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'Just stunning': Orcas swim through Vancouver triathlon race

'Just stunning': Orcas swim through Vancouver triathlon race

Participants were on the final section of the race when two orcas swam by the finish line.
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City of Powell River launches harbour users survey

City of Powell River launches harbour users survey

Document will be distributed to vessel owners to determine satisfaction
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B.C. professor trapped in Iran says Canada has offered 'almost nothing' to help

B.C. professor trapped in Iran says Canada has offered 'almost nothing' to help

A British Columbia professor who is trapped in Iran said that federal officials told him there was "almost nothing" the Canadian government could do to help him and his family. Simon Fraser University engineering Prof.
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Foundry qathet seeks funding for capital development

Foundry qathet seeks funding for capital development

Youth services organization asks for money from City of Powell River
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B.C. small business confidence bouncing back but recovery remains shaky, say reports

B.C. small business confidence bouncing back but recovery remains shaky, say reports

West Coast SME confidence lowest in Canada in this year's first quarter, according to BDC report.
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After 40-year mystery, police say 'Mr. X' in 1985 Air India bombing is dead

After 40-year mystery, police say 'Mr. X' in 1985 Air India bombing is dead

Police in British Columbia believe they have solved a decades-long mystery by identifying a suspect known as "Mr. X" who is thought to have helped test a bomb before the 1985 Air India terror attack.
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Temperatures staying steadily temperate this week in qathet

Temperatures staying steadily temperate this week in qathet

Most folks won't forget the heat dome that covered BC four years ago
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Judge refuses to allow more avian flu tests on ostriches at B.C. farm

Judge refuses to allow more avian flu tests on ostriches at B.C. farm

Supporters of the farm have been camped at the property for weeks to prevent a cull.
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Photos/Video: Powell River Otago Rugby Club 50th anniversary

Photos/Video: Powell River Otago Rugby Club 50th anniversary

Clubhouse celebration kicks of weekend of festivities for current and former members
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B.C. hitman gets life, no parole for 25 years in 'cold-blooded' murder case

B.C. hitman gets life, no parole for 25 years in 'cold-blooded' murder case

Sixteen shots were fired into a vehicle Kristijan Coric was sitting in at a Surrey gas station in September 2019.
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