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B.C. wildfire costs reach about $387M so far this year, wildfire service says

B.C. wildfire costs reach about $387M so far this year, wildfire service says

British Columbia has already spent about $387 million battling fires so far this year, as crews brace for more lightning-caused starts in the coming days, the director of provincial operations for the province's wildfire service said Tuesday.
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BC United promises huge provincial income tax cut, raising exemption to $50,000

BC United promises huge provincial income tax cut, raising exemption to $50,000

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Opposition is promising the largest income tax cut in the province's history if elected this fall, prompting Premier David Eby to call the pledge "extreme" and "radical" and a recipe for service cuts.
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Charity Williams returns to Squamish following Paris Olympics

Charity Williams returns to Squamish following Paris Olympics

Williams shares her thoughts on her silver medal win and the growth of women’s rugby in Canada. 
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Transportation Safety Board issues safety reminders after fatal B.C. plane crash

Transportation Safety Board issues safety reminders after fatal B.C. plane crash

RICHMOND, B.C. — A report from the Transportation Safety Board says an investigation couldn't determine a specific cause of a fatal small plane crash in southeastern B.C. last year, but it has prompted some reminders for operators.
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Taxi driver and five others caught for impaired driving

Taxi driver and five others caught for impaired driving

Safety blitz by Delta police nabs six drivers in three-plus hours
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Mass die-off of fish reported in North Cowichan lake

Mass die-off of fish reported in North Cowichan lake

Thousands of dead pumpkinseed fish, an invasive species, were found belly-up at the lake.
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Hundreds allowed to return home to Village of Slocan, B.C., after wildfire

Hundreds allowed to return home to Village of Slocan, B.C., after wildfire

Several hundred residents of the Village of Slocan and the surrounding area of British Columbia's Kootenay region are allowed to return home as officials downgrade an evacuation order prompted by a complex of wildfires.
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Navy ships join effort to find illicit drugs in eastern Pacific

Navy ships join effort to find illicit drugs in eastern Pacific

HMCS Edmonton and HMCS Yellowknife will be part of efforts led by the United States Coast Guard to track and intercept vessels of interest in order to disrupt the flow of illicit drugs and goods.
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Driver dead, passenger injured in highway crash near Savona, B.C.

Driver dead, passenger injured in highway crash near Savona, B.C.

SAVONA, B.C. — Police in British Columbia's southern Interior say a single-vehicle crash on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Savona has killed one person.
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'Expect to see smoke': Wildfire grows to 360 hectares near Pemberton

'Expect to see smoke': Wildfire grows to 360 hectares near Pemberton

Multiple aircraft and firefighters are fighting two wildfires near Pemberton on Monday.
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