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Heat alert issued for northern Sunshine Coast beginning Sunday

Heat alert issued for northern Sunshine Coast beginning Sunday

Environment Canada warns an increase to health and safety risk
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More crews on standby, campfire ban considered with heat wave looming: BCWS

More crews on standby, campfire ban considered with heat wave looming: BCWS

The BC Wildfire Service is asking the public to be its "eyes and ears on the ground" and report any wildfires.
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Rob Shaw: Ministers' last-minute exodus unlikely to hurt BC NDP fortunes

Rob Shaw: Ministers' last-minute exodus unlikely to hurt BC NDP fortunes

Retirement trend among senior BC NDP leaders opens the door to new faces ahead crucial electoral period
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Art Beat: Secondary school student filmmakers earn top prize

Art Beat: Secondary school student filmmakers earn top prize

Among the 2,000 registered contestants in Vancouver’s Run ‘n’ Gun 48-hour film competition, the solitary team from the Sunshine Coast netted the prize for Best Youth Film during a gala screening at the Orpheum Theatre on July 29.
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Opinion: Sunshine Coast, it's time to vote in the People's Choice Awards!

Opinion: Sunshine Coast, it's time to vote in the People's Choice Awards!

While elections dominate world headlines this week (U.K.! France! U.S.!), we’ve got a ballot that’s far less consequential to the Guardian or New York Times , but quite important to us around here.
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B.C.'s job market slumps with 10K positions lost in June

B.C.'s job market slumps with 10K positions lost in June

Unemployment rate ticks downward as more British Columbians leave workforce
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From courtrooms to classrooms: Milan the Labrador celebrates retirement

From courtrooms to classrooms: Milan the Labrador celebrates retirement

The first professionally trained dog to work in schools on the Sunshine Coast steps back
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Obituary: Barrie J. S. Littlewood

Obituary: Barrie J. S. Littlewood

'Whether golfing or being on the water in his cabin cruiser, he made sure to make the best life he could for them both as the years passed.'
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Obituary: Michael F. Watson

Obituary: Michael F. Watson

'The planet has lost a kind-hearted and gentle human who quietly injected humour, curiosity, and deep knowledge into everything he did.'
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Fleming one of three cabinet ministers not running in fall provincial election

Fleming one of three cabinet ministers not running in fall provincial election

Labour Minister Harry Bains and Forests Minister Bruce Ralston also announced this week they won’t seek re-election
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