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B.C. high school football returns this week

B.C. high school football returns this week

North Vancouver's Carson Graham takes on Vancouver College in first game since 2019
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B.C.'s big bet: gambling on sports

B.C.'s big bet: gambling on sports

The Canadian sports sector's attitude change toward gambling ushers in a potential revolutionary overhaul for a multibillion-dollar industry.
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Planned ignition targets last challenging section of White Rock Lake wildfire

Planned ignition targets last challenging section of White Rock Lake wildfire

VERNON, B.C. — A planned ignition covering around 30 square kilometres is underwayat the northeast corner of the destructive White Rock Lake wildfire west of Vernon, B.C.
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Hospital, care-home workers to be employed by health authorities again

Hospital, care-home workers to be employed by health authorities again

The change will improve wages, working conditions, job security and stability for about 4,000 workers.
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B.C. to phase out private housekeeping, food service contracts in acute care

B.C. to phase out private housekeeping, food service contracts in acute care

VANCOUVER — Workers employed by private contractors who provide housekeeping and food services at acute care facilities in British Columbia will have their employment returned to the province's health authorities.
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Kelowna residents trying to buy horse medicine to treat or prevent COVID-19

Kelowna residents trying to buy horse medicine to treat or prevent COVID-19

Ivermectin is used in humans mostly for treating rare tropical diseases in developing countries.
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Surrey Mounties charge woman with arson following church burning

Surrey Mounties charge woman with arson following church burning

Kathleen Panek of no fixed address faces two criminal charges.
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(Video) Fire causes 'extensive damage' to Burnaby hookah lounge

(Video) Fire causes 'extensive damage' to Burnaby hookah lounge

Blaze broke out at strip mall at about 5:30 a.m.
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Forecast: B.C. home prices soar as supply falls

Forecast: B.C. home prices soar as supply falls

Typical B.C. home price will top $937,000 in 2022 – and $1.2 million in Metro – as housing starts plunge 12.8 per cent
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Watchdog gets over 90 complaints on RCMP enforcement at Fairy Creek

Watchdog gets over 90 complaints on RCMP enforcement at Fairy Creek

The complaints cover a range of allegations including excessive use of force, refusal of medical attention and improper arrest.
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