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Government announces funding to protect carbon-rich ecosystems

Government announces funding to protect carbon-rich ecosystems

Projects will prioritize habitats in BC such as grasslands, wetlands and forests
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B.C. Conservatives pitch health-care changes, more private clinics

B.C. Conservatives pitch health-care changes, more private clinics

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad acknowledged Thursday that the plan would cause the provincial budget to "spike," but said in the long term it would bring down per-capita health-care spending.
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Soca sensation Farmer Nappy headlines Coquitlam's Caribbean Days

Soca sensation Farmer Nappy headlines Coquitlam's Caribbean Days

The annual Caribbean Days Festival runs on July 27 and 28 at Town Centre Park in Coquitlam.
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Wildfire prompts evacuation orders near Spences Bridge, B.C., as hot spell continues

Wildfire prompts evacuation orders near Spences Bridge, B.C., as hot spell continues

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued an evacuation order for 76 properties in the Venables Valley area north of Spences Bridge, B.C., due to the out-of-control Shetland Creek wildfire. The order issued at 10 p.m.
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Wildfire danger rises to 'extreme' on south Vancouver Island

Wildfire danger rises to 'extreme' on south Vancouver Island

Recent warm weather has quickly dried out forest floors, triggering the increasing danger rating
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Heat warnings spread in B.C. as records tumble in second heat wave for July

Heat warnings spread in B.C. as records tumble in second heat wave for July

VANCOUVER — More than two dozen daily heat records were broken or tied in British Columbia on Wednesday as sweltering temperatures swept across the province. At least 27 communities set daily temperature records across B.C.
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Grant Lawrence returns to qathet for tour with musical friends

Grant Lawrence returns to qathet for tour with musical friends

Variety-show style concert celebrates unique and quirky place that is Desolation Sound
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Powell River Vintage Car Club show in its third year

Powell River Vintage Car Club show in its third year

Vintage Car Club of Canada members will be outside the Patricia Theatre on Saturday, July 20
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B.C. braces for more wildfire activity with thunderstorms in the forecast

B.C. braces for more wildfire activity with thunderstorms in the forecast

A number of wildfires have emerged along major highways in British Columbia as the province swelters in a second heat wave this month and thunderstorms and winds are in the forecast.
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Two youths arrested in connection to pellet gun assaults

Two youths arrested in connection to pellet gun assaults

Charges are being recommended by Delta Police
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