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PoCo mayor says ‘no’ to provincial jump as unite-the-right merger talk ragesAfter news emerged Brad West was being courted to help bring together the fractured right wing of B.C.'s provincial politics, he says he's decided the time wasn't right.PoliticsMay 16
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First Nations launch challenge of Site C damA group of First Nations has filed a lawsuit over a massive hydroelectric dam proposed in northeastern British Columbia, arguing the project would have a devastating impact on their traditional land.Dec 31, 1969
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B.C. campfire ban to begin for almost entire province as 150 wildfires burnThe campfire ban is to try and mitigate as many human-caused wildfires as possible.FireJul 12
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Chilcotin hunting guides say government backtracking on compensation pledgeA group of B.C. guide outfitters say they've been abandoned by the provincial government.PoliticsJun 27
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Concerns over future of Ladysmith marina draw BC Conservative leaderThe facility's water lot lease was recently transferred to the Stz'uminus First Nation, but John Rustad says the province failed to adequately consult locals.PoliticsJul 2
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B.C. to join legal challenge of how Canada calculates equalization paymentsNewfoundland and Labrador announced plans to take Ottawa to court in May, saying the existing system puts it at a disadvantage.Politics7 hours
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Top court rules on pregnant women’s benefitsThe country's top court has ruled quickly and unexpectedly from the bench, siding with the B.C. Teachers' Federation in an employment dispute over maternity benefits.Dec 31, 1969
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Police and firefighters were called to this Coquitlam shelter over 700 times last yearThe facility at 3030 Gordon Avenue, operated by RainCity Housing, is the only permanent facility in the Tri-Cities region serving the homeless.PoliticsJul 15
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Season’s first campfire ban coming to B.C.’s Southern InteriorThe ban, effective Friday at noon, includes the areas around Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon, Princeton Merritt, Lillooet and Clearwater.FireJul 8
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B.C. sheriff shortage leads to court delays and calls for action from trial lawyersFive courtrooms were closed at the Vancouver Provincial Courthouse on Thursday. Three additional courtrooms were closed in Port Coquitlam.CrimeJun 14
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Surrey spent $1.3 million on legal fight against police transition, councillor saysOpposition Coun. Linda Annis said the final tab for Surrey's judicial review of the police transition amounted to just under $1.3 million.PoliticsJul 11
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History buffs get rare peek into home of 2 B.C. premiers now up for grabsWhile it's been home to an exclusive list of historical figures, this week the guest list at Kelowna's Bennett House widened when the heritage society to held an open house.CanadaJun 26
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‘Moderate risk’: Warnings issued as B.C. braces for incoming heat waveEnvironment Canada says the heat poses a 'moderate risk' to public health before the forecast returns to more seasonal temperatures later next week.WeatherJul 5
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B.C. premier says ‘zero’ chance of no-prescription opioidsPremier David Eby says there's a "zero per cent chance" B.C. will implement recommendations by the provincial health officer for no-prescription "safer supply."HealthJul 12
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Fraudster helped pave path to homelessness and criminality for victim: BCSC says'This is a young man who has suffered his entire life from the ravages of drug addition, physical and psychological abuse, institutional racism and neglect,' a Kelowna judge said.CrimeJun 25
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B.C. woman allegedly trained by ISIS charged with terrorismKimberly Polman was captured in Syria during the fight against ISIS.CrimeJul 6
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‘Brutal’ stabbing spree in B.C. homeless camp nets man 6.5 year prison sentenceDennis Sleightholme has been sentenced to six years in prison for a stabbing spree in CRAB Park in 2022.CrimeJul 5
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Additional auto insurance companies could leave Alberta without system reforms: DBRSA major global credit rating agency says Alberta must come up with a "clear long-term solution" to its auto insurance woes or additional insurers will depart the province.ConsumerJul 10
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‘Moving forward’: Mayor Brenda Locke on Surrey police transitionMayor Brenda Locke said during Monday's council meeting that she still opposes the province's mandated transition to the Surrey Police Service.CanadaJun 11
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B.C. impaired drivers have ‘strategic incentive’ to flee crashes, Crown prosecutor suggestsDoes the way sentences are handed out in B.C. incentivize impaired drivers to flee the scene of a crash?CrimeJul 2