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City of Kamloops, B.C., says crews responding to CP Rail train derailment

City of Kamloops, B.C., says crews responding to CP Rail train derailment

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The City of Kamloops says crews are investigating a train derailment in the B.C. Interior community. The city says in a tweet that Canadian Pacific Railway has confirmed there were no hazardous goods aboard the train cars.
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Xavier's legacy: Family biking Whistler to Burnaby for son who died of rare disease

Xavier's legacy: Family biking Whistler to Burnaby for son who died of rare disease

"It was so sudden and just brutal."
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Man whose boat was seized for illegal crab fishing in Burrard Inlet nets further $6,000 fine

Man whose boat was seized for illegal crab fishing in Burrard Inlet nets further $6,000 fine

Vessel spotted without navigation lights in path of SeaBus led fisheries officers on a high-speed chase
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Haida village of Queen Charlotte, B.C., gets its ancestral name back

Haida village of Queen Charlotte, B.C., gets its ancestral name back

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has confirmed that the village of Queen Charlotte on Haida Gwaii will be renamed back to its former ancestral name.
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Calgary man who drove from Alberta to B.C. coast while banned fined $1,000

Calgary man who drove from Alberta to B.C. coast while banned fined $1,000

Judge chides trucking company owner for driving across entire province without a licence.
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Mayor, First Nation challenge sale of Powell River mill site

Mayor, First Nation challenge sale of Powell River mill site

Mayor ‘shocked’ by sale listing as Tla’amin Nation lays claim to the entire 300 acres of the former Paper Excellence pulp mill
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University of B.C. president Santa Ono named as president at U. of Michigan

University of B.C. president Santa Ono named as president at U. of Michigan

VANCOUVER — University of British Columbia president and vice-chancellor Santa Ono is leaving his post, and Canada, to become president of the University of Michigan.
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First Nation calls for meeting to resolve $75,000 unpaid helicopter bill that has stopped doctor visits

First Nation calls for meeting to resolve $75,000 unpaid helicopter bill that has stopped doctor visits

Three health authorities blamed “because none of the three of them are owning this orphaned First Nations community.”
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Photos: This $39M Whistler mansion is the most expensive on the B.C. market

Photos: This $39M Whistler mansion is the most expensive on the B.C. market

Got a lot of money to burn?
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Witness in Amanda Todd 'sextortion' trial reveals details of online pressure against B.C. teen

Witness in Amanda Todd 'sextortion' trial reveals details of online pressure against B.C. teen

“Last chance or I start sending the videos to everyone," reads one text from Skype chat
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