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Daughter can't understand why dad couldn't get Paxlovid to ease COVID symptoms

Daughter can't understand why dad couldn't get Paxlovid to ease COVID symptoms

Criteria to get the antiviral in B.C. are more restrictive than in other jurisdictions
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Fossil fuel ad campaign misled Canadians, claims Competition Board complaint

Fossil fuel ad campaign misled Canadians, claims Competition Board complaint

Greenpeace has filed a complaint with Canada's Competition Bureau against Pathways Alliance — an industry group made up of the biggest oil sands producers — in what the environmental group hopes will set a precedent against 'greenwashing.'
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Powell River Orphaned Wildlife Society cares for dark-eyed juncos

Powell River Orphaned Wildlife Society cares for dark-eyed juncos

PROWLS: Rescue of the week
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Lucarelli's five-point night leads Powell River Kings to big win

Lucarelli's five-point night leads Powell River Kings to big win

Hockey club shows offensive prowess with nine goals in BCHL game versus Cowichan Valley
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New federal housing fund welcome, but will come with challenges: HAVAN

New federal housing fund welcome, but will come with challenges: HAVAN

'I'm hoping it's not going to turn into let's throw it at the wall and see what sticks.'
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A widow's quest: Is Russian throne heir buried in B.C?

A widow's quest: Is Russian throne heir buried in B.C?

Burnaby's Sandra Tammet-Romanov says her late husband said he was the son of Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia, and that he escaped the 1918 execution of the imprisoned imperial family in the wake of the communist revolution.
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Powell River mayor, councillor appointed to emergency committee

Powell River mayor, councillor appointed to emergency committee

Ron Woznow and Rob Southcott were chosen unanimously by city council for the qathet Regional District positions
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Good morning, Peak readers

Good morning, Peak readers

Photo feature of the day, today in history, the weather forecast and local gas prices
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'Troubled' Eby seeks CSIS briefing on alleged Chinese meddling in Vancouver election

'Troubled' Eby seeks CSIS briefing on alleged Chinese meddling in Vancouver election

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is "very troubled" by allegations of Chinese interference in Vancouver's municipal elections last year and has asked Canada's intelligence agency for a briefing.
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Former BC Lions defensive back jailed for sexually exploiting a minor

Former BC Lions defensive back jailed for sexually exploiting a minor

Steven Clarke met the victim while working at a North Vancouver school
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