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B.C. will replace its fleet of air ambulances by fall 2025, premier says

B.C. will replace its fleet of air ambulances by fall 2025, premier says

The planes have the ability to carry advanced neonatal incubators and other life-support machines.
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Summer weather is here for a few days in the qathet region

Summer weather is here for a few days in the qathet region

Hot midday temperatures are a change from recent blustery conditions
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No hikes for natural gas for home heating

No hikes for natural gas for home heating

North American natural gas prices back to normal after two-year period of volatility.
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‘Several days’ to analyze drone footage for missing B.C. mountaineers

‘Several days’ to analyze drone footage for missing B.C. mountaineers

Search and rescue members have been looking for three mountaineers who climbed Atwell Peak on May 31 and vanished.
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Vancouver fire department wins national 'code of silence' award

Vancouver fire department wins national 'code of silence' award

Department wanted to charge $260 for a one-page report related to 2022 fire that destroyed East Vancouver's Value Village.
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Federation calls for new municipal growth framework

Federation calls for new municipal growth framework

Capital and operating costs a challenge across Canada, including for City of Powell River
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B.C. premier bidding 'good riddance' to slain serial killer undermines rule of law, say experts

B.C. premier bidding 'good riddance' to slain serial killer undermines rule of law, say experts

'Let’s not beat around the bush,' B.C. Premier David Eby and Minister of Public Safety are 'approving murder,' says prison law expert Tom Engel at the Canadian Prison Law Association.
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Texada Island RCMP investigate break and enter

Texada Island RCMP investigate break and enter

Property damaged at residence on Carter Road
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Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study

Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study

Authors say flat tax on companies who release carbon emissions and overexploit natural resources could largely fund a basic income program, while boosting Canada's GDP by $541 billion
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Expect delays between Gibsons and Sechelt along Highway 101 Friday

Expect delays between Gibsons and Sechelt along Highway 101 Friday

If you've been commuting between Gibsons and Sechelt this week, you've probably seen the signs on the road denoting workers on the highway.
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