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Campaign urges skilled labour to 'Stay with B.C.' to counter efforts from Alberta

Campaign urges skilled labour to 'Stay with B.C.' to counter efforts from Alberta

VANCOUVER — The Business Council of British Columbia has launched an awareness campaign to counter the province's rising outward migration to Alberta. The business advocacy group says its "Stay with B.C.
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Metro Vancouver says population growth is accelerating and will hit 4 million by 2045

Metro Vancouver says population growth is accelerating and will hit 4 million by 2045

VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver's projected population growth is accelerating, with an average of 50,000 new residents expected per year.
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Winter storm brings heavy rain then snowfall warnings to B.C.

Winter storm brings heavy rain then snowfall warnings to B.C.

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says a moisture-laden Pacific front weather system that pelted coastal regions with rain on Tuesday will bring snow to parts of the southern B.C. Interior.
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Tofino Harbour Authority in standoff with squatter at dock

Tofino Harbour Authority in standoff with squatter at dock

New gates and security fobs are to be installed this week, with the gates to be locked in the evenings
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Boater clinging to capsized skiff rescued by B.C. ferry near terminal

Boater clinging to capsized skiff rescued by B.C. ferry near terminal

TSAWWASSEN, B.C. — A British Columbia ferry had to be diverted to rescue a person clinging to their overturned boat near a ferry terminal on Monday. BC Ferries says the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria notified it around 12:30 p.m.
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Wind, snow, rain to pummel parts of B.C. again as search goes on for missing person

Wind, snow, rain to pummel parts of B.C. again as search goes on for missing person

VANCOUVER — Another storm is rolling off the Pacific, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to British Columbia's coast and a blanket of snow to the Interior.
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Eight-year-old boy hit by vehicle in school parking lot in Nanaimo, B.C.

Eight-year-old boy hit by vehicle in school parking lot in Nanaimo, B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. — An eight-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Nanaimo, B.C. RCMP say it happened in a school parking lot just before eight on Tuesday morning.
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Hereditary chief sentenced to house arrest for sexually assaulting teen

Hereditary chief sentenced to house arrest for sexually assaulting teen

Ronnie Matthew West, 64, pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial last year
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Metro Vancouver weather: How stormy will the rest of December be?

Metro Vancouver weather: How stormy will the rest of December be?

An atmospheric river is expected to produce over 50 mm of precipitation in under 24 hours starting late Tuesday morning.
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'Immense pride' to have Terry Fox on new $5 bill: Port Coquitlam mayor

'Immense pride' to have Terry Fox on new $5 bill: Port Coquitlam mayor

Today, Dec. 16, 2024, as part of the federal government’s fall economic statement, it announced Terry Fox will be on the new $5 note.
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