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B.C. seasonal forecast suggests long cool spring, flood risk in high snowpack regions

B.C. seasonal forecast suggests long cool spring, flood risk in high snowpack regions

VICTORIA — A long, cool and wet spring is in the forecast for British Columbia, but temperatures are expected to start rising next month, increasing the risk of flooding in creeks, streams and rivers. B.C.
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Why Canadian cattle markets are matching record highs

Why Canadian cattle markets are matching record highs

Cow prices have reached $132 per hundredweight, the highest since September 2015
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Save-on-Foods considering selling wine on Vancouver stores' shelves

Save-on-Foods considering selling wine on Vancouver stores' shelves

Move follows city council voting to end city's moratorium banning wine on grocery store shelves
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Ongoing instability keeping Canadians in 'permacrisis,' expert says

Ongoing instability keeping Canadians in 'permacrisis,' expert says

“(From) a consumer public perspective this is  a really difficult period to live in, which means we have higher volatility and unpredictability in how people are going to react to issues from day to day," public opinion researcher David Coletto says.
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A dozen more addiction centres coming for youth in B.C.

A dozen more addiction centres coming for youth in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Youth in British Columbia will soon have more access to mental health and addiction services at a dozen new Foundry centres.
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B.C. man charged with 10 counts of sexual assault after alleged chemical attacks

B.C. man charged with 10 counts of sexual assault after alleged chemical attacks

VICTORIA — Police in Victoria say a 49-year-old man is facing 10 counts of sexual assault with a weapon after a series of attacks on women last year.
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Fort St. John fentanyl dealer sentenced to 12 years

Fort St. John fentanyl dealer sentenced to 12 years

Dana Nazarek credited with 683 days of time served
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Alert issued after cocaine tainted with fentanyl kills multiple people in B.C. Interior

Alert issued after cocaine tainted with fentanyl kills multiple people in B.C. Interior

The entire, vast, IH region is impacted by the alert.
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Police still searching for killer of teenage boy stabbed on Surrey bus

Police still searching for killer of teenage boy stabbed on Surrey bus

Ethan Bespflug's family has identified him as the teenage boy who was fatally stabbed.
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Teenager, 15, hurt in stabbing on the grounds of Delta, B.C., elementary school

Teenager, 15, hurt in stabbing on the grounds of Delta, B.C., elementary school

DELTA, B.C. — Police say a teenager has been hurt in a stabbing while on the grounds of a Delta, B.C., elementary school. Delta police say the 15-year-old was attacked late Wednesday and left with stab wounds outside McCloskey Elementary School.
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