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Totem pole that has stood near the Manitoba legislature for 53 years is removed

Totem pole that has stood near the Manitoba legislature for 53 years is removed

WINNIPEG — A totem pole that has stood on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature for more than 50 years has come down. The five-metre-high pole was unveiled in 1971 to mark the 100th anniversary of British Columbia's entry into Confederation.
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Televised B.C. election debate will see party leaders face each other under lights

Televised B.C. election debate will see party leaders face each other under lights

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia election campaign is about to reach a critical juncture with the three main party leaders set to square off in a television debate Tuesday. It's the only televised debate of the campaign ahead of voting day on Oct.
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Man, 41, arrested after allegedly stealing police car: VPD

Man, 41, arrested after allegedly stealing police car: VPD

VANCOUVER — Vancouver police say a man with more than 50 criminal convictions is back in custody after allegedly stealing a police car and taking it for a ride, endangering bystanders in a park on Sunday.
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Eby supports police on guns and gangs, flanked by four law enforcement candidates

Eby supports police on guns and gangs, flanked by four law enforcement candidates

SURREY, B.C. — NDP Leader David Eby promised Sunday to support police in British Columbia to keep illegal guns off the streets and protect communities, but accused B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad of planning to make the province less safe.
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Video: Stolen Vancouver police cruiser driven erratically near children at playground

Video: Stolen Vancouver police cruiser driven erratically near children at playground

Video shows a person driving the stolen police SUV beside a playground where children were playing in Vancouver.
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One dead, four injured after serious single-vehicle rollover near Merritt, B.C.

One dead, four injured after serious single-vehicle rollover near Merritt, B.C.

MERRITT — Police in British Columbia say one person is dead and four others are injured following a serious single-vehicle rollover near Merritt. RCMP were called to the scene at around 3:50 p.m.
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Letter: 'A B.C. that works for all British Columbians' needs a functioning healthcare system

Letter: 'A B.C. that works for all British Columbians' needs a functioning healthcare system

This letter writer believes a priority of the next B.C. government should be to improve COVID-19 prevention in healthcare facilities.
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Man dead after a pickup truck crashed into a bus stop in Surrey, B.C.

Man dead after a pickup truck crashed into a bus stop in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY — A 33-year-old man died after a pickup truck crashed into a bus stop bench in Surrey, B.C., where two people were waiting for a bus.
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Where will B.C.'s election be won? Even identifying the battlegrounds is tough call

Where will B.C.'s election be won? Even identifying the battlegrounds is tough call

VANCOUVER — The calculus of predicting an election and identifying its key battlegrounds is complex enough in any race, but observers of the British Columbia poll this month are facing a pair of unknown quantities that make the maths even more confou
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'I intend to win': B.C. Green leader undaunted in battle for NDP stronghold

'I intend to win': B.C. Green leader undaunted in battle for NDP stronghold

Sonia Furstenau, who previously represented the Cowichan Valley, is set to do battle in Victoria-Beacon Hill, after moving back to Victoria to be closer to family
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