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B.C.’s restaurant, accommodation sector lost 10,800 jobs in one year

B.C.’s restaurant, accommodation sector lost 10,800 jobs in one year

Food and labour costs make for largest year-over-year drop in restaurant jobs in Canada.
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SD43 teacher dead after mudslide sweeps away Coquitlam home

SD43 teacher dead after mudslide sweeps away Coquitlam home

The body of the woman, who has been identified as a School District 43 teacher, was found Sunday night during a recovery effort by Canada Task Force 1 - Urban Search and Rescue and Coquitlam firefighters.
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Police Patrol: Powell River RCMP report

Police Patrol: Powell River RCMP report

Officers responded to 129 total calls for service from October 9 to 16, including theft and indecent act incidents at the recreation complex
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Record disaster claims raise concern over the future of Canadian insurance

Record disaster claims raise concern over the future of Canadian insurance

Experts say a government-industry disaster insurance program is long overdue.
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Rob Shaw: David Eby lost this election, even though the BC NDP won

Rob Shaw: David Eby lost this election, even though the BC NDP won

Voters were clear in their mandate for change, denying the BC NDP another majority
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Person missing after Coquitlam home swept away in B.C. storm

Person missing after Coquitlam home swept away in B.C. storm

A search is underway on Sunday after a mudslide washed away a house. At least one person is missing.
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Good Birding: Music of a looming winter

Good Birding: Music of a looming winter

And a few semi-hardy species have yet to leave
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Green leader left with no seat as NDP retains Victoria-Beacon Hill

Green leader left with no seat as NDP retains Victoria-Beacon Hill

Sonia Furstenau had relocated to Victoria this year after two terms representing the Cowichan Valley, but is now a leader without a seat.
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Les Leyne: A dead-heat election for B.C. thanks to Conservative surge

Les Leyne: A dead-heat election for B.C. thanks to Conservative surge

The Conservative Party of B.C.’s stunning surge culminated in a dead-heat election that on Saturday night left them just short of the 47-seat majority.
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Trevor Hancock: Later is too late to restore nature

Trevor Hancock: Later is too late to restore nature

The Worldwide Fund for Nature says what happens in the next five years will “determine the future of life on Earth.”
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