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Updated: Port of Prince Rupert’s lower cargo numbers mirror transpacific trade drop

Updated: Port of Prince Rupert’s lower cargo numbers mirror transpacific trade drop

2022’s decrease at B.C.’s northern Asia-Pacific Gateway reflects increase in geopolitical tensions, competition and other supply chain complications
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Nanaimo man faces five-year wait for pardon over fines he didn't know he had

Nanaimo man faces five-year wait for pardon over fines he didn't know he had

Robin McCaghren says he only discovered he had two unpaid $100 fines for failing to attend court and failing to appear in 1997 and 1998 when he got a criminal record check.
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Surrey City Hall hires BC Liberal insider to lobby province on keeping RCMP in Surrey

Surrey City Hall hires BC Liberal insider to lobby province on keeping RCMP in Surrey

Mark Marissen was a mayoral candidate in the 2022 Vancouver municipal election and is the ex-husband of former premier Christy Clark
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UNBC’s research funding hits $15.2 million

UNBC’s research funding hits $15.2 million

Total reached a 9.1 per cent increase from the previous year and puts school in top 10
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Premier announces deal with Blueberry River First Nation

Premier announces deal with Blueberry River First Nation

The deal responds to a court ruling that the province violated the nation’s Treaty 8 rights.
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B.C.'s forestry's future dependent on attracting new workers

B.C.'s forestry's future dependent on attracting new workers

BC Natural Resources Forum forestry panel discusses ways to attract skilled tradespeople
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B.C. Mounties investigate criminal claims against tribal police officer

B.C. Mounties investigate criminal claims against tribal police officer

WHISTLER, B.C. — A British Columbia First Nation police service says RCMP are investigating allegations of criminal conduct involving one of its members.
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WorkSafeBC fines Conifex for 'repeated high-risk violation' in Mackenzie

WorkSafeBC fines Conifex for 'repeated high-risk violation' in Mackenzie

$83,622.72 levied over safety of machinery gates and panels
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No injuries as Vancouver Island slide forces evacuation of two Campbell River condos

No injuries as Vancouver Island slide forces evacuation of two Campbell River condos

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. — Residents of two condominiums in Campbell River, B.C., spent the night out of their suites after a landslide on the hill behind their homes. A release from the City of Campbell River says the slide happened about 7 p.m.
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'I didn't want to stab anybody': Accused killer says he was scared of victim

'I didn't want to stab anybody': Accused killer says he was scared of victim

An accused killer standing trial for murder told police the day after the slaying he was “protecting [his] family” from someone he feared would set fire to his home or shoot him dead.
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