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Canada under pressure to ban deep-sea mining as global ocean summit starts in Vancouver

Canada under pressure to ban deep-sea mining as global ocean summit starts in Vancouver

Seabed mining is the hot-button political issue coming into the conference, said Susanna Fuller, a vice-president of Oceans North.
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Provincial government embraces work-from-home for more of its employees

Provincial government embraces work-from-home for more of its employees

Memo from the head of the public service says ministries are strongly encouraged to expand adoption of flexible work where it makes sense.
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Watch: Crews trigger avalanche in northwest B.C.

Watch: Crews trigger avalanche in northwest B.C.

"If you weren't an avalanche nerd before seeing this — welcome to the club."
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Beyond B.C.: Ontario teen wins $48M on first lottery ticket she's ever bought

Beyond B.C.: Ontario teen wins $48M on first lottery ticket she's ever bought

"When I went to the store, I wasn’t sure what to ask for because I had never bought a ticket before, so I called my dad who told me to buy a Lotto 6/49 Quick Pick."
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Prince George ranked the most affordable city in B.C.

Prince George ranked the most affordable city in B.C.

A list of 26 B.C. cities shows the most affordable places to live in the province.
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B.C. Airbnb eviction with police escort was reasonable, tribunal rules

B.C. Airbnb eviction with police escort was reasonable, tribunal rules

Guests were not booked properly, smoked on premise and fell into a verbal altercation with the host.
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B.C. bylaw officer praised for his kindness to cancer patient

B.C. bylaw officer praised for his kindness to cancer patient

After a woman fell on a sidewalk, Todd Richardson sat with her, kept her warm and waited with her until emergency services arrived on site.
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Kittens need funding after month-long rescue from B.C. recycling plant

Kittens need funding after month-long rescue from B.C. recycling plant

The rescue took some creative thinking.
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The only mammal that is 'endemic' to B.C. is part of a peculiar tradition over 100 years old

The only mammal that is 'endemic' to B.C. is part of a peculiar tradition over 100 years old

Watch a video of this fascinating tradition.
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'Effectively asleep': Sleepwalking B.C. man found not guilty for stabbing wife in the back

'Effectively asleep': Sleepwalking B.C. man found not guilty for stabbing wife in the back

The Sunshine Coast man, charged with aggravated assault for stabbing his wife with a kitchen knife, was found not guilty after a "cocktail of prescription drugs and alcohol" left him in a state of automatism, a Supreme Court judge has found.
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