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$4.75M raised to protect Comox Valley land home to unique freshwater fish

$4.75M raised to protect Comox Valley land home to unique freshwater fish

The Morrison Creek lamprey is a rare form of the Western Brook lamprey, a fish resembling an eel, and is listed as endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.
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Eby close to calling byelections in ridings once held by former premier, minister

Eby close to calling byelections in ridings once held by former premier, minister

LANGFORD, B.C. — Premier David Eby says British Columbia's legislature will have two new members this fall after he calls byelections in vacant ridings once held by former premier John Horgan and cabinet minister Melanie Mark.
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Gun manufacturing, drug charges laid after Fraser Valley searches

Gun manufacturing, drug charges laid after Fraser Valley searches

Police raids found a firearm-manufacturing lab using 3D printer technology.
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Here’s what Woodfibre LNG told Squamish council about its ‘floatel’ workforce plans

Here’s what Woodfibre LNG told Squamish council about its ‘floatel’ workforce plans

Some council members said the company lacked public engagement on its management plan for the floatel and workforce; WLNG said they fulfilled EAO requirements.
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Province plans for new cancer centre in Kamloops, B.C.

Province plans for new cancer centre in Kamloops, B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The British Columbia government is preparing to build a new cancer care centre in Kamloops.
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Burnaby RCMP seek help IDing sharp-dressed man suspected in $75,000 fraud

Burnaby RCMP seek help IDing sharp-dressed man suspected in $75,000 fraud

Police say a stolen debit card was used in the Metrotown area to withdraw a "large sum of money" and stolen credit cards were used to buy $75,000 worth of "high-end electronics" in Burnaby, South Vancouver and Richmond.
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Long-awaited cancer centre will be treating patients in four years, Dix pledges

Long-awaited cancer centre will be treating patients in four years, Dix pledges

"The residents of Kamloops, some of whom are here right now, have wanted this for a long time," said B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix. "It is coming."
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Government watchdog lodges second complaint against Johnston report

Government watchdog lodges second complaint against Johnston report

Democracy Watch alleges interim report on foreign interference mired in multiple conflicts of interest
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B.C.’s largest solar panel project takes the form of Lululemon’s logo

B.C.’s largest solar panel project takes the form of Lululemon’s logo

New system produces enough energy to power the equivalent of 100 homes
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B.C. privacy commissioner joins federal investigation into OpenAI

B.C. privacy commissioner joins federal investigation into OpenAI

Commissioners to probe if U.S. company got valid and meaningful consent for the collection, use and disclosure of the personal information of Canadians via ChatGPT.
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