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Powerful 'bomb cyclone' leaves 300,000 B.C. Hydro customers without power

Powerful 'bomb cyclone' leaves 300,000 B.C. Hydro customers without power

B.C. Hydro spokesman Ted Olynyk called it one of the worst storms he’s ever experienced: “Whether it was a bomb or a cyclone, it was a very significant event.”
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B.C. RCMP say multiple victims injured in single vehicle crash

B.C. RCMP say multiple victims injured in single vehicle crash

SAANICH — Mounties on Vancouver Island say they are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left "multiple" people injured. Sidney North Saanich RCMP say officers were called to a shopping plaza in Sidney at about 2:30 p.m.
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A sneak peek at Blackcomb’s conditions ahead of opening day 2024-25

A sneak peek at Blackcomb’s conditions ahead of opening day 2024-25

With waist-deep powder, opening day is shaping up to be one for the record books
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Site of massive B.C. river slide remains unstable, effects on salmon not yet clear

Site of massive B.C. river slide remains unstable, effects on salmon not yet clear

A salmon task force examining the impacts of the massive landslide that temporarily dammed British Columbia's Chilcotin River last July says there have been three "significant" slope failures since then, and the site remains unstable.
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B.C. Conservative leader names shadow cabinet, gives job to controversial member

B.C. Conservative leader names shadow cabinet, gives job to controversial member

VICTORIA — B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has assigned jobs to 41 of his 44-member caucus, including giving a critic's position to MLA Brent Chapman, who faced calls to step down during the campaign over controversial social media remarks.
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Eby's NDP cabinet 'bloated, expensive,' says B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad

Eby's NDP cabinet 'bloated, expensive,' says B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad

VICTORIA — British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad says Premier David Eby's new cabinet appears to be a taxpayer-funded loyalty program that rewards NDP caucus.
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Ex-Surrey councillor Jack Hundial settles defamation claim; taxpayers pick up legal bill

Ex-Surrey councillor Jack Hundial settles defamation claim; taxpayers pick up legal bill

Surrey developer Bob Cheema has secured a settlement for damages and an apology from former city councillor Jack Hundial for alleged defamatory statements in council chambers.
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Vancouver police recorded 6,211 videos during body worn camera trial

Vancouver police recorded 6,211 videos during body worn camera trial

Evaluation report says 3,718 of the videos were related to issuing tickets.
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Emergency alert test comes as B.C. mops up from 'bomb cyclone' with high winds

Emergency alert test comes as B.C. mops up from 'bomb cyclone' with high winds

A test for Canada's emergency alert system took place Wednesday just as British Columbia was cleaning up from a so-called "bomb cyclone" weather system that cut power and battered parts of the coast with hurricane-force winds.
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Sheung-King wins Writers' Trust fiction prize for 'Batshit Seven'

Sheung-King wins Writers' Trust fiction prize for 'Batshit Seven'

TORONTO — Sheung-King and Martha Baillie were among the big winners at the Writers' Trust Awards ceremony Tuesday that saw many take the podium with emotional pleas to protect LGBTQ rights and end the war in Gaza.
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