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Nanaimo cab driver helps to deliver a baby

Nanaimo cab driver helps to deliver a baby

“I wanted to the paramedic to get there,” said the cabbie. “I didn’t want the baby to shoot out onto the floor, right?”
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New COVID variant no cause for parental panic, says doctor, but kids need flu shot

New COVID variant no cause for parental panic, says doctor, but kids need flu shot

Dr. David Goldfarb at BC Children's Hospital says evidence from the Southern Hemisphere suggests influenza B, which can affect children worse than adults, will be particularly prevalent this year.
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Bear cub recovering after suffering burns in Shuswap wildfire

Bear cub recovering after suffering burns in Shuswap wildfire

The cub is expected to make a full recovery.
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Insurance adjusters on the ground to assess wildfire damage claims

Insurance adjusters on the ground to assess wildfire damage claims

It will take about a month to get a better assessment of the overall damage estimate from the fires.
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Royal Jubilee Hospital will be down one OR in fall, postponing surgeries for up to 312 people

Royal Jubilee Hospital will be down one OR in fall, postponing surgeries for up to 312 people

Royal Jubilee Hospital will run with one less operating room for almost two months this fall affecting up to 312 general surgeries. The reduction will occur Sept. 5 to Oct. 27
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B.C. boosts childcare funding for preschool and school-aged kids

B.C. boosts childcare funding for preschool and school-aged kids

RICHMOND, B.C. — The British Columbia government is expanding measures to lower the cost of child care by introducing fee reductions for preschool and school-aged children.
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B.C. farmers' fight for water catches ear of BC United leader

B.C. farmers' fight for water catches ear of BC United leader

'We've got to protect the food chain. We produce the feed that dairy cow eats that produces that jug of milk.'
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Key stretch of Vancouver Island highway set to fully reopen before long weekend

Key stretch of Vancouver Island highway set to fully reopen before long weekend

PORT ALBERNI, B.C.
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Man dies hiking north of Oliver in B.C.'s southern Interior: RMCP

Man dies hiking north of Oliver in B.C.'s southern Interior: RMCP

OLIVER, B.C. — RCMP in British Columbia's southern Interior say a man has been found dead after he failed to return home from a planned hike north of Oliver.
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North Vancouver library attacker gets life in prison, no parole for 15 years

North Vancouver library attacker gets life in prison, no parole for 15 years

Man who killed one, injured six others in mass stabbing in Lynn Valley offered no motive for attacks
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