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August home sales fall in B.C. after spring surge: BCREA

August home sales fall in B.C. after spring surge: BCREA

Below-normal activity taking hold ahead of what is predicted to be a soft fall market, according to industry association
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Sunshine Coast bears take a load off

Sunshine Coast bears take a load off

A black bear and it's cub take advantage of their neighbours' deck
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Letters: Offer a living wage on the Sunshine Coast

Letters: Offer a living wage on the Sunshine Coast

'The living wage on the Sunshine Coast is now astonishingly high at $24.30 an hour, which is a 22.8 percent increase ($4.51) from last year, when a full report was published by the Sunshine Coast Foundation. This is $7.55 higher than minimum wage in B.C. ($16.75), and one of the highest living wage rates in the province.'
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B.C. government takes positive steps to protect people's health data

B.C. government takes positive steps to protect people's health data

British Columbians health information was "disturbingly" vulnerable, privacy commissioner Michael McEvoy said in December.
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Molly’s Reach restaurant has been closed most of the summer – here's what we know

Molly’s Reach restaurant has been closed most of the summer – here's what we know

The famous restaurant site will reopen for two special events as Beachcombers cast and crew return to Gibsons for a 50th anniversary reunion celebration.
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Seven in 10 Canadians worried about climate change, link it to extreme weather

Seven in 10 Canadians worried about climate change, link it to extreme weather

OTTAWA — A large majority of Canadians are worried about climate change and believe it is the reason for an increase in extreme weather, a new national poll suggests.
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B.C. man alleges sex abuse by military priest

B.C. man alleges sex abuse by military priest

The man alleges the late Father Joseph Eduouard Donat Boisvert groomed and abused him from 1958 to 1960 at St. Michael’s Chapel in Calgary where he was an altar boy.
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Letters: Don’t despair, repair your broken things

Letters: Don’t despair, repair your broken things

'Wayne, Fred, Jan, Alastair, Morris, Micah, Arne, Lee and the rest of the gang will help you repair your broken small appliances, electronics, yard tools, gizmos, gadgets, thingamajigs, bizilbixes, bingle balls, and whirleygigs.'
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B.C. hospital worker awarded $1.2M in accident damages

B.C. hospital worker awarded $1.2M in accident damages

Corinna Jean Thiessen had to leave her job where she was known as "Ms. Sunshine."
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B.C. nurse disciplined for inadequate patient care

B.C. nurse disciplined for inadequate patient care

B.C.'s College of Nurses and Midwives said the nurse lacked medical knowledge and practiced unsafe medication administration.
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