents to prepare for floods and fires, check insurance

Warmer weather means it'll soon be wildfire season
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Clock is ticking on salmon farm licences

Clock is ticking on salmon farm licences

B.C. First Nation says if fisheries minister won’t renew licences, they will
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EVs, housing, opioid crisis on table as Trudeau meets with Victoria mayor

EVs, housing, opioid crisis on table as Trudeau meets with Victoria mayor

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talked housing affordability, climate change and the opioid crisis with Mayor Lisa Helps at Victoria City Hall on Monday, as about 30 protesters outside hollered about vaccine mandates and freedom.
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Association of friendship centres to steer $5M fund for Indigenous safety planning

Association of friendship centres to steer $5M fund for Indigenous safety planning

VANCOUVER — The B.C. government's decision to put a fund for Indigenous safety planning in the hands of an Indigenous-led organization was hailed as a step toward reconciliation for the province.
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'Serious' concerns raised against some B.C. accounting firms

'Serious' concerns raised against some B.C. accounting firms

A federal regulator has raised concerns against some B.C. accounting firms; however, the board's findings remain largely anonymized, so investors cannot know the specific inspection results.
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