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Thousands without power, roads closed, ferries cancelled due to windstorm

Thousands without power, roads closed, ferries cancelled due to windstorm

Thousands of capital region residents woke to no power Saturday morning and several roads were blocked by downed trees and power lines due to strong winds.
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No winning ticket for Friday night's $10 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket for Friday night's $10 million Lotto Max jackpot

The jackpot is going to go up...
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Burnaby school district hires 28 of 30 grads from its new EA diploma program

Burnaby school district hires 28 of 30 grads from its new EA diploma program

A homegrown program to address a provincewide shortage of education assistants has been a surprising success – even to Burnaby school officials.
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BC Parks is on the look out for student rangers

BC Parks is on the look out for student rangers

Agency is accepting applications up until Feb. 24
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Home was an arsenal with 100 firearms, explosives and detonators

Home was an arsenal with 100 firearms, explosives and detonators

A Campbell River man is facing firearm charges after RCMP seized a cache of 10 firearms, including high-powered explosives and detonators from a home.
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B.C. weather: Wintry blast brings -40 wind chills, arctic winds, snow to parts of province

B.C. weather: Wintry blast brings -40 wind chills, arctic winds, snow to parts of province

More chilly and challenging weather conditions are on the way for British Columbia's inner south coast
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B.C. adds 8,700 jobs in January amid ‘solid’ labour market

B.C. adds 8,700 jobs in January amid ‘solid’ labour market

Province's unemployment rate increased as more people entered the workforce
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This guy is running an insane 100 miles on Burnaby Mountain

This guy is running an insane 100 miles on Burnaby Mountain

Climate change cancelled a race Burnaby resident Verner Von Lofstrand really wanted to take part in so he’s putting all that hard training to good use on Saturday.
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Metro Vancouver residents overwhelmingly support UBC SkyTrain extension

Metro Vancouver residents overwhelmingly support UBC SkyTrain extension

82 per cent of locals polled said they support extending the line to the UBC campus
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B.C. ponies up another $300k for Cascadia high-speed corridor study

B.C. ponies up another $300k for Cascadia high-speed corridor study

Ultra-high-speed corridor could potentially link B.C., Oregon and Washington state
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