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B.C. police seek suspected getaway driver in killing of Sikh temple leader Nijjar

B.C. police seek suspected getaway driver in killing of Sikh temple leader Nijjar

Homicide investigators in British Columbia say they are seeking the suspected getaway driver for the killers of Surrey Sikh temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down on June 18.
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Here's when the next meteor shower will scatter shooting stars over Vancouver

Here's when the next meteor shower will scatter shooting stars over Vancouver

There are five more meteor showers left to see in 2023.
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BC SPCA appealing to businesses amidst heatwave

BC SPCA appealing to businesses amidst heatwave

Even a dog being kept in a hot car for a short period of time can be harmful.
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B.C. puts fish protection orders in place as heat, drought persists

B.C. puts fish protection orders in place as heat, drought persists

More than 80 per cent of the province has reached Level 4 or 5 drought conditions, the highest possible rankings, after months of little or no rain. 
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RCMP missing Roberts Creek man found

RCMP missing Roberts Creek man found

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Two decades later, record wildfires in Kelowna, B.C. are dwarfed by current season

Two decades later, record wildfires in Kelowna, B.C. are dwarfed by current season

Aug. 16 is the 20th anniversary of the start of a fire that eventually led to the evacuation of more than 33,000 residents and damaged or destroying more than 200 homes near Kelowna, B.C.
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Sunshine Coast's three chambers of commerce plan to merge

Sunshine Coast's three chambers of commerce plan to merge

A joint task force is working on a merger of the Pender Harbour, Sechelt and Gibsons Chambers of Commerce in coming weeks and months. Then, the merger question will be put to a membership vote by November.
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Paper Excellence mill in Powell River permanently curtailed

Paper Excellence mill in Powell River permanently curtailed

Restart of a pulp or paper business not feasible, says company's COO
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B.C. First Nations coalition seeks leave to join case to support salmon farm closures

B.C. First Nations coalition seeks leave to join case to support salmon farm closures

19 B.C. First Nations and the Union of B.C. say they are applying to the court out of their obligation to protect wild salmon for current and future generations
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What does Southern Sunshine Coast FAC Chair have prepped for BC Ferries AGM?

What does Southern Sunshine Coast FAC Chair have prepped for BC Ferries AGM?

Issues of a service contract unchanged since 2003 and 'a ferry that is a pinch point in the lives of Coast residents' dominate local Ferry Advisory Committee's Chair mind as she readies herself for BC Ferries Annual General Meeting on Aug 24.
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