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Elderly woman lived final months with near-severed hip

Elderly woman lived final months with near-severed hip

Doctor prescribed painkillers, no X-rays, despite ongoing pain from fracture
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B.C. couple spends 15 days living in their truck after it breaks down near Armstrong

B.C. couple spends 15 days living in their truck after it breaks down near Armstrong

When their vehicle broke down, the pair had nothing but the beach clothes they were wearing.
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'What a heartless thing to do': Ashes dumped in alley after container stolen from B.C. home

'What a heartless thing to do': Ashes dumped in alley after container stolen from B.C. home

Coun. Moralea Milne died in a car crash in Surrey in 2018.
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Rain helps curb wildfires but isn't enough to make long-term impact or clear smoke

Rain helps curb wildfires but isn't enough to make long-term impact or clear smoke

VICTORIA — Recent showers were a welcome relief to firefighters, but the rain wasn't enough to make long-lasting impacts on wildfires that continue to burn in British Columbia, a Wildfires BC operations director said Tuesday.
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Crews free grey whale entangled in fishing gear off Vancouver Island

Crews free grey whale entangled in fishing gear off Vancouver Island

The whale was initially reported July 29 to DFO's hotline.
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B.C.'s top doctor pushes for vaccinations as COVID-19 cases climb

B.C.'s top doctor pushes for vaccinations as COVID-19 cases climb

VICTORIA — As the COVID-19 case count increases in B.C., provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is urging people to walk in and get vaccinated at clinics that are to be set up around the province.
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Walk-in Wednesday? B.C. offers no appointment COVID-19 vaccinations

Walk-in Wednesday? B.C. offers no appointment COVID-19 vaccinations

On Wednesday, Aug. 4, clinics will offer 20,000 doses to anyone 12 or over who still hasn’t received a first jab; those waiting for a second dose are also eligible
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Calgary man gets house arrest, suspended sentence, for smuggling person into Canada

Calgary man gets house arrest, suspended sentence, for smuggling person into Canada

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A British Columbia court has sentenced a Calgary man to three months house arrest and a 15-month conditional sentence for human smuggling. The Canada Border Services Agency says in a news release that a B.C.
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B.C. RCMP officer docked pay for touching himself in home window

B.C. RCMP officer docked pay for touching himself in home window

Mountie in Osoyoos, B.C., docked pay after being caught naked touching himself in window of his own home
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Smoke, COVID-19 causes drop in business in B.C. Interior

Smoke, COVID-19 causes drop in business in B.C. Interior

A spike in COVID-19 cases and lingering wildfire smoke has combined to hit businesses hard in the Central Okanagan
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