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Vancouver's health authority says cases of mpox virus on the rise

Vancouver's health authority says cases of mpox virus on the rise

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Coastal Health says there's been a recent spike in mpox, the viral infection also known as monkeypox.
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Vancouver Coastal Health issues drug alert for Powell River area

Vancouver Coastal Health issues drug alert for Powell River area

Substance has caused overdose and prolonged sedation
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One missing, B.C. police investigating after Okanagan Lake landslide: RCMP

One missing, B.C. police investigating after Okanagan Lake landslide: RCMP

WEST KELOWNA — Police in West Kelowna, B.C., say they have opened a missing person investigation for someone last seen in the area of a landslide that washed over a road along the shore of Okanagan Lake.
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Wolves reported to have chased Metchosin resident and dog

Wolves reported to have chased Metchosin resident and dog

Sooke-based Wild Wise says the report is unusual because typically, wolves try to avoid human contact.
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No jail for Lantzville driver who hit woman, dogs while reaching for pop bottle

No jail for Lantzville driver who hit woman, dogs while reaching for pop bottle

Joel Francisco Salazar, 35, was given a $1,000 fine, six months of house arrest and a two-year driving ban on connection with the 2022 hit-and-run in Lantzville
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Crash involving seven vehicles caused delays on Highway 1 in B.C.

Crash involving seven vehicles caused delays on Highway 1 in B.C.

ABBOTSFORD — A seven-car pileup on Highway 1 through a construction zone has prompted a warning from British Columbia's Highway Patrol. Police say it happened Monday west of Mount Lehman Road in Abbotsford.
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Two killed in small plane crash in Chilliwack, B.C, say RCMP

Two killed in small plane crash in Chilliwack, B.C, say RCMP

CHILLIWACK — Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., say two people have been killed in the crash of a small plane. Police say in a statement on Monday that the crash happened on Saturday afternoon.
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Program that sent British Columbians to the U.S. for cancer treatment ends

Program that sent British Columbians to the U.S. for cancer treatment ends

British Columbia is ending a program that sent cancer patients to the United States for treatment, saying provincial wait times have improved enough that they no longer have to rely on clinics south of the border.
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Threats about violence at B.C. schools likely fake, police say

Threats about violence at B.C. schools likely fake, police say

Police in two B.C. cities are reassuring parents that online threats targeting schools in Langley and Abbotsford over the weekend are not credible, but acknowledge the messages have created "a sense of fear and anxiety." Sgt.
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COPE, One-City, secure council seats in Vancouver's municipal byelection

COPE, One-City, secure council seats in Vancouver's municipal byelection

VANCOUVER — Vancouver's left-of-centre parties have secured two council seats in Saturday's municipal byelection in a vote that was seen as a litmus test for Mayor Ken Sim's ABC party, which swept to dominance in 2022.
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