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B.C. court rules railway oil data disclosure is about public safety

B.C. court rules railway oil data disclosure is about public safety

B.C.'s Court of Appeal cited the Lac-Megantic, Que., tragedy where 47 people died after a train carrying 7.7 million litres of petroleum crude oil derailed at 104 km/h.
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Provinces 'hold the key' to unlocking homebuilding, new report argues

Provinces 'hold the key' to unlocking homebuilding, new report argues

OTTAWA — While the federal government and cities across Canada are making strides on expanding the housing supply, the provinces still need to get serious about building quality homes, a new report released Thursday argues.
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Mario Canseco: Support for private health care growing fastest among young Canadians

Mario Canseco: Support for private health care growing fastest among young Canadians

Research Co. polling reveals half of adults under 35 say the system would work better if privately run, a warning sign for governments hoping to preserve the public model
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Failed B.C.-Alberta transmission line holds lessons for a national grid

Failed B.C.-Alberta transmission line holds lessons for a national grid

The cross-border intertie has never met capacity, offering lessons on what stands in the way of the Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan for an east-to-west grid
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Gosling impaled by fish hook heals and returns to the B.C. wild

Gosling impaled by fish hook heals and returns to the B.C. wild

A young Canada Goose is back in the wild after suffering painful injuries caused by discarded fishing gear.
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Lake Cowichan still has no replacements for town's only two GPs

Lake Cowichan still has no replacements for town's only two GPs

One doctor has already retired, while another is set to leave at the end of June
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Bill fast-tracking infrastructure projects passes as Speaker Raj Chouhan breaks tie

Bill fast-tracking infrastructure projects passes as Speaker Raj Chouhan breaks tie

VICTORIA — A controversial bill in British Columbia responding to American tariffs has passed with Speaker Raj Chouhan casting the deciding vote Wednesday evening.
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Boy aged 4 dead, mother critical, after being pinned under bus at B.C. ferry terminal

Boy aged 4 dead, mother critical, after being pinned under bus at B.C. ferry terminal

Police say a four-year-old boy is dead and his mother is in critical condition after they were pinned under a bus in West Vancouver, B.C.
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These new MPs have climate backgrounds — will they deliver?

These new MPs have climate backgrounds — will they deliver?

From former mayors to grassroots activists, Canada's newest MPs include several individuals who have spent years fighting for environmental causes.
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B.C. has no workplace temperature limits. Advocates want change

B.C. has no workplace temperature limits. Advocates want change

The rising threat of deadly heat waves increases the urgency, say workers.
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