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Air Canada flight attendants picket at 4 major airports as bargaining continues

Air Canada flight attendants picket at 4 major airports as bargaining continues

TORONTO — Air Canada flight attendants gathered for simultaneous demonstrations outside airports in some major Canadian cities Monday as the clock ticked down toward a possible strike that could begin as soon as this weekend.
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'Good neighbour' noise policy contributed to B.C. submarine accident

'Good neighbour' noise policy contributed to B.C. submarine accident

Noise restrictions at Esquimalt, B.C., dry dock identified as a contributing factor that compressed a work timeline and led to serious damage to HMCS Corner Brook while undergoing repairs
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Woman injured by partially full beer can thrown from truck near Lake Cowichan

Woman injured by partially full beer can thrown from truck near Lake Cowichan

RCMP say the woman suffered a medical emergency after being struck in the head and was taken to hospital for treatment.
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Heat warnings covering parts of southern B.C. expand into Metro Vancouver

Heat warnings covering parts of southern B.C. expand into Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Heat warnings across parts of southern British Columbia and Vancouver Island over the weekend have been expanded to Metro Vancouver.
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IHIT makes public appeal in Surrey homicide investigation

IHIT makes public appeal in Surrey homicide investigation

Jaskaran Minhas was gunned down on March 3
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Rob Shaw: B.C. court ruling puts Aboriginal title above private property rights

Rob Shaw: B.C. court ruling puts Aboriginal title above private property rights

Ruling could scare the general public and businesses considering investing in B.C.
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Heat warnings covering parts of southern B.C. expand into Metro Vancouver

Heat warnings covering parts of southern B.C. expand into Metro Vancouver

Daily daytime high records were broken in several communities Sunday.
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West coast workhorse: The Uchuck III has spent 70 years as a north Island lifeline

West coast workhorse: The Uchuck III has spent 70 years as a north Island lifeline

The sight of the 136-foot Uchuck III’s split cranes and rounded wheelhouse is a signal to the lonely corners of the northIsland that the outside world has arrived.
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Wildfire-related tactical evacuations near Kelowna cancelled

Wildfire-related tactical evacuations near Kelowna cancelled

VICTORIA — Residents affected by a tactical evacuation issued for the Okanagan's Joe Rich area due to an out-of-control fire are now allowed to return home, a local emergency group says.
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Smoke from Wesley Ridge fire on Vancouver Island could last for months

Smoke from Wesley Ridge fire on Vancouver Island could last for months

VICTORIA — BC Wildfire Service said an out-of-control wildfire burning on Vancouver Island near Cameron Lake could generate smoke for the "coming weeks, and potentially the coming months.
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