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Rob Shaw: B.C. pushes for dedicated disaster force to fight wildfires, floods

Rob Shaw: B.C. pushes for dedicated disaster force to fight wildfires, floods

Military can't be Ottawa's go-to response during disasters, say officials
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Province funds new playground equipment at New Westminster school

Province funds new playground equipment at New Westminster school

New West school district gets provincial funding to provide accessible play and replace aging equipment at Lord Kelvin Elementary School.
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B.C. sex offenders, killers allegedly breaching community supervision orders

B.C. sex offenders, killers allegedly breaching community supervision orders

Long-term offenders live in communities under strict conditions after their jail sentences have been served. Some, however, don't follow those conditions.
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B.C.'s drought: Low snowpacks remain a concern for salmon experts

B.C.'s drought: Low snowpacks remain a concern for salmon experts

Much of the province currently sits between level one and three on the B.C. government's zero to five drought classification scale.
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Comment: Government is making construction more expensive

Comment: Government is making construction more expensive

While the Rage Index is highest in Ontario and Alberta, for the first time in nearly two years of tracking, there was a 16-point spike in B.C.
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Opinion: The emerald ash borer has arrived in B.C. — what can we do about it?

Opinion: The emerald ash borer has arrived in B.C. — what can we do about it?

The emerald ash borer is a destructive invasive pest which has killed tens of millions of trees across North America and has now been sighted in Vancouver.
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North Van artist famous for Queen's coin portrait sues over missing, damaged sculptures

North Van artist famous for Queen's coin portrait sues over missing, damaged sculptures

One sculpture was stolen and another was broken at North Shore exhibitions, the artist claims.
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Nine people in New West died in toxic drug crisis from January to April

Nine people in New West died in toxic drug crisis from January to April

BC Coroners Service reporting shows nine people in New Westminster are among the 763 people in BC who died of unregulated toxic drugs in the first four months of 2024.
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B.C. court upholds running yellow light ticket

B.C. court upholds running yellow light ticket

Barry Allan Johnson claimed the location on the ticket was incorrect because the intersection named doesn't exist.
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'Last iPhone I own': Metro Vancouverites react to Apple's new iOS 18 features

'Last iPhone I own': Metro Vancouverites react to Apple's new iOS 18 features

Billionaire Elon Musk said he would ban Apple devices at his companies if Apple integrated OpenAI at the OS level.  
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