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B.C. teacher banned 15 years after student-kissing incident

B.C. teacher banned 15 years after student-kissing incident

A photograph of the teacher kissing the student on the lips circulated on social media.
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New West baseball star and orthopedic surgeon now in BC Sports Hall of Fame

New West baseball star and orthopedic surgeon now in BC Sports Hall of Fame

Justin Morneau and Dr. Bob McCormack among the latest inductees into the BC Sports Hall of Fame.
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Loblaw boycott organizers say they plan to keep movement going past May

Loblaw boycott organizers say they plan to keep movement going past May

The organizers of a month-long boycott of Loblaw-owned stores say they've decided to extend the boycott past May.
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Canada’s inflation rate falls to 2.7% in April, driving up odds of June rate cut

Canada’s inflation rate falls to 2.7% in April, driving up odds of June rate cut

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 2.7 per cent in April amid a broad-based slowdown in price growth, boosting expectations of an interest rate cut next month. Statistics Canada said the slowdown from 2.
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Rogers launches AI-powered cameras to detect wildfires in B.C.

Rogers launches AI-powered cameras to detect wildfires in B.C.

For the past three years, UBC has also been working with Rogers on a project that uses sensors in forests to feed data on moisture levels into an AI system designed to predict fire risk
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Meta's news ban in Canada: screenshots win, local news loses, study shows

Meta's news ban in Canada: screenshots win, local news loses, study shows

Meta removed news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms last August for Canadian users in response to the Liberal government's Online News Act. 
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B.C. society celebrates 85 years of helping incarcerated women

B.C. society celebrates 85 years of helping incarcerated women

Elizabeth Fry's work began in 1813 when she began visiting female inmates at London, England's Newgate Prison. She was appalled by what she saw.
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Rob Shaw: BC United knows not who holds leverage in potential Conservative alliance

Rob Shaw: BC United knows not who holds leverage in potential Conservative alliance

The strategy of condescension towards BC Conservatives is backfiring for BC United
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B.C.'s 2024 election is now a decidedly competitive race, poll reveals

B.C.'s 2024 election is now a decidedly competitive race, poll reveals

B.C.'s political dynamic transforms with rising support for Conservatives
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B.C. nurse reprimanded for 'verbal exchanges,' confidentiality breach

B.C. nurse reprimanded for 'verbal exchanges,' confidentiality breach

B.C.'s College of Nurses and Midwives found the nurse breached investigation confidentiality by intimidating a witness.
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