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Business leader says BC Ferries' hiring of Chinese shipyard is 'informed decision'

Business leader says BC Ferries' hiring of Chinese shipyard is 'informed decision'

VICTORIA — A business leader on ferry-dependent Vancouver Island says BC Ferries made a "strongly informed decision" in hiring a Chinese shipyard to build four new major vessels. Both the NDP government and B.C.
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Sculpture of a man on a toilet sparks conversation in Oak Bay

Sculpture of a man on a toilet sparks conversation in Oak Bay

Fashioned from recycled stainless steel cookware, “Modern Man Does Research” in Causton’s Green has a cigarette in his mouth and is staring at a smartphone.
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Heat eases in parts of B.C., persists in Interior, as more temperature records fall

Heat eases in parts of B.C., persists in Interior, as more temperature records fall

Environment Canada has lifted special weather statements about a record-breaking hot spell for much of the province, including Metro Vancouver and Victoria.
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Rob Shaw: BC Ferries sails off with China as NDP flies buy-local flag

Rob Shaw: BC Ferries sails off with China as NDP flies buy-local flag

The disconnect between political slogans and billion-dollar spending just hit choppy waters
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Squamish wildfire grows to 14.4 hectares

Squamish wildfire grows to 14.4 hectares

The District of Squamish has declared a state of emergency as the Dryden Creek wildfire continues to burn out of control, prompting expanded evacuation alerts and a full campfire ban.
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Adult video photo not intimate image, B.C. tribunal rules

Adult video photo not intimate image, B.C. tribunal rules

Claimant agreed image in question wasn't her but pursued the case anyway claiming sextortion.
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Six-foot boa constrictor slithers away at beach in Tofino, B.C.

Six-foot boa constrictor slithers away at beach in Tofino, B.C.

VICTORIA — A six-foot-long boa constrictor is on the loose after slithering away at Tofino's Chesterman Beach on Vancouver Island's West Coast.
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U.S. man sentenced for child luring in case involving Saanich, B.C., girl

U.S. man sentenced for child luring in case involving Saanich, B.C., girl

SAANICH — An American man has been sentenced to 40 years in a U.S. prison for grooming children in a case that began when the parents of a 12-year-old girl from Saanich, B.C., went to police.
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B.C.'s search for savings in health administration expands to regional health bodies

B.C.'s search for savings in health administration expands to regional health bodies

VICTORIA — A review of British Columbia's health-care system to cut unnecessary costs is expanding to its five regional health authorities. B.C.
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BC Chamber of Commerce appoints interim CEO amid challenging business climate

BC Chamber of Commerce appoints interim CEO amid challenging business climate

Public relations specialist Alex McMillan takes the helm of the BC Chamber of Commerce amid internal struggles
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