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Vaccine numbers in B.C. above 4.5 million, includes more than a million 2nd shots

Vaccine numbers in B.C. above 4.5 million, includes more than a million 2nd shots

VICTORIA — First-dose vaccine numbers in British Columbia have risen to above 75 per cent of the eligible population, with second-shot totals hovering near 25 per cent. A joint statement from provincial health officer Dr.
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Improved fishway, lower river flow raise salmon migration hopes at B.C. rock slide

Improved fishway, lower river flow raise salmon migration hopes at B.C. rock slide

VANCOUVER — Fisheries officials say they expect thousands of migrating salmon will be able to pass through an area where a massive rock slide has impeded them on British Columbia's Fraser River after structural changes to a waterway and anticipated l
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Former Delta teacher nabbed in Creep Catchers sting banned from teaching

Former Delta teacher nabbed in Creep Catchers sting banned from teaching

A Surrey Creep Catcher confronted the Delta teacher in 2017
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Climate activists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis join faculty at University of B.C.

Climate activists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis join faculty at University of B.C.

VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia says climate activists and journalists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis are joining its faculty in the department of geography.
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Everything you need to know about travel as a B.C. resident

Everything you need to know about travel as a B.C. resident

A breakdown of all the travel rules British Columbians need to know about.
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Kamloops ticket worth $35 million after last night's big draw

Kamloops ticket worth $35 million after last night's big draw

Two new millionaires are in the Peace region.
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RCMP arrest 11 people at blockades against old-growth logging on Vancouver Island

RCMP arrest 11 people at blockades against old-growth logging on Vancouver Island

PORT RENFREW, B.C. — RCMP have arrested another 11 people at blockades set up to prevent old-growth logging on southwestern Vancouver Island.
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B.C. health officials say mixing mRNA vaccines is safe, effective

B.C. health officials say mixing mRNA vaccines is safe, effective

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — British Columbia's provincial health officer is encouraging anyone who is offered a different COVID-19 vaccine than the one they first received to take it. Dr.
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Surrey lawyer suspended after physical altercation with spouse

Surrey lawyer suspended after physical altercation with spouse

Narindarpal Singh Kang is the second lawyer to hold a Queen’s Counsel designation and be suspended by the Law Society of B.C. this week
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1.1 million people now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in B.C.

1.1 million people now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in B.C.

Seventy-six per cent of those age 12 and up have had a first dose. The province's goal is to reach more than 80 per cent with first doses by mid-July.
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