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B.C. wildfires holding under 370 with 30 per cent classified as 'out of control'

B.C. wildfires holding under 370 with 30 per cent classified as 'out of control'

The Calcite Creek fire in British Columbia's southern Interior is no longer considered a "wildfire of note," leaving three such blazes throughout the province.
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NDP nominates youth advocate to go toe-to-toe with Kevin Falcon in his own riding

NDP nominates youth advocate to go toe-to-toe with Kevin Falcon in his own riding

Squamish-raised Callista Ryan has long been associated with student politics, and was acclaimed by the NDP as its choice to tackle Kevin Falcon in Vancouver-Quilchena
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Homicide investigators called in after woman, child die in B.C. balcony fall

Homicide investigators called in after woman, child die in B.C. balcony fall

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. — Police in North Vancouver, B.C., say homicide investigators have been called in after a woman and a child died from falling off an apartment balcony.
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Island Health plans facilities for 'hard-to-house' patients after nurses complain of safety risks

Island Health plans facilities for 'hard-to-house' patients after nurses complain of safety risks

“It’s truly about the drugs, weapons, alcohol, and the violence”: Health-care workers detail what the chaos and safety risks in care homes with “special population units.”
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Fire at Port Alberni mill site not expected to slow development

Fire at Port Alberni mill site not expected to slow development

This is the second major suspicious fire at the property since October. 
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Pro-Palestinian encampment at Vancouver Island University cleared

Pro-Palestinian encampment at Vancouver Island University cleared

University had sought court injunction to remove the camp from its quad on the Nanaimo campus
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Helicopter evacuations underway as wildfire threatens Yukon wilderness lodge

Helicopter evacuations underway as wildfire threatens Yukon wilderness lodge

Brian Dack says wildfires have come close to the Kluane Wilderness Lodge in southwestern Yukon before, but none have been so large and fast-moving as the blaze that's currently threatening his business of more than two decades.
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B.C. film company fined for flying drone too close to killer whales

B.C. film company fined for flying drone too close to killer whales

PORT HARDY, B.C. — A Vancouver-based film company and its drone operator have been fined a total of $30,000 for operating a drone too close to northern resident killer whales.
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Wet weather helps fire fight in B.C.'s south, while the north remains warm and dry

Wet weather helps fire fight in B.C.'s south, while the north remains warm and dry

Wet weather is helping firefighters in British Columbia tackle some of the wildfires burning in the south of the province.
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Workers explore giant hockey stick before removal; there might be a time capsule

Workers explore giant hockey stick before removal; there might be a time capsule

Cranes and low-bed trucks will be brought in to take down and move the stick in five pieces.
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