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British Columbia expanding live-saving tools available to first responders

British Columbia expanding live-saving tools available to first responders

VANCOUVER — Those who first respond to emergencies in British Columbia will soon be able to provide more life-saving treatment, the provincial health minister said Friday.
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No solid numbers to gauge flood damage repair costs, says B.C. finance minister

No solid numbers to gauge flood damage repair costs, says B.C. finance minister

VICTORIA — British Columbia's finance minister says it's still too early to put a price tag on the cleanup and repairs ahead after recent floods and landslides in the southern part of the province.
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Masked man held gun to head of slain woman's sister-in-law, court hears

Masked man held gun to head of slain woman's sister-in-law, court hears

Leanne MacFarlane and Jeffrey Todd Taylor were killed May 2010
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Vancouver-orchestrated, $1-billion offshore shell scheme adds two more defendants

Vancouver-orchestrated, $1-billion offshore shell scheme adds two more defendants

Two B.C. residents made hundreds of thousands of dollars in net profits by manipulating two U.S. companies as insiders, the SEC alleges
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B.C. ahead of schedule on COVID-19 booster campaign: health minister

B.C. ahead of schedule on COVID-19 booster campaign: health minister

VICTORIA — British Columbia's health minister says the province is "ahead of the curve" on recommendations by a national advisory group that Canadians ages 50 and older get a COVID-19 booster.
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Emotional Abbotsford mayor expects ruined homes, barns as evacuation orders lift

Emotional Abbotsford mayor expects ruined homes, barns as evacuation orders lift

Evacuation order lifted for northern Sumas Prairie but people still shut out from homes in most of Abbotsford's low-lying farming areas
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The snow in the forecast may help with B.C.'s flood recovery

The snow in the forecast may help with B.C.'s flood recovery

Two snow events to hit south of the province, says Environment Canada
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Snowfall warning in effect for Highway 3, Coquihalla

Snowfall warning in effect for Highway 3, Coquihalla

Total snow accumulation is expected to be 15 cm
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RCMP say rocks thrown from overpass in Surrey, B.C., damaging vehicles

RCMP say rocks thrown from overpass in Surrey, B.C., damaging vehicles

SURREY, B.C. — The RCMP say there have been several dangerous incidents recently where rocks have been thrown from an overpass on Highway 99 in south Surrey, B.C.
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B.C. Transit workforce 98% vaccinated against COVID-19

B.C. Transit workforce 98% vaccinated against COVID-19

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