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New cancer centre coming to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

New cancer centre coming to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

Cancer patients north of the Malahat on Vancouver Island must currently travel to Victoria for many treatments, including radiation therapy.
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Powering her way to the pros

Powering her way to the pros

During her latest competition Dawson Creek power lifter April Baldassarre lifted a total of 887.4 lbs.
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B.C. Premier David Eby calls two byelections for June 24

B.C. Premier David Eby calls two byelections for June 24

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby called byelections Saturday for two ridings left vacant after the resignations of the previous New Democrat premier and a former cabinet minister.
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Man and woman charged in shooting death of Abbotsford, B.C., man last year

Man and woman charged in shooting death of Abbotsford, B.C., man last year

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says two people have been charged in the killing of an Abbotsford man last year.
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Special prosecutor named in investigation of B.C. school board candidate

Special prosecutor named in investigation of B.C. school board candidate

VICTORIA — The BC Prosecution Service says it has named a special prosecutor in a case involving a New Westminster school board candidate who was later appointed a government adviser at the beginning of May.
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B.C. bookkeeper used numbered company to assist major U.S. fraud, SEC finds

B.C. bookkeeper used numbered company to assist major U.S. fraud, SEC finds

Bookkeeper's dealings with former Vancouver stock promoter shed light on the mechanics of an alleged billion-dollar penny stock trading scheme orchestrated in B.C.
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B.C. extends reach of property tax aimed at turning empty houses into rental homes

B.C. extends reach of property tax aimed at turning empty houses into rental homes

VICTORIA — British Columbia is expanding the tax it created to clamp down on real estate speculation and ensure homes in rental-strapped communities don't sit empty.
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Assault charges laid against B.C. RCMP officer

Assault charges laid against B.C. RCMP officer

Staff Sgt. Damian Volk is due in North Vancouver provincial court June 23.
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'Someone put her there': Mother wants answers in daughter's death

'Someone put her there': Mother wants answers in daughter's death

North Cowichan-Duncan RCMP says 15-year-old Carsyn Seaweed was found in a semi-conscious state on May 15. She later died.
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Central Vancouver Island to get cancer centre at Nanaimo hospital, says B.C. premier

Central Vancouver Island to get cancer centre at Nanaimo hospital, says B.C. premier

NANAIMO, B.C. — The city of Nanaimo on central Vancouver Island is the latest British Columbia community to receive government approval for a cancer care centre, Premier David Eby said Friday.
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