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Care aide gets five months for attacking naked woman in partner's bed

Care aide gets five months for attacking naked woman in partner's bed

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Recognize outstanding citizens in your community

Recognize outstanding citizens in your community

Do you know someone who inspires you, volunteers, helps others and contributes to make your community a better place to live?
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With jackhammer, drill, saw and sledgehammer, firefighters rescue cat from pipe

With jackhammer, drill, saw and sledgehammer, firefighters rescue cat from pipe

And the cat came back — to full form — the very next day.
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Undeclared egg in sweet rice pancake products prompts recall across Canada

Undeclared egg in sweet rice pancake products prompts recall across Canada

One report of a reaction prompted a recall of the products.
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This Coquitlam mega-park could fix region's overwhelmed trails

This Coquitlam mega-park could fix region's overwhelmed trails

Pinecone Burke Provincial Park in Coquitlam is nearly a hundred times bigger than Stanley Park, but after 25 years, it's still ostensibly closed due to a lack of infrastructure.
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COVID-19 exposures identified on 61 flights through B.C.

COVID-19 exposures identified on 61 flights through B.C.

The flights were added to the BCCDC's public exposure list over the past week
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Pfizer shortage will have 'significant' impact in immediate period, says minister

Pfizer shortage will have 'significant' impact in immediate period, says minister

VICTORIA — British Columbia's health minister says the reduction in shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Canada will have a significant effect, but just in the immediate period.
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B.C. could see 5,000 cases a day by March due to U.K. variant: SFU researcher

B.C. could see 5,000 cases a day by March due to U.K. variant: SFU researcher

By Jan. 14, four cases of the U.K. variant have been found in B.C.; researchers say as few as 20 could signal the variant is on a path to dominate the province, prompting a call to tighten border security and surveillance of returning travellers
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Tourism sector fears 'disastrous' effects if B.C. halts leisure travel from Alberta

Tourism sector fears 'disastrous' effects if B.C. halts leisure travel from Alberta

Premier Horgan said he is looking into the legal viability of such a move
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University of British Columbia director resigns after holiday trip amid pandemic

University of British Columbia director resigns after holiday trip amid pandemic

VANCOUVER — The director of the University of British Columbia's school of population and public health has resigned after apologizing for taking a holiday trip during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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