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1st babies born in Britain using DNA from 3 people

1st babies born in Britain using DNA from 3 people

The world's first baby born using the technique was reported in the U.S. in 2016.
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Neighbours not included in appeal regarding Sakinaw Lake home

Neighbours not included in appeal regarding Sakinaw Lake home

Neighbouring property owners Martin and Barbara Aidelbaum had 'no legal, financial or reputational interests that will be affected by the outcome of the appeal' that the SCRD filed against the owner of 4355 Lake Road, Lorna Vanderhaeghe. 
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Federally regulated workplaces will soon provide menstrual products for free

Federally regulated workplaces will soon provide menstrual products for free

Workers will be able to access free menstrual products beginning on Dec. 15
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Bzzzt bzzzt bzzzt: Emergency alert test will sound in B.C. today

Bzzzt bzzzt bzzzt: Emergency alert test will sound in B.C. today

The B.C. Emergency Alert system will send alerts today, May 10 at 1:55 p.m. across cellphones, as well as radio and TV broadcasts.
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B.C. parents lack electrical safety knowledge, poll finds

B.C. parents lack electrical safety knowledge, poll finds

Eight per cent of B.C. parents believe a downed power line would glow, according to a new BC Hydro survey.
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Les Leyne: NDP looks helpless in dealing with housing scandal

Les Leyne: NDP looks helpless in dealing with housing scandal

Atira, the contractor at the centre of the scandal, rejected the government’s direct order to clean house
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B.C. man loses fight with Apple over laptop battery

B.C. man loses fight with Apple over laptop battery

Xiaoxian Zhou wanted the $3,375 purchase price back.
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Sunshine Coast Tourism director outlines mission for region

Sunshine Coast Tourism director outlines mission for region

Organization is coordinating measures to attract visitors to areas from Howe Sound to Desolation Sound
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Rare May heat wave brings worries for further floods and wildfires

Rare May heat wave brings worries for further floods and wildfires

VICTORIA — A spell of unseasonably warm weather in the forecast for many parts of British Columbia is raising concerns for further flooding and wildfires. John Innes, a professor in the faculty of forestry at the University of B.C.
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BC Coroners Service investigating two deaths on Sunshine Coast

BC Coroners Service investigating two deaths on Sunshine Coast

The deceased were found in a residence in ts'ukw'um (Wilson Creek) on May 3 
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