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Home veggie gardening gets a boost from U.S. trade threats

Home veggie gardening gets a boost from U.S. trade threats

Many shoppers aren’t just rejecting U.S. produce in favour of B.C. veggies — they’re looking to grow their own
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Rescued owl released back home to Texada Island

Rescued owl released back home to Texada Island

Powell River Orphaned Wildlife Society supporter helps with release
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'We sincerely regret this mistake': UBC gave incorrect acceptance emails to over 200 applicants

'We sincerely regret this mistake': UBC gave incorrect acceptance emails to over 200 applicants

"We sincerely regret this mistake and understand how disappointing and frustrating it is for those affected," said a UBC spokesperson.
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Truck hauling prefabricated home hits B.C. highway overpass, snarling traffic

Truck hauling prefabricated home hits B.C. highway overpass, snarling traffic

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia's Highway Patrol says another commercial truck has hit an overpass in Metro Vancouver, causing no visible damage, but snarling traffic on Wednesday.
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Body of missing Langley, B.C., senior found months after she went missing: RCMP

Body of missing Langley, B.C., senior found months after she went missing: RCMP

LANGLEY, B.C. — Mounties in Langley, B.C., say the body of an 82-year-old woman has been found several months after she went missing. Jane Whitehouse was reported missing on Oct. 25 last year.
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RCMP in Northwest Territories charge B.C. man in fatal shooting

RCMP in Northwest Territories charge B.C. man in fatal shooting

YELLOWKNIFE — RCMP say charges have been laid in a shooting that killed one person and injured two others in the Northwest Territories.
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Gang police allege Vancouver man ran 'sophisticated' gun importation scheme

Gang police allege Vancouver man ran 'sophisticated' gun importation scheme

SURREY, B.C. — A 24-year-old Vancouver man faces several charges after investigators dismantled what they say was a "sophisticated" gun importation operation.
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Energy savings program expanding to qathet region

Energy savings program expanding to qathet region

Free service helps navigate provincial rebates to make homes efficient and comfortable
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B.C. DJ's song featured in HBO show The White Lotus

B.C. DJ's song featured in HBO show The White Lotus

Set it Off, an infectious, upbeat electronic track by RUMPUS, is heard in a scene set in a club, where characters have come to the White Lotus to get away from their troubles.
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Day parole extended for man who killed real estate agent in Duncan in 1980

Day parole extended for man who killed real estate agent in Duncan in 1980

Kelly James Toop is serving a life sentence for the murder of Suzanna Seto, a 29-year-old Vancouver real estate appraiser, and the rape and attempted murder of another young woman in Williams Lake
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