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Syphilis infections soaring among seniors across north-central B.C.

Syphilis infections soaring among seniors across north-central B.C.

For seniors within the Northern Health Authority infectious syphilis numbers went from zero to 16.5 cases per 100,000 from 2019 to 2023.
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Island wineries spared from losses faced by vintners in rest of province

Island wineries spared from losses faced by vintners in rest of province

The January cold snap damaged B.C. vineyards so badly that wine grape production in the province is expected to be only one-to-three per cent of typical yields this year
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'Love note' leads to jail cell for Kamloops man

'Love note' leads to jail cell for Kamloops man

Owen Lee Coty, 26, was sentenced Thursday in Kamloops provincial court after pleading guilty to violating a court-ordered no contact condition
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RCMP officer given probation after bringing handgun to Williams Lake Stampede

RCMP officer given probation after bringing handgun to Williams Lake Stampede

Cst. Olavo Castro received a 12-month probation order with 20 hours of community service for bringing a personal firearm to the Williams Lake Stampede on July 1, 2022.
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Warrant issued for hit and run suspect in Delta

Warrant issued for hit and run suspect in Delta

Tobin Peter Haas of Vancouver is alleged to have hit a BC Highway patrol officer during a traffic stop on Saturday
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Six families displaced by Chilliwack, B.C., apartment fire

Six families displaced by Chilliwack, B.C., apartment fire

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Fire officials in Chilliwack, B.C., say an early morning blaze at an apartment complex has displaced six families.
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New York-bound flight forced to return to Toronto after cockpit fire

New York-bound flight forced to return to Toronto after cockpit fire

TORONTO — A flight heading from Toronto to New York City earlier this month had to turn around because of a "burnt electrical smell" in the cockpit.
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North Vancouver home of two 'terrified' seniors repeatedly vandalized

North Vancouver home of two 'terrified' seniors repeatedly vandalized

VANCOUVER — Police say two seniors in North Vancouver are "terrified" and flummoxed to explain why vandals have targeted their home five times in the last year. North Vancouver RCMP say the most recent harassment came on Saturday at 12:40 a.m.
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Shooting in Surrey, B.C., seriously injures one in 'isolated incident,' police say

Shooting in Surrey, B.C., seriously injures one in 'isolated incident,' police say

SURREY, B.C. — A shooting in Surrey, B.C., over the weekend has sent a man to hospital with serious injuries in what police are calling an isolated incident.
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Former nurse now a Royal Jubilee patient waits months for TV repair

Former nurse now a Royal Jubilee patient waits months for TV repair

The woman and her family have tried in vain since December to get her outdated, not-so-flat-screen TV fixed — one of many broken in the patient care centre.
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