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B.C. yet to see post-holidays spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations: health minister

B.C. yet to see post-holidays spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations: health minister

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's health minister says hospitals haven't yet seen the bump of COVID-19 infections that have been recorded after previous holidays during the pandemic, but the health system is still feeling the strain of respiratory illne
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No charges for Abbotsford, B.C., officer in 2020 shooting of suspect with beanbag gun

No charges for Abbotsford, B.C., officer in 2020 shooting of suspect with beanbag gun

VICTORIA — The BC Prosecution Service says no charges will be laid against an Abbotsford, B.C., police officer whose use of a beanbag shotgun during an arrest seriously injured a suspect.
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Amazon's massive layoffs may have silver lining for Vancouver startups

Amazon's massive layoffs may have silver lining for Vancouver startups

The announcement from the Seattle-based e-commerce giant on Wednesday came from a publicly released note from CEO Andy Jassy.
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Rally in support of Flight 752 victims to march through North Van

Rally in support of Flight 752 victims to march through North Van

The march, beginning at Rey Sargent Park, will commemorate the 176 lives lost in the downing of Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 on Jan. 8 2020.
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Site C dam more than 70% complete

Site C dam more than 70% complete

Dam on schedule for first power in 2024, completion in 2025 after 'busiest construction season yet', says BC Hydro
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MLA Bond continues push for mandatory heart defibrillators in B.C. public buildings

MLA Bond continues push for mandatory heart defibrillators in B.C. public buildings

Portable devices proven effective in saving lives of cardiac arrest victims
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Watch: Rare footage uncovered of the journey down Okanagan Lake on the S.S. Sicamous in 1932

Watch: Rare footage uncovered of the journey down Okanagan Lake on the S.S. Sicamous in 1932

"It's the only ship of its type in all of Canada and it needs to be preserved overall," said an archivist and executive director of the Okanagan Archive Trust Society
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Former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld wants defamation suit dismissed

Former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld wants defamation suit dismissed

Barry Neufeld wants a defamation case against him dismissed under a law targeting lawsuits intended to silence debate on public interest issues.
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Funding increase for B.C. Human Rights Tribunal 'momentous,' says chair

Funding increase for B.C. Human Rights Tribunal 'momentous,' says chair

VICTORIA — An increase in provincial government funding will allow the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal to not only clear a logjam of cases, but to modernize the process, the chair of the tribunal says.
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Live-in companion is family, tribunal rules in B.C. strata dispute

Live-in companion is family, tribunal rules in B.C. strata dispute

Strata bylaw discriminated against owner on basis of family status, B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal finds
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