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B.C. records 229 cases of COVID-19 over three days as officials encourage vaccination

B.C. records 229 cases of COVID-19 over three days as officials encourage vaccination

VICTORIA — British Columbia is reporting a one-day total of COVID-19 cases not seen since last August, but health officials are encouraging more people to get vaccinated as the virus continues to circulate in the province and neighbouring jurisdictio
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Horgan marks Indigenous Peoples Day by urging recognition of systemic racism

Horgan marks Indigenous Peoples Day by urging recognition of systemic racism

VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan is marking National Indigenous Peoples Day by celebrating First Nation communities while recognizing systemic racism continues to be a reality for them.
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B.C. 6/49 lottery winner will have to share $6-million jackpot

B.C. 6/49 lottery winner will have to share $6-million jackpot

The six winning numbers were 13, 15, 17, 25, 34 and 45.
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Fully vaccinated travellers won’t be subject to quarantine starting July 5

Fully vaccinated travellers won’t be subject to quarantine starting July 5

Canada also extends flights ban for India
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Indian residential schools were designed with cemeteries

Indian residential schools were designed with cemeteries

'It wasn't a secret there were going to be deaths': An Indigenous studies professor at Simon Fraser University says many schools' architectural drawings included cemeteries.
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B.C. man arrested for allegedly soliciting children to touch him sexually: RCMP

B.C. man arrested for allegedly soliciting children to touch him sexually: RCMP

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Mounties say they arrested a 32-year-old man on Saturday for allegedly seeking sexual contact with children in Fort St. John, B.C. RCMP say they were called to a local park at around 10:30 a.m. following reports from witnesses.
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Motorcyclist killed in suspected hit-and-run in Burnaby, B.C.

Motorcyclist killed in suspected hit-and-run in Burnaby, B.C.

BURNABY, B.C. — RCMP in Burnaby, B.C., are investigating an alleged hit-and-run that caused the death of a motorcyclist Saturday evening.
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Blaze near Lytton spread across steep terrain, says BC Wildfire Service

Blaze near Lytton spread across steep terrain, says BC Wildfire Service

LYTTON, B.C. — British Columbia's Wildfire Service says an out-of-control blaze in the Fraser Canyon has grown further burning 3.5 square kilometres of bush south of Lytton, B.C.
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Shots fired before Jeep crashes in Surrey: RCMP

Shots fired before Jeep crashes in Surrey: RCMP

SURREY, B.C. — Police are investigating a Saturday-evening shooting in Surrey, B.C. that they say preceded a car crash. Local Mounties say in a news release that it happened in the Newton area at around 8:40 p.m.
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Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., grows, evacuation alert remains in effect

Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., grows, evacuation alert remains in effect

LYTTON, B.C. — British Columbia's Wildfire Service says a blaze in the Fraser Canyon has been renamed and is now classified as out-of-control after charring 2.5 square kilometres south of Lytton, B.C.
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