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'Oh my, I won $500,000!' Metro Vancouver man wins top prize on Lotto Max draw

'Oh my, I won $500,000!' Metro Vancouver man wins top prize on Lotto Max draw

“I thought I won $500 and then checked it again later in the day to find out it was in fact $500,000!"
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Key section of Juan de Fuca Marine Trail cut off after landslide

Key section of Juan de Fuca Marine Trail cut off after landslide

Repairs won't be completed until the fall due to challenging terrain, says BC Parks.
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YVR suspends rabbit culling after outcry

YVR suspends rabbit culling after outcry

YVR said the culling was used "as a last resort at the time."
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Environment Canada issues heat warnings, says record-high temperatures loom for B.C.

Environment Canada issues heat warnings, says record-high temperatures loom for B.C.

VANCOUVER — Heat warnings cover most of British Columbia as Environment Canada warns many areas could see record-high temperatures starting Friday and continuing into next week.
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RCMP arrest 20 people at blockades against old-growth logging on Vancouver Island

RCMP arrest 20 people at blockades against old-growth logging on Vancouver Island

PORT RENFREW, B.C. — RCMP enforcing an injunction against blockades near old-growth forest logging areas west of Victoria have arrested another 20 people.
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Vaccine numbers in B.C. above 4.5 million, includes more than a million 2nd shots

Vaccine numbers in B.C. above 4.5 million, includes more than a million 2nd shots

VICTORIA — First-dose vaccine numbers in British Columbia have risen to above 75 per cent of the eligible population, with second-shot totals hovering near 25 per cent. A joint statement from provincial health officer Dr.
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Improved fishway, lower river flow raise salmon migration hopes at B.C. rock slide

Improved fishway, lower river flow raise salmon migration hopes at B.C. rock slide

VANCOUVER — Fisheries officials say they expect thousands of migrating salmon will be able to pass through an area where a massive rock slide has impeded them on British Columbia's Fraser River after structural changes to a waterway and anticipated l
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Climate activists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis join faculty at University of B.C.

Climate activists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis join faculty at University of B.C.

VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia says climate activists and journalists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis are joining its faculty in the department of geography.
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Everything you need to know about travel as a B.C. resident

Everything you need to know about travel as a B.C. resident

A breakdown of all the travel rules British Columbians need to know about.
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Kamloops ticket worth $35 million after last night's big draw

Kamloops ticket worth $35 million after last night's big draw

Two new millionaires are in the Peace region.
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