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Owner of Audi filmed driving wrong way on Pat Bay Highway charged

Owner of Audi filmed driving wrong way on Pat Bay Highway charged

Police identified the owner using dash-cam footage provided by the public.
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B.C. Interior First Nations to receive revenue from Columbia River Treaty

B.C. Interior First Nations to receive revenue from Columbia River Treaty

The proposed interim agreements will share the revenue over four years.
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Fire on bus carrying school children cuts road and power in Chilliwack, B.C.

Fire on bus carrying school children cuts road and power in Chilliwack, B.C.

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A bus carrying elementary school students on a field trip has caught fire on a road in Chilliwack, B.C., spreading to a nearby structure and cutting power to the area before being extinguished.
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Bus carrying West Van elementary students catches fire in Chilliwack

Bus carrying West Van elementary students catches fire in Chilliwack

Westcot students all got off the charter bus safely before it burst into flames on Vedder Mountain Road.
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Working alarm in just 45% of B.C. home fires, as deaths triple since 2019: report

Working alarm in just 45% of B.C. home fires, as deaths triple since 2019: report

VICTORIA — British Columbia's fire commissioner has highlighted the importance of functioning smoke alarms, saying too many people were needlessly dying, as he released a report showing that fire fatalities have tripled since 2019.
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Research shows crops not only grow, but thrive amid solar panel installations

Research shows crops not only grow, but thrive amid solar panel installations

New research hopes to address land-use conflict
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Guilty plea: Volunteer curling coach in New West admits to sexual interference against youth

Guilty plea: Volunteer curling coach in New West admits to sexual interference against youth

New Westminster police launched investigation after 11-year-old girl shared details about an encounter with curling coach
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1,200-kilometre Race to Alaska is off and running — with no engines

1,200-kilometre Race to Alaska is off and running — with no engines

Competitors made the traditional sprint from Government Street to their vessels in the Inner Harbour on Thursday and set out to complete the 1,200-kilometre journey.
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Squamish Nation to celebrate centennial Amalgamation Day anniversary

Squamish Nation to celebrate centennial Amalgamation Day anniversary

Four weeks of events and one Amalgamation Day festival will celebrate 100 years since the Squamish Nation was formed
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B.C. government taps veteran mediator to resolve Fraser Valley bus strike

B.C. government taps veteran mediator to resolve Fraser Valley bus strike

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has appointed veteran mediator Vince Ready to help resolve what it says is an "incredibly challenging" bus strike in the Fraser Valley.
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