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Province funds training seats for lab assistants, social workers, pharmacy technicians

Province funds training seats for lab assistants, social workers, pharmacy technicians

B.C. is adding 322 training seats at post-secondary institutions around the province for clinical pharmacists, laboratory technologists, physiotherapists and other health professionals.
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Prosecutors in Amanda Todd 'sextortion' trial to wrap up their case next week

Prosecutors in Amanda Todd 'sextortion' trial to wrap up their case next week

Crown will call no more witnesses in trial of man accused of "persistent campaign" of online harassment of Port Coquitlam student
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Summer travel costs surge as B.C.’ers ready to splurge

Summer travel costs surge as B.C.’ers ready to splurge

Demand for cheap flights booming at same time savings-rich Canadians are seeking luxury trips
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U.K., Ireland deliver free info on NDP minister’s junket; B.C. charging $20

U.K., Ireland deliver free info on NDP minister’s junket; B.C. charging $20

The B.C. NDP government says wait until late summer for behind-the-scenes details about Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Minister Ravi Kahlon’s spring trade mission to Europe.
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How six million worms are digging into B.C.’s big food-waste problem

How six million worms are digging into B.C.’s big food-waste problem

ReFeed’s new vertical worm farm is turning discarded food into useable products
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'Understandable frustration': B.C. biologist regulator criticized over complaint process

'Understandable frustration': B.C. biologist regulator criticized over complaint process

A regulatory dispute related to a local environmental bylaw in Saanich has outlasted the bylaw itself.
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Crew shortages persist for both B.C. Ferries and Washington State Ferries

Crew shortages persist for both B.C. Ferries and Washington State Ferries

Certain job slots must be staffed before ferries can sail
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Warmer, drier weather expected to fuel flames near Lytton: wildfire service

Warmer, drier weather expected to fuel flames near Lytton: wildfire service

LYTTON, B.C. — British Columbia's wildfire service has warned that warmer and drier weather expected throughout this week could fuel potentially volatile conditions as crews battle an out-of-control fire just west of the village of Lytton.
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Sexual assault trial begins for ex-Canuck Jake Virtanen

Sexual assault trial begins for ex-Canuck Jake Virtanen

The trial is expected to last seven days.
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DFO suppressing research on steelhead, says BCWF

DFO suppressing research on steelhead, says BCWF

Wildlife Federation believes research confirms need for seal management, commercial closures
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