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Green MLA Olsen not running in fall B.C. election, cites mental and physical health

Green MLA Olsen not running in fall B.C. election, cites mental and physical health

VICTORIA — One of the two Green Party members in British Columbia's Legislature has announced he will not seek re-election in this fall's provincial vote.
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'Critical incident': Disciplined B.C. nurse may have risked patients' safety

'Critical incident': Disciplined B.C. nurse may have risked patients' safety

Unnamed nurse has undergone treatment for the health condition that was related to the incident.
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Still winter: Two tourists rescued from snowy conditions in the North Shore mountains

Still winter: Two tourists rescued from snowy conditions in the North Shore mountains

Every year at this time, North Shore Rescue volunteers are sent after hikers who’ve misjudged the warm weather at sea level.
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Harrison Lake named second deadliest in B.C. for drownings

Harrison Lake named second deadliest in B.C. for drownings

New data also shows 51 people have drowned in the Fraser River in the last decade.
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Canadian airline ordered to pay for new ticket after flight delay

Canadian airline ordered to pay for new ticket after flight delay

Aimee Mugridge was flying with WestJet from Kelowna to Phoenix via Calgary but was delayed getting to Alberta and bought an Alaska Airlines ticket to get her to Arizona.
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Stratification allowed for single-family lots in Richmond

Stratification allowed for single-family lots in Richmond

A home designer argued stratas are needed for 'financial feasibility.'
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Legal challenge to major B.C. port expansion 'fundamentally flawed,' say lawyers

Legal challenge to major B.C. port expansion 'fundamentally flawed,' say lawyers

Approval of Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion project to support $100 billion in annual trade, but detractors say it risks survival of endangered killer whales.
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Free weekend bus shuttle, bike valet return to Richmond

Free weekend bus shuttle, bike valet return to Richmond

The Discovery Shuttle is available on weekends and statutory holidays from now until Sept. 8.
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Canadian Crown corp to give B.C. LNG export facility up to $500M in financing

Canadian Crown corp to give B.C. LNG export facility up to $500M in financing

Export Development Canada confirms it will provide $400 to $500 million in financing to the proposed Cedar LNG export facility.
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Updated: Child killer Allan Schoenborn on wait list for program requiring discharge from hospital

Updated: Child killer Allan Schoenborn on wait list for program requiring discharge from hospital

Allan Dwayne Schoenborn — a.k.a. Ken John Johnson — is on a wait list to be accepted into a transitionary care program that necessitates his release from the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam; until then, Schoenborn must have his unescorted community leaves re-approved by the BC Review Board.
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