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Head-on crash kills two, shuts highway, blocks ferry terminal in West Vancouver, B.C.

Head-on crash kills two, shuts highway, blocks ferry terminal in West Vancouver, B.C.

WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. — Police in West Vancouver, B.C., say two people are dead after a head-on crash along Highway 1 that blocked access to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal.
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CRD to consider pilot program to put safety equipment at swimming beaches

CRD to consider pilot program to put safety equipment at swimming beaches

B.C. had a record number of drownings in 2023, with the highest number on Vancouver Island.
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Alberni Valley rescuers save hikers stranded on 5040 mountain cliff

Alberni Valley rescuers save hikers stranded on 5040 mountain cliff

The hikers were tourists who were unfamiliar with the area and “weren’t really prepared for what they were walking into.”
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Kittens recovering after being burned in Port Alberni wildfire

Kittens recovering after being burned in Port Alberni wildfire

The kittens were found by Port Alberni Fire Department crews responding to a wildfire last week.
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Cumberland backs lawsuit against oil companies

Cumberland backs lawsuit against oil companies

Fiona Koza of West Coast Environmental Law said 70 American cities and states have already filed class-action lawsuits against oil companies, but the one developing in B.C. would be the first in Canada.
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Mounties seize 439 catalytic converters in B.C. theft, trafficking investigation

Mounties seize 439 catalytic converters in B.C. theft, trafficking investigation

BURNABY, B.C. — Mounties in Burnaby, B.C., say they used undercover officers as part of a lengthy investigation into hundreds of stolen catalytic converters that they say were destined to be sent to the United States.
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Eleven-year-old boy drowns after inflated tube flips in B.C. lake

Eleven-year-old boy drowns after inflated tube flips in B.C. lake

KIMBERLEY, B.C. — RCMP say an 11-year-old boy has drowned in Wasa Lake, north of Cranbrook in southeastern B.C. Police say the boy was out with two other children on Sunday on an inflated tube when it flipped in high winds and rough water.
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Court refuses to discharge Greg Martel from bankruptcy

Court refuses to discharge Greg Martel from bankruptcy

Bankruptcy discharge hearing adjourned, which means Martel will remain an “undischarged bankrupt” and his debts of more than $300 million stay intact
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Green MLA Olsen not running in fall B.C. election, cites mental and physical health

Green MLA Olsen not running in fall B.C. election, cites mental and physical health

VICTORIA — One of the two Green Party members in British Columbia's Legislature has announced he will not seek re-election in this fall's provincial vote.
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim adds $80K to office budget, despite pushback

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim adds $80K to office budget, despite pushback

OneCity's Christine Boyle: "This is real garbage."
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