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Mountains of glass: the archeological intrigue of B.C.'s Mount Edziza Park

Mountains of glass: the archeological intrigue of B.C.'s Mount Edziza Park

The largest known obsidian outcrops in Western Canada are found here, etched into the soil eight million years ago, a gift left behind by basalt strato-volcanoes, shield volcanoes, lava domes and calderas.
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Starving dog recovering, SPCA says

Starving dog recovering, SPCA says

Luffy, a two-year-old pit bull terrier came into the BC SPCA’s care, after he was found confined to a crate in a dark basement with no visible food or water.
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Check out these vintage northern B.C. Christmas cards

Check out these vintage northern B.C. Christmas cards

The artist of the cards was Robert David Symons, who was born in 1898 in England and came to Canada in 1914 at the age of 16 to become a cowboy, explained Elizabeth Hunter
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Northern B.C. man fined $10,000 for illegal moose hunting

Northern B.C. man fined $10,000 for illegal moose hunting

The man in question, Rory Friesen, was sentenced on Nov. 29 in Dawson Creek court and given a forfeiture order for the animal killed.
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Meet Oliver, northern B.C.'s favourite garden cat

Meet Oliver, northern B.C.'s favourite garden cat

Five dollars of every $20 calendar sold will be donated to Into the Woods Animal Rescue.
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Search continues for missing woman in northern BC, RCMP say

Search continues for missing woman in northern BC, RCMP say

Didier was last seen on video at gas station in the early hours of Dec. 3, noted RCMP in a new press release.
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Men wanted for attempted murder, robbery, RCMP say

Men wanted for attempted murder, robbery, RCMP say

Dawson Creek RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating Jesse Ray Stevens and Tanner Alan Murray
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B.C. born and raised author describes her worst dates in first book

B.C. born and raised author describes her worst dates in first book

Jane Laboucane, an Indigenous writer from Treaty 8 territory, born and raised in Fort St. John, shares the trials and tribulations of modern-day dating in 50 Worst Dates.
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Public’s faith in law and order deteriorating, northern B.C. mayor says

Public’s faith in law and order deteriorating, northern B.C. mayor says

The deterioration of society is related to drug addiction and mental illness, and the "inability of the justice system to hold anyone accountable in a meaningful way,” says Mayor Lilia Hansen in a letter to the Minister of Public Safety.
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Community solutions needed for housing crisis, northern B.C. seniors advocate says

Community solutions needed for housing crisis, northern B.C. seniors advocate says

The average 70-year-old senior who is dependent on government benefits  would spend 78 percent of their income to rent a one-bedroom apartment in B.C. or roughly $1,432. 
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