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B.C. grandfather returns to find Shuswap home ravaged by wildfire

B.C. grandfather returns to find Shuswap home ravaged by wildfire

BC Wildfire Service says this wildfire "probably rivals any fire event that humans have witnessed in B.C. in a wildland fire setting."
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Coastal Renaissance ferry expected to be out of service until at least mid-October

Coastal Renaissance ferry expected to be out of service until at least mid-October

Warranties have expired on the 16-year-old B.C. Ferries vessel, one of three Coastal-class ferries built in Germany.
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Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says

Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says

Several researchers have started looking into how fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke can enter the body and travel to the brain.
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B.C. nurse cited for dispensing incorrect fentanyl dosages

B.C. nurse cited for dispensing incorrect fentanyl dosages

Mohammed Ghasemi Chaleshtari allegedly dispensed incorrect transdermal fentanyl to two clients.
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Fire tornado captured sweeping across B.C. lake

Fire tornado captured sweeping across B.C. lake

The BC Wildfire Service published a video of a fire tornado spotted last week north of Pemberton, B.C., at the Downton Lake wildfire.
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Embrace, don’t fear artificial intelligence art, says B.C. researcher

Embrace, don’t fear artificial intelligence art, says B.C. researcher

'We’re becoming meta-artists,' says Simon Fraser University researcher Jeremy Turner
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More than 100 evacuated migrant workers in B.C. treated to hot meal and fellowship

More than 100 evacuated migrant workers in B.C. treated to hot meal and fellowship

Amid Okanagan wildfires, community steps up to help displaced migrant workers, many from Mexico.
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Rob Shaw: Once again, the NDP government is slow, unclear about an obvious emergency

Rob Shaw: Once again, the NDP government is slow, unclear about an obvious emergency

The NDP struggle with calling an emergency an emergency
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B.C. lifts wildfire travel ban except in West Kelowna

B.C. lifts wildfire travel ban except in West Kelowna

An accommodation travel ban imposed by the provincial government to interior regions impacted by wildfires has been partially lifted.
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Brother of teen found dead in B.C. park tells jury they spoke the day of her death

Brother of teen found dead in B.C. park tells jury they spoke the day of her death

VANCOUVER — The brother of a 13-year-old girl who was found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago says he spoke to his sister via the messaging app WeChat just hours before their mother reported her missing.
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