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As wildfire risk fades, the last remaining campfire ban is lifted in B.C.

As wildfire risk fades, the last remaining campfire ban is lifted in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Campfires are now permitted in all six of British Columbia's fire centres, as the only remaining campfire ban is lifted across the Coastal Fire Centre.
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'Jolt' coming to some public companies in B.C. amid regulatory changes

'Jolt' coming to some public companies in B.C. amid regulatory changes

Prospectus exemption expected to most benefit companies seeking to raise $5M-10M on the markets
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B.C. inflation shows signs of easing after hitting 7.3% in August

B.C. inflation shows signs of easing after hitting 7.3% in August

Inflation on West Coast still exceeding national rate despite cooling over the summer
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Update: Amber Alert for missing 3-year-old cancelled, child found safe

Update: Amber Alert for missing 3-year-old cancelled, child found safe

An investigation into the reported abduction is ongoing
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Amber Alert issued for three-year-old boy last seen at Vancouver hospital

Amber Alert issued for three-year-old boy last seen at Vancouver hospital

VANCOUVER — An Amber Alert has been issued for a three-year-old boy who Vancouver police say was abducted from a local hospital.
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Criminal probe begins after violence, arrests at music festival in Vancouver

Criminal probe begins after violence, arrests at music festival in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Seven people were arrested and a criminal investigation is underway after a disturbance Sunday night by fans attending a music festival in east Vancouver.
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Former Okanagan Athletics player makes his Major League Baseball debut

Former Okanagan Athletics player makes his Major League Baseball debut

There was a lot of cheering going on in B.C. when Jared Young got his first Major League Baseball hit during his debut with the Chicago Cubs on Friday, and some of it was coming from Kelowna.
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Cops For Kids Ride raises more than $375,000 as inflation pushes up grant requests

Cops For Kids Ride raises more than $375,000 as inflation pushes up grant requests

This year’s Cop For Kids raised more than $375,000.
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Coquitlam renter shocked after landlord asks for nationality

Coquitlam renter shocked after landlord asks for nationality

Landlords can't ask you where you are from, according to the BC Human Rights Code. But some do anyway as they discriminate against potential renters on the basis of nationality.
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Young B.C. man paralyzed by work truck awarded $15.5M

Young B.C. man paralyzed by work truck awarded $15.5M

A Korean multinational construction company with headquarters in Langley, B.C., has been found liable for a major workplace accident claim after not defending itself
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