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Premier John Horgan says he has COVID but his symptoms are mild

Premier John Horgan says he has COVID but his symptoms are mild

Details about a second booster of the COVID vaccine are expected Tuesday
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Opinion: Canada: An invader, warrior, peacekeeper and arms supplier in conflicts near and far

Opinion: Canada: An invader, warrior, peacekeeper and arms supplier in conflicts near and far

Canada is arming and supporting Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion. At various points in its history, it’s been everything from an invader to an arms supplier to invaders, not defenders.
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B.C. man gets conditional sentence for possessing sexual images of children

B.C. man gets conditional sentence for possessing sexual images of children

A 27-year-old B.C. man who has been "negatively impacted by intergenerational trauma" will serve an eight-month conditional sentence for his crime.
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B.C.'s police watchdog can't retain staff due to high workload and low pay

B.C.'s police watchdog can't retain staff due to high workload and low pay

Currently, the IIO has only 24 investigators out of the 30 it would have if fully staffed.
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Man found with brass knuckles while asleep in stranger's car gets jail time

Man found with brass knuckles while asleep in stranger's car gets jail time

A man found asleep in a stranger's car in Vancouver last fall was discovered by police to be carrying brass knuckles, a prohibited weapon.
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Church of Flying Spaghetti Monster leader's ICBC pirate hat fight continues

Church of Flying Spaghetti Monster leader's ICBC pirate hat fight continues

Gary Smith, the B.C. leader of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, wants to wear a pirate hat in his driver's licence photo. ICBC has deemed the headgear "unacceptable."
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Fourth doses of COVID vaccine are coming to B.C. — but 40% of adults don't even have a third shot

Fourth doses of COVID vaccine are coming to B.C. — but 40% of adults don't even have a third shot

New Westminster's third-dose vaccination rate of 64% is better than B.C.'s 59%.
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B.C. scapegoats wolf population, blaming them for the caribou decline

B.C. scapegoats wolf population, blaming them for the caribou decline

Just 1,254 caribou are left — down from 2,500 in 1995
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Law Society of British Columbia tribunal finds B.C. lawyer committed professional misconduct

Law Society of British Columbia tribunal finds B.C. lawyer committed professional misconduct

Alleged withdrawal of client funds from a trust account
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Opinion: Traces of giant prehistoric crocodiles discovered in northern British Columbia

Opinion: Traces of giant prehistoric crocodiles discovered in northern British Columbia

While crocodiles are not native to Canada, fossil traces have been found in northern British Columbia that indicate that during the Cretaceous Period, giant crocodiles roamed.
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