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B.C. First Nations claim fish farm licences infringe upon Aboriginal fishing rights

B.C. First Nations claim fish farm licences infringe upon Aboriginal fishing rights

VANCOUVER — Two B.C. First Nations are taking the federal government and fish farm companies to court trying to overturn a decision that allows the farms to continue to operate off B.C.'s coast for another five years.
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Safety board set to release report on Zim Kingston, vessel that lost containers and caught fire

Safety board set to release report on Zim Kingston, vessel that lost containers and caught fire

109 containers fell from the cargo ship during rough weather and then caught fire near Victoria
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Third BC United MLA set to go to B.C.'s Conservatives

Third BC United MLA set to go to B.C.'s Conservatives

RICHMOND, B.C. — BC United Leader Kevin Falcon is losing a third member of the legislature to the Conservative Party of British Columbia.
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Work continues on six significant wildfires near B.C.'s Slocan Lake

Work continues on six significant wildfires near B.C.'s Slocan Lake

The smoke is so thick in New Denver, B.C., that Nicole Blacksioux can no longer see the flames from her deck that were candling up the trees in the wildfire across the lake.
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Provincial government announces $5.8B for BC Hydro over the next decade

Provincial government announces $5.8B for BC Hydro over the next decade

The announcement was made in Vernon on Monday.
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Mounties in Prince George, B.C., issue warning over 'hit man' scam

Mounties in Prince George, B.C., issue warning over 'hit man' scam

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Police in British Columbia are warning the public about what they describe as a "hit man" scam.
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Coast Guard fines owner $13,500 after failure to remove 'hazardous' vessel

Coast Guard fines owner $13,500 after failure to remove 'hazardous' vessel

GOLD RIVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A British Columbia boat owner has been fined $13,500 after failing to remove the partially sunken vessel from a bay along the coast of Vancouver Island.
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Rain helped but fire near Sooke continues to burn out of control

Rain helped but fire near Sooke continues to burn out of control

The good news is that the wildfire has not grown since the weekend — it remains at just over two square kilometres
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Province funds battery research centre at University of B.C.

Province funds battery research centre at University of B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. — The University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus is set to receive a $2 million investment by the province to start a battery innovation centre.
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Days, if not weeks, before Sooke-area fire is out: B.C. Wildfire Service

Days, if not weeks, before Sooke-area fire is out: B.C. Wildfire Service

More firefighting crews have been brought in, including smokejumpers deployed to fight the fire's east flank, which is in steep terrain.
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