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B.C. drops 24 tickets against pastors issued for violating COVID-19 orders

B.C. drops 24 tickets against pastors issued for violating COVID-19 orders

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — British Columbia's Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed it dropped two dozen COVID-19 violation tickets against three Chilliwack, B.C.
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Avian flu found in small Comox poultry flock

Avian flu found in small Comox poultry flock

A small poultry flock in the Comox Valley has tested positive for the highly pathogenic or disease-causing H5N1 avian influenza virus.
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Trial set for men charged in 2021 killing of Vancouver senior

Trial set for men charged in 2021 killing of Vancouver senior

Pair in custody in connection with beating death of Usha Singh, 78, in her Little Mountain home will go to trial in July 2023.
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Marriage proposal in B.C. legislature gets a 'Yes' from fiancée, cheers from MLAs

Marriage proposal in B.C. legislature gets a 'Yes' from fiancée, cheers from MLAs

VICTORIA — Politicians ask a lot of questions in British Columbia’s legislature, but for New Democrat member Rick Glumac, his question posed Wednesday was especially important.
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Police probe homicides of husband and wife in Abbotsford, B.C.

Police probe homicides of husband and wife in Abbotsford, B.C.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police have identified a husband and wife, both in their 70s, as homicide victims in Abbotsford, B.C. Investigators say 77-year-old Arnold De Jong and 76-year-old Joanne De Jong were found dead in a home on Monday.
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B.C. man who killed mother with an axe found not criminally responsible

B.C. man who killed mother with an axe found not criminally responsible

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has found a man who suffers from a mental disorder is not criminally responsible for the axe slaying of his mother.
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Tame deer becomes celebrity in tiny B.C. town

Tame deer becomes celebrity in tiny B.C. town

Fluffy the deer is too tame for the wild.
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Demand for air travel spurs hiring at airlines, airports

Demand for air travel spurs hiring at airlines, airports

Airport security screeners, flight attendants among the workers in demand
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Tsleil-Waututh land defender to serve jail time over TMX protest

Tsleil-Waututh land defender to serve jail time over TMX protest

William George will spend 28 days in jail after breaching a court-imposed injunction at the Trans Mountain terminal in Burnaby in January 2021.
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Energy crisis in Europe renews optimism for Canadian LNG projects

Energy crisis in Europe renews optimism for Canadian LNG projects

B.C.'s clean LNG touted as important decarbonization tool, and economic tool in reconciliation with First Nations
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