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Underage teens arrested for assaulting Port Moody liquor store employees with bear spray

Underage teens arrested for assaulting Port Moody liquor store employees with bear spray

The trio retaliated and fled to a nearby SkyTrain station after they were refused service.
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BC Fruit Growers Association vice-president fears for future food supply

BC Fruit Growers Association vice-president fears for future food supply

With pressures like climate change, cost of labour and labour shortages, there is growing concern about the future of farming in Canada.
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Oldest tug on West Coast dismantled, parts saved for museums

Oldest tug on West Coast dismantled, parts saved for museums

The Sea Lion was built on a one-piece keel from a 120-foot fir log, milled three feet deep and two feet wide, and launched into the waters at Coal Harbour in Vancouver in 1905.
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Snow covers southern B.C., rain and freezing rain to come, as cold still grips north

Snow covers southern B.C., rain and freezing rain to come, as cold still grips north

VANCOUVER — About 15 centimetres of snow blanketed Metro Vancouver overnight and almost double that amount was recorded at Victoria International airport as the latest storm slammed British Columbia's south coast.
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B.C. reports nearly 30,000 active cases of COVID-19 as Omicron variant spreads

B.C. reports nearly 30,000 active cases of COVID-19 as Omicron variant spreads

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Health Ministry says the number of hospitalizations from COVID-19 has risen to 317 as the province deals with the Omicron variant.
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Southern B.C. braces for heavy snow as northern region endures bone-chilling cold

Southern B.C. braces for heavy snow as northern region endures bone-chilling cold

VANCOUVER — Winter storm, snowfall and extreme cold warnings cover almost every corner of British Columbia as the latest powerful storm sweeps into the province.
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Mental capacity to be focus of Gibsons man's trial in mother's death

Mental capacity to be focus of Gibsons man's trial in mother's death

Moirin Gladys Webster's body was found on Dec. 27, 2020 in her home
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Meet West Vancouver’s first climate writer in residence

Meet West Vancouver’s first climate writer in residence

Running through to the end of March, Katłįà (Catherine) Lafferty will look to give voice to the climate crisis with an Indigenous perspective
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Homeowners grant threshold leaps to $1.9 million in B.C. as property values increase

Homeowners grant threshold leaps to $1.9 million in B.C. as property values increase

VICTORIA — Homeowners in British Columbia whose property is valued at just under $2 million will still be eligible for the annual homeowner grant. The provincial government announced Wednesday it has raised the grant threshold to $1.
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Court rules in favour of controversial road along cherished Surrey park

Court rules in favour of controversial road along cherished Surrey park

B.C. Supreme Court rules environmentalists couldn't gain standing to argue against the road in the public's interest
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