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198 people died from toxic illicit drugs in B.C. in January, coroner says

198 people died from toxic illicit drugs in B.C. in January, coroner says

VICTORIA — Toxic drugs killed 198 people in British Columbia in January, adding to an unrelenting toll that has killed more than 14,000 people since a public health emergency was declared eight years ago.
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'Very dangerous': avalanche warning issued as heavy snowfall hits B.C.

'Very dangerous': avalanche warning issued as heavy snowfall hits B.C.

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Avalanche Canada has issued a warning for wide swaths of the British Columbia Interior into parts of Alberta, with "very dangerous" conditions forecast to persist until Monday.
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Snow in the forecast for leap day in the qathet region

Snow in the forecast for leap day in the qathet region

One extra day for the month of February
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Lawsuit filed against north-central B.C. school district over alleged sexual assault

Lawsuit filed against north-central B.C. school district over alleged sexual assault

A civil liability claim has been filed in Vancouver on Feb. 26 against School District 91's board of education, alleging they failed to dismiss a teacher for sexually assaulting a student between 1979 or 1980 in Vanderhoof.
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Guilty pleas entered in Vancouver 2022 stranger attacks

Guilty pleas entered in Vancouver 2022 stranger attacks

Martin Lamb was charged after multiple attacks on strangers in Vancouver's Fairview neighbourhood in August 2022.
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Vancouver and B.C. government officials met last fall with FIFA, but most details are secret

Vancouver and B.C. government officials met last fall with FIFA, but most details are secret

BC Place will host seven matches in 2026.
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Public Health Ontario staff awarded retroactive pay as Bill 124 compensation

Public Health Ontario staff awarded retroactive pay as Bill 124 compensation

TORONTO — Employees of Public Health Ontario labs are set to receive an additional 5.25 per cent in pay increases to compensate for a provincial wage restraint law that was found unconstitutional and has now been repealed.
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Will B.C. learn lessons from other provinces before funding IVF?

Will B.C. learn lessons from other provinces before funding IVF?

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is joining seven provinces in paying for some of the cost of in vitro fertilization but scant details and long-standing inequities have raised questions about how the plan could benefit patients.
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Heavy snow, winter storm bring hazardous driving conditions to B.C. highways

Heavy snow, winter storm bring hazardous driving conditions to B.C. highways

WHISTLER, B.C. — Environment Canada is warning of hazardous driving conditions on several stretches of British Columbia highways as a strong Pacific frontal system pushes into the Interior.
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New snow in Prince George leaves ski trails in great shape for world championships

New snow in Prince George leaves ski trails in great shape for world championships

Prince George getting ready to host the world March 5-17 at Otway Nordic Centre
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