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B.C. mink farmers drop legal challenge of ban, citing costs after 4-year fightMink farmers in British Columbia and elsewhere in Canada are dropping their legal challenge over a pandemic-era ban in the province due to what they say are excessive legal fees.PoliticsDec 17, 2025
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From the ‘devil’s interval’ to ‘Louie Louie’: Crazy moments in music censorshipThere's a lot of talk about censorship and the stifling of free speech and expression these days. This, however, is nothing new, especially when it comes to music.EntertainmentSep 21, 2025
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Luigi Mangione’s likeness used to model shirt on Shein, company investigatingThe company removed an image from its website that looked identical to Luigi Mangione, showing a man modelling a shirt priced just under US$10.TrendingSep 4, 2025
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B.C.’s top court tosses mink farms’ bid for damages after COVID-era banThe ruling posted Friday says several farms filed identical lawsuits against the provincial government after regulatory changes in 2021 made it illegal to farm mink in B.C.HealthAug 5, 2025
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Theresa Tam, Georges St-Pierre among new Order of Canada appointeesA total of 83 people were named to the Order of Canada, announced Monday, including Canada's former chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam and UFC fighter Georges St-Pierre.CanadaJul 1, 2025
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Protests, marches and memories: B.C.’s toxic drug crisis emergency marks 9 yearsB.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry issued a joint statement marking the sombre anniversary.HealthApr 14, 2025
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Check your measles vaccination, B.C. urges, as Ontario and Texas outbreaks growHealth officials said they were concerned about the potential for measles to spread in B.C. as families return from overseas vacations in virus hotspots during spring break.HealthMar 28, 2025
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John A. Macdonald is still in a box at Queen’s Park. One leader says that has to changeThrough Ontario's tariff-focused snap election campaign, Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie has demanded a statue of Sir John A. MacDonald be put back on display.PoliticsFeb 26, 2025
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Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer of ‘Killing Me Softly,’ dies at 88Roberta Flack announced in 2022 she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and could no longer sing.EntertainmentFeb 24, 2025
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B.C. marks 5 years since province’s 1st COVID-19 caseJan. 28, 2020 was the date that provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and then-health minister Adrian Dix announced the first case of COVID-19 in the province.HealthJan 28, 2025
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B.C. investigating ‘significant’ prescribed opioid diversionA "significant portion" of opioids prescribed in B.C. are being diverted, and prescribed alternatives are being trafficked a Ministry of Health document says.HealthFeb 5, 2025
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B.C. teen no longer critical with avian flu, has been taken off oxygenAccording to the case summary, the patient was a 13-year-old girl with a history of mild asthma who first reported to a hospital on Nov. 4.HealthDec 31, 2024
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B.C. teen remains in critical condition with H5N1 avian fluB.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the teen infected with H5N1 avian flu remains in critical condition in Children's Hospital.HealthNov 25, 2024
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Henry cautions about ponds, petting zoos as source of B.C. bird flu case remains a mysteryThe teen remains in critical condition in BC Children's Hospital, and Henry said an extensive investigation had yet to find a possible source or any other cases.HealthNov 26, 2024
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B.C. animal clinics told to set up avian flu protocols amid human exposure riskB.C. health authorities have announced the first case of a human avian flu infection acquired in Canada, with the teenage patient in critical condition in hospital.HealthNov 15, 2024
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Federal lab confirms B.C. teen is first to contract bird flu in CanadaOn Nov. 13, the Public Health Agency of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in Winnipeg confirmed that the teen in B.C. has a human case of avian influenza.HealthNov 13, 2024
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Avian flu: People, pets urged to keep clear of sick, dead birds as B.C. probes 1st human caseA teen from the Fraser Health region, remains in critical condition in B.C. Children's Hospital after contracting Canada's first suspected human case of the virus.HealthNov 12, 2024
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B.C. teen in critical condition in hospital with Canada’s 1st presumptive human case of bird fluH5N1 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows, with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers.HealthNov 12, 2024
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Former B.C. premier John Horgan dies following battle with cancerHorgan had been in the hospital for much of the past five months after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer in June. He was serving as Canada’s ambassador to Germany.PoliticsNov 12, 2024
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Bird flu: What we know about Canada’s 1st human case detected in B.C.H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows, with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers.HealthNov 11, 2024