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Mom says inaccurate posted ER wait times could deter people from seeking care

Mom says inaccurate posted ER wait times could deter people from seeking care

Island Health says it’s “not able to constantly upload data to inform a ‘real time’ prediction,” uploading the data “once per day.”
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'Obscene brutality': Baseball-bat killer gets life term despite constitutional ruling

'Obscene brutality': Baseball-bat killer gets life term despite constitutional ruling

The B.C. Supreme Court has sentenced a man to life in prison without parole eligibility for 25 years for beating his ex-girlfriend to death with a baseball bat as she slept beside her young daughter in 2021.
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Evacuation order rescinded for wildfire near Princeton, B.C.

Evacuation order rescinded for wildfire near Princeton, B.C.

VANCOUVER — Residents of nearly 30 properties near Princeton, B.C., who were forced to evacuate Sunday due to a nearby wildfire are allowed to return home.
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B.C. facing more adverse drought conditions this year as warm, dry weather expected

B.C. facing more adverse drought conditions this year as warm, dry weather expected

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's minister in charge of water is asking residents to do everything they can to conserve the resource in the coming weeks, as the province faces elevated drought conditions in the southern Interior.
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Child dead after being hit by vehicle in Surrey: police

Child dead after being hit by vehicle in Surrey: police

SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating a collision that claimed the life of a child Sunday night.
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Wildfire near Princeton golf course in B.C. prompts evacuation order

Wildfire near Princeton golf course in B.C. prompts evacuation order

An out-of-control wildfire near Princeton, B.C, has prompted an evacuation order, affecting about 30 properties in the area.
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Wildfire burning near Keremeos, B.C., prompted evacuation alert

Wildfire burning near Keremeos, B.C., prompted evacuation alert

KEREMEOS — A wildfire burning in the southwestern part of British Columbia grew to an estimated 50 hectares in size overnight, prompting an evacuation alert. The B.C.
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Event organizers of Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority

Event organizers of Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority

VANCOUVER — Organizers of the Vancouver Chinatown Festival said security is their top priority in the wake of the Lapu Lapu festival tragedy that killed 11 and injured dozens more in April.
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Union pleads for action four years after B.C. crane collapse that killed five people

Union pleads for action four years after B.C. crane collapse that killed five people

BURNABY — Officials from a B.C.
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Cyclist struck while training with Mountie for B.C. fundraiser dies of injuries

Cyclist struck while training with Mountie for B.C. fundraiser dies of injuries

PRINCE GEORGE — One of two cyclists who was struck in a hit and run earlier this week in Prince George, B.C., has died of his injuries.
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