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B.C. government to step up its wildfire prevention measures after blowing an $801-million hole in its budget last year to combat fires; new funding to include year-round preventative service.

SURREY, B.C. — Police say two teenagers at Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary school in Surrey, B.C., have been injured following an alleged assault with a weapon.

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VICTORIA — British Columbia says another 44 deaths have been reported due to COVID-19 over the past four days for a total of 2,830 fatalities in the province.

VICTORIA — British Columbia has earmarked $2.1 billion to fund disaster recovery efforts and future response to the threats posed by wildfires, floods and heat waves in a budget that forecasts a $5.5-billion deficit.

Industry advocates hopeful that more money will be available if restrictions ramp up

B.C. budget has no major new taxes, focuses on pandemic, disaster recovery

VICTORIA — Here are highlights from the B.C. budget tabled Tuesday: — The government is earmarking $2.1 billion to fund disaster recovery efforts and future response to the threats from wildfires, floods and heat waves.

Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and the federal government have joined forces to build 80 affordable housing units across two sites at xwemelch'stn in North Vancouver and Squamish. The Nation currently has around 1,000 people on its housing wait-list.

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