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House Speaker Greg Fergus asks MPs to behave better in question period after incident

House Speaker Greg Fergus asks MPs to behave better in question period after incident

OTTAWA — House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus gave MPs a stern warning on Monday about improving their behaviour as they prepare for a fractious debate about whether the Liberals should continue to govern.
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Advanced voting began Saturday at Powell River Town Centre mall

Advanced voting began Saturday at Powell River Town Centre mall

Eligible voters can vote from now until polls close on final voting day on October 19
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Eight-bed hospice coming to the Coast

Eight-bed hospice coming to the Coast

Vancouver Coastal Health and the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society announced the first dedicated hospice facility is in the works for the lower Sunshine Coast, on a yet to be disclosed site.
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Rob Shaw: Rustad pledges to close B.C.'s overdose prevention sites

Rob Shaw: Rustad pledges to close B.C.'s overdose prevention sites

Promise draws criticism from Eby, Furstenau.
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In memoriam: Heinrich-Werner (Rick) Giesing

In memoriam: Heinrich-Werner (Rick) Giesing

September 1, 1944 - September 2, 2024
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Grant Lawrence puts local stories, publisher in spotlight in Sechelt

Grant Lawrence puts local stories, publisher in spotlight in Sechelt

Grant Lawrence and Howard White take to the Sechelt stage for tales and songs on Sept. 28
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Missing B.C. girl, 6, found safe after four-day search: RCMP

Missing B.C. girl, 6, found safe after four-day search: RCMP

The girl went missing outside of her residence in the small Central Interior community of Southbank near Burns Lake on Thursday evening. 
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BCHL: Victoria earns weekend sweep over Powell River Kings

BCHL: Victoria earns weekend sweep over Powell River Kings

Home team falls to Grizzlies for second straight night but picks up point in overtime loss
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Signed copies of kids book can be found at bookstore in qathet

Signed copies of kids book can be found at bookstore in qathet

Author Grant Lawrence tackles continuing screen time battle between parents and children
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Only a few hundred people likely to need involuntary care under new plan: psychiatrist

Only a few hundred people likely to need involuntary care under new plan: psychiatrist

Dr. Daniel Vigo says only about 2,500 people in B.C. have a combination of mental illness, substance use and brain injury, and even fewer are “extremely intractably disturbed”
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