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'Absolutely broke my heart': Tied-up dog with deep neck wound rescued from B.C. yard

'Absolutely broke my heart': Tied-up dog with deep neck wound rescued from B.C. yard

The dog was found tied up in a yard filled with garbage and feces, wet from rain and curled in a tight ball in some mud.
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B.C. provides list of birth-control methods to be covered

B.C. provides list of birth-control methods to be covered

List of options, including brand names, includes everything from oral contraceptives to copper and hormonal intrauterine devices commonly called IUDs, hormonal injections and the morning-after pill.
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B.C. court greenlights Catholic school sexual abuse class action

B.C. court greenlights Catholic school sexual abuse class action

The case involves two Metro Vancouver Catholic schools and allegations of abuse by Christian Brothers from Newfoundland and Labrador’s notorious Mount Cashel Orphanage.
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A pedestrian in Fort St. John, B.C., killed by snow clearing equipment

A pedestrian in Fort St. John, B.C., killed by snow clearing equipment

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A man has died in northeastern British Columbia after being hit by a piece of equipment used for snow clearing. The pedestrian was on a street in a business area of Fort St. John when he was hit Monday.
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Tragic tugboat sinking in B.C. waters prompts safety recommendations

Tragic tugboat sinking in B.C. waters prompts safety recommendations

The TSB issued a report on its investigation two years after the sinking.
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B.C.'s industrial heritage being mapped

B.C.'s industrial heritage being mapped

Heritage BC seeks public submissions for its new digital Industrial Heritage Cultural Map
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Annual count of Metro Vancouver homeless underway after pandemic hiatus

Annual count of Metro Vancouver homeless underway after pandemic hiatus

VANCOUVER — More than 1,000 volunteers have fanned out across Metro Vancouver for the first homeless count since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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B.C.'s overdose death rate double what it was when health emergency declared in 2016

B.C.'s overdose death rate double what it was when health emergency declared in 2016

VICTORIA — The overdose death toll has surpassed 200 for another month in British Columbia.
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Prince George family attacked by restaurant manager

Prince George family attacked by restaurant manager

Red Robin Canada closed the restaurant following the incident to bring in a counsellor.
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Surrey to use new provincial fund to shave 5% from proposed 17.5% property tax hike

Surrey to use new provincial fund to shave 5% from proposed 17.5% property tax hike

SURREY, B.C. — Councillors in Surrey, B.C., plan to use newly allotted provincial funding to reduce the city's proposed 17.5 per cent property tax increase slated for the 2023 civic budget.
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