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Woolly dog was unique breed integral to First Nations life: Smithsonian study

Woolly dog was unique breed integral to First Nations life: Smithsonian study

The woolly dogs were kept isolated on small islands in pens and long houses throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Vancouver Island, to preserve the breed
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'He is in my mind,' says B.C.'s child advocate of boy killed in Port Alberni

'He is in my mind,' says B.C.'s child advocate of boy killed in Port Alberni

Representative for Children and Youth Jennifer Charlesworth says Dontay Lucas’s death continues to affect the decisions her office makes
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B.C. court overturns conditional sentence for serial sexual abuser

B.C. court overturns conditional sentence for serial sexual abuser

'You taught me every wrong way to love,' victim told court in impact statement.
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B.C. teacher waited hours to tell principal of child self-harm threat

B.C. teacher waited hours to tell principal of child self-harm threat

The teacher breached child's privacy in sharing information about the student with other parents.
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Hundreds of tonnes of mandarin oranges are wasted in B.C. each year – why?

Hundreds of tonnes of mandarin oranges are wasted in B.C. each year – why?

Around 10% of the holiday citrus is wasted annually, due to overproduction and its sensitivity to degradation, says food recovery expert
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Hundreds rally outside Trudeau's Vancouver fundraiser calling for peace in Gaza

Hundreds rally outside Trudeau's Vancouver fundraiser calling for peace in Gaza

People gathered and protested by lying on the ground outside a hotel in Vancouver where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was visiting.
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AIDS organization says B.C. falling behind in treatment

AIDS organization says B.C. falling behind in treatment

B.C. Ministry of Health says long-term AIDS drug is available but strictly controlled on a case-by-case basis.
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B.C. women scientists have begun a 5,000-kilometre rowboat race

B.C. women scientists have begun a 5,000-kilometre rowboat race

The four women will travel 5,000 kilometres across the Atlantic Ocean in a row boat — without stopping.
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B.C. accounts for more than half of Canada's avian flu outbreaks

B.C. accounts for more than half of Canada's avian flu outbreaks

'This version of the virus is much much different from anything we’ve seen in the past,' says poultry industry spokesperson.
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BC Hydro to introduce time-of-day billing

BC Hydro to introduce time-of-day billing

BC Hydro says it will offer optional time-of-use billing in the spring 2024
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