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'Best interest of B.C.': Horgan upbeat after first visit to Site C

'Best interest of B.C.': Horgan upbeat after first visit to Site C

The $16-billion project on the Peace River, started in 2015, is now more than 55% completed and ramping up for an eighth year of construction.
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CFIA issues bird flu control zone covering most of Kelowna

CFIA issues bird flu control zone covering most of Kelowna

B.C. has relatively few outbreaks compared to other provinces like Alberta and Ontario.
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Small flock in Comox Valley is B.C.'s 7th to test positive for avian influenza

Small flock in Comox Valley is B.C.'s 7th to test positive for avian influenza

VICTORIA — A small poultry flock in British Columbia's Comox Valley has tested positive for the avian flu, the first case on Vancouver Island.
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'I started crying, crying, crying': Family grieves death of Burnaby girl killed by dump truck

'I started crying, crying, crying': Family grieves death of Burnaby girl killed by dump truck

The death of Byrne Creek Community School Grade 8 student Muska Behzad has shattered her family, says her father.
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Former Coquitlam gymnasts allege abuse in class-action lawsuit

Former Coquitlam gymnasts allege abuse in class-action lawsuit

Amelia Cline, the named plaintiff, claims she was sexually, physically and emotionally abused by two coaches at the Tri-City facility.
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B.C. drops 24 tickets against pastors issued for violating COVID-19 orders

B.C. drops 24 tickets against pastors issued for violating COVID-19 orders

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — British Columbia's Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed it dropped two dozen COVID-19 violation tickets against three Chilliwack, B.C.
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Avian flu found in small Comox poultry flock

Avian flu found in small Comox poultry flock

A small poultry flock in the Comox Valley has tested positive for the highly pathogenic or disease-causing H5N1 avian influenza virus.
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Trial set for men charged in 2021 killing of Vancouver senior

Trial set for men charged in 2021 killing of Vancouver senior

Pair in custody in connection with beating death of Usha Singh, 78, in her Little Mountain home will go to trial in July 2023.
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Marriage proposal in B.C. legislature gets a 'Yes' from fiancée, cheers from MLAs

Marriage proposal in B.C. legislature gets a 'Yes' from fiancée, cheers from MLAs

VICTORIA — Politicians ask a lot of questions in British Columbia’s legislature, but for New Democrat member Rick Glumac, his question posed Wednesday was especially important.
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Police probe homicides of husband and wife in Abbotsford, B.C.

Police probe homicides of husband and wife in Abbotsford, B.C.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police have identified a husband and wife, both in their 70s, as homicide victims in Abbotsford, B.C. Investigators say 77-year-old Arnold De Jong and 76-year-old Joanne De Jong were found dead in a home on Monday.
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