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'When they don't win, they turn on themselves': Scheer's sudden resignation surprises in B.C.
Andrew Scheer’s sudden resignation as Conservative Party leader came as a surprise to colleagues and political analysts alike on Thursday, leaving some wondering about the future unity of the party.
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Ship with 60 bags of plastic trash from Great Pacific Garbage patch docks in Vancouver
Sixty huge bags filled with plastic trash ranging from toothbrushes to fishing nets were brought ashore in Vancouver Thursday from a nonprofit vessel collecting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Baby boomer bulge pushes percentage of seniors in B.C. higher, report says
Between 2018 and 2019, the percentage of the population of people age 65 and over in the province increased from 14% to 18%.
Canada -British Columbia ||
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'British Columbians are paying too much': B.C. attorney general freezes ICBC's rate application
Citing years of mismanagement, the B.C. government has put the brakes on the insurance rate application ICBC makes every year to the B.C. Utilities Commission.
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Hydro pole crashes are on the rise. Here's what to do if it happens to you
BC Hydro says it's seeing a rise in the number of car accidents involving its power poles and other electrical equipment and is offering tips to avoid injury in such scenarios.
Canada -British Columbia ||
Heavy snowfall on B.C. mountain passes prompts weather warning for drivers
Canada -British Columbia ||
Jody Wilson-Raybould is refusing to move out of her entire ministerial office suite
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VPD urges all road users to 'slow down ... be cognizant of each other' to reduce pedestrian injuries
Canada -British Columbia ||
One of Vancouver's biggest players in film animation shutters weeks before Christmas
Canada -British Columbia |
Vancouver needs 10,000 affordable housing units a year to address rental 'backlog,' report advises
Canada -British Columbia ||
Metro Vancouver to have region-wide business licence for ride-hailing companies
Canada -British Columbia ||
'The most amazing 24 hours': Surrey Christmas Bureau inundated with donations after theft
Canada -British Columbia ||
Federal Court of Appeal dismisses challenge to Indian day school settlement
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He stole his car — not his heart, judge finds in luxury-car theft case
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Conservative caucus backs Scheer as interim leader amid private school backlash
Politics ||
Nearly 14,000 Canadians killed by opioids since 2016, federal advisory body says
Health ||
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Tentacles vs. talons: Octopus battles bald eagle in video shot off B.C. coast
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More rowers come forward with complaints about University of Victoria coach, criticism of school
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'I got accepted for 2024': B.C. nurse outraged with 4-year wait to upgrade credentials
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Belle Puri
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Homes and yards flooded after water main break in Burnaby overnight
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Gian-Paolo Mendoza
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How rising strata insurance rates across B.C. could affect you
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Estefania Duran
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Surrey RCMP appoints new officer in charge as transition to local force continues
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Pilot killed in B.C. plane crash ID'd as Alex Bahlsen
Rhianna Schmunk
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B.C. guide handed 1st fine under new whale-protection regulations after sailing too close to humpback
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'The whole sky just turned red': Witnesses recount plane crash on B.C.'s Gabriola Island
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Tina Lovgreen
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Lululemon revenue up as retailer pushes expansion plans
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Vancouver approves $14M downtown park, hours before considering budget cuts
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Justin McElroy
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Agriculture needs changes to help save climate and farmers, says national agriculture group
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Bob Weber
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