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B.C. restaurant and pub spending up 10.2 per cent from last year

B.C. restaurant and pub spending up 10.2 per cent from last year

Trend in June mirrors what is happened across the country
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Assault victim fails to get protection order against B.C. relationship coach

Assault victim fails to get protection order against B.C. relationship coach

The woman met Nima Rahmany in person for the first time in Steveston
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Photos: In Burnaby, B.C. pledges $15M to food banks under 'significant strain'

Photos: In Burnaby, B.C. pledges $15M to food banks under 'significant strain'

There's more demand from a variety of marginalized populations as well as people in two-household incomes, according to the executive director of Food Banks BC.
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Downtown Eastsiders mock viral TikTok video promoting tiny suite for $2K per month

Downtown Eastsiders mock viral TikTok video promoting tiny suite for $2K per month

Trey Helten: “It’s frustrating to see gentrification just slowly creep in from all corners.”
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TSB report warns that unnoticed locomotive fires pose wildfire risk

TSB report warns that unnoticed locomotive fires pose wildfire risk

The board says there have been at least 21 more on-board fires involving "remote" locomotives in the middle or at the end of a train since the incident in B.C., with 34 occurring in the 10 years before.
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Third BC Ferries Coastal class ship having mechanical problems

Third BC Ferries Coastal class ship having mechanical problems

BC Ferries reports 36.5 per cent uptick in cancellations in spring 2023, compared to spring 2022 — a figure that could rise amid ongoing mechanical problems
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TikTok trend terrorizes Elphinstone residents

TikTok trend terrorizes Elphinstone residents

‘It was like something exploded, almost like a dynamite explosion woke me up’
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The wildland-urban interface: why wildfire fatalities seem so prevalent in the U.S.

The wildland-urban interface: why wildfire fatalities seem so prevalent in the U.S.

Population size, the volatility of the fire itself and the ability and willingness of residents to evacuate quickly are among a confluence of factors that make wildfire deadly.
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British Columbians most likely to consider moving due to wildfire, smoke, finds poll

British Columbians most likely to consider moving due to wildfire, smoke, finds poll

A Canada-wide poll found 19% of B.C. residents affected by wildfires or smoke say they're thinking about moving somewhere else — the most of any jurisdiction.
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‘Unfortunate’ ad promotes sale of West Kelowna townhouses amid wildfires

‘Unfortunate’ ad promotes sale of West Kelowna townhouses amid wildfires

New homes advertised next to stories about damage inflicted upon West Kelowna due to wildfires
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