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Charities in B.C. taking hit as Canada Post strike continues

This year’s Giving Tuesday will be a challenging one for B.C. charities due to the ongoing Canada Post strike. With…

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Canada

B.C. crypto fraudster fined $18.4 million for gambling away clients’ cash

Shawn Murfitt was shocked to discover that David Smillie, the man behind the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange ezBtc, had been fined…

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Health

Fearing the worst, this B.C. mom hired a private eye to track her daughter’s drug dealer

In a heartbreaking tale of a mother’s struggle to save her daughter from the grips of addiction, Julie Nystrom of…

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Canada

Call to reopen search for missing paramedic comes after hiker survives 50 days in northeast B.C. woods

The story of a man who survived 50 days in northeastern B.C.’s backcountry has reignited interest in the search for…

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Canada

Hiker who survived 50 days in northeast B.C. woods released from hospital

The miraculous survival story of 20-year-old Sam Benastick, who spent 50 days lost in the wilderness of northeastern B.C., has…

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Canada

U.S. man pleads guilty to role in B.C. freight train cross-border human smuggling scheme

As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump continues to accuse Canada of failing to secure its border with the United States, a…

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Politics

B.C. can sue opioid providers for health-care costs on behalf of other governments, Canada’s top court rules

Canada’s highest court has made a significant ruling that will allow British Columbia to move forward with a class-action lawsuit…

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Canada

Cause of B.C. teen’s H5N1 avian flu infection still unknown, health officials say

Health officials in British Columbia are still puzzled by how a teenager contracted the H5N1 strain of avian flu, but…

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Canada

Study finds Indigenous people in B.C. cultivated hazelnuts 7,000 years ago, challenging modern assumptions

The hazelnut tree has been a prominent feature of the landscape in certain regions of British Columbia for centuries. In…

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Canada

Sightings of deer wearing high-vis jacket raise questions, quips and concerns in B.C. village

Andrea Arnold, a dedicated reporter for the Rocky Mountain Goat newspaper, is well-versed in the happenings of McBride, a small…

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