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B.C.'s thick, smoky September skies ranked #2 weather story in Canada in 2020

B.C.'s thick, smoky September skies ranked #2 weather story in Canada in 2020

"For eight consecutive days in mid-September, about four million British Columbia residents, urban and rural, and young and old smelled smoke and breathed foul air." 
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B.C. expanding enforcement measures in effort to crack down on COVID-19 rule breakers

B.C. expanding enforcement measures in effort to crack down on COVID-19 rule breakers

VICTORIA — New enforcement measures are coming into effect as part of British Columbia's crackdown on those who refuse to follow COVID-19 restrictions.
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B.C. has deadliest week so far in pandemic, with 133 COVID-19 deaths

B.C. has deadliest week so far in pandemic, with 133 COVID-19 deaths

640 new cases were identified overnight, while hospitalizations stay at record level
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Vancouver sees three homicides in 12 days

Vancouver sees three homicides in 12 days

Number of murders reach 19 this year, almost doubling last year’s death toll
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No charges approved against Vancouver police after B.C. man died during confrontation

No charges approved against Vancouver police after B.C. man died during confrontation

VICTORIA — The B.C. Prosecution Service says no charges have been approved against Vancouver Police Department officers involved in the arrest of a Sechelt man five years ago.
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'We are not safe': Surrey teachers appeal to Dr. Bonnie Henry for stronger COVID-19 school protocol

'We are not safe': Surrey teachers appeal to Dr. Bonnie Henry for stronger COVID-19 school protocol

With over 75,000 students in K-12 in 130 schools, some Surrey campuses are so "severely crowded that there are as many as 20 portables on the fields or parking lots."
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Whistler skier wins international GoPro Challenge

Whistler skier wins international GoPro Challenge

Evan Macalister’s backflip is featured in new video—to the tune of $20,000
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First COVID-19 vaccination given in British Columbia

First COVID-19 vaccination given in British Columbia

VICTORIA — The first COVID-19 vaccination was administered Tuesday in British Columbia as those working in long-term care facilities and intensive care units become the first people to take part in the province's immunization program.
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Stricter enforcement coming to COVID-19 rule breakers, B.C. premier says

Stricter enforcement coming to COVID-19 rule breakers, B.C. premier says

VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan warns tighter enforcement is coming to those who refuse to follow British Columbia's COVID-19 restrictions. Horgan says B.C.
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Health-care worker first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in B.C.

Health-care worker first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in B.C.

In a tweet Tuesday afternoon, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix shared a photo of a woman with her sleeve rolled up at a nondescript table in a plain room
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