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Chilly temperatures to hang on in southern B.C., forecaster says

Chilly temperatures to hang on in southern B.C., forecaster says

VANCOUVER — Winter's grip on southern British Columbia may hang on as a few flurries remain in the forecast for parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
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Falling space junk poses growing threat to aviation, warns B.C. researcher

Falling space junk poses growing threat to aviation, warns B.C. researcher

The new study found there's a 26% chance the threat of space junk could shut down a crowded airspace in Europe, Asia or North America — including southwest B.C.
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Update: Law Society of B.C. reports tentative deal struck with unionized staff

Update: Law Society of B.C. reports tentative deal struck with unionized staff

Mediation was set for Wednesday as union sought better wages and protections
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B.C.'s child welfare workers 'in crisis,' fix could take decade, says advocate

B.C.'s child welfare workers 'in crisis,' fix could take decade, says advocate

Jennifer Charlesworth's report says it is the latest in decades of studies laying out how little has changed for people working in the child welfare system.
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Squamish man enters guilty plea to charges related to fatal 2022 hit and run

Squamish man enters guilty plea to charges related to fatal 2022 hit and run

John Cernos pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing bodily harm, impaired driving causing death and failing to remain at the scene of a collision. 
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Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. holds referendum on 'historic' written constitution

Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. holds referendum on 'historic' written constitution

BELLA BELLA, B.C. — Online voting has begun in what the Heiltsuk Nation calls a historic referendum on a written constitution for the First Nation on British Columbia's central coast.
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Abbotsford, B.C., daycare owner charged with six counts of assaulting children

Abbotsford, B.C., daycare owner charged with six counts of assaulting children

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police say an East Abbotsford daycare owner has been charged with allegedly assaulting children in her care.
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Kirk LaPointe: B.C. risks losing billions with Columbia River Treaty left in limbo

Kirk LaPointe: B.C. risks losing billions with Columbia River Treaty left in limbo

A long-overdue treaty update is stalled, leaving province vulnerable to political and economic risks
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B.C. to bear brunt of costs from growing wildfire and flood risks, finds report

B.C. to bear brunt of costs from growing wildfire and flood risks, finds report

Building new homes in dangerous places could cost B.C. another $2.2 billion a year by 2030 — far more than anywhere else in Canada, a new study has found.
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Judge denies B.C. sasquatch hunter spousal support

Judge denies B.C. sasquatch hunter spousal support

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robin Baird agreed to divide a couple's property but said the husband had no entitlement to spousal support.
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