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B.C. NDP postpones weekend convention due to ongoing provincial emergency

B.C. NDP postpones weekend convention due to ongoing provincial emergency

VICTORIA — British Columbia's New Democratic Party has postponed its virtual convention that was scheduled to start today due to flooding and landslides that have plunged the province into a state of emergency.
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Grocers, feds vow to keep B.C.'s food supply chain strong

Grocers, feds vow to keep B.C.'s food supply chain strong

Save-On-Foods president Darrell Jones said that if helicopters are needed to ensure products get to shelves, he will do that.
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RCMP report four people now missing in deadly mudslide north of Pemberton

RCMP report four people now missing in deadly mudslide north of Pemberton

No opening date yet for Duffey Lake Road section of Highway 99.
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B.C. reports nine deaths due to COVID-19, hits 87 per cent fully vaccinated

B.C. reports nine deaths due to COVID-19, hits 87 per cent fully vaccinated

VICTORIA — British Columbia has reported 468 new cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths, pushing the death toll in the province to 2,290. The Health Ministry says 87 per cent of eligible B.C.
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Child dead after crash on highway in B.C. Interior, RCMP say

Child dead after crash on highway in B.C. Interior, RCMP say

LOGAN LAKE, B.C. — The RCMP say a child is dead after a head-on collision in the southern B.C. Interior. The Mounties say in a statement they responded to a crash on Highway 97C south of Logan Lake around 12:15 p.m. Thursday.
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Expert: Few alternatives for cargo vessels at Vancouver port as rail links remain broken

Expert: Few alternatives for cargo vessels at Vancouver port as rail links remain broken

Vessels handling bulk cargo have to try to wait out the outages for their cargo to arrive at Port of Vancouver.
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Highway 7 reopened to essential travel between Hope and Agassiz

Highway 7 reopened to essential travel between Hope and Agassiz

Commercial drivers stranded in the area can start making their way toward the Lower Mainland.
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Province shares new photos of devastation on Coquihalla Highway

Province shares new photos of devastation on Coquihalla Highway

It's unknown when Highway 5 will reopen to motorists.
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Passage cleared on Highway 7 for 1,000 drivers stranded in Hope

Passage cleared on Highway 7 for 1,000 drivers stranded in Hope

Expect delays, B.C. government warns.
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Coastal GasLink, elected Wet'suwet'en council call for resolution to conflict

Coastal GasLink, elected Wet'suwet'en council call for resolution to conflict

BURNS LAKE, B.C. — Coastal GasLink says supplies like water are at risk of running out for more than 500 workers who have been stuck for three days behind blockades near a pipeline work site in northern B.C.
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