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Kelowna anti-mask protest leader has long profited off conspiracy theorists, rubbed shoulders with white nationalists

Kelowna anti-mask protest leader has long profited off conspiracy theorists, rubbed shoulders with white nationalists

Who is the man leading the anti-mask and anti-"lockdown" movement in B.C.'s Interior region?
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Column: Strathcona Park homeless camp will remain in place at Christmas

Column: Strathcona Park homeless camp will remain in place at Christmas

City of Vancouver, park board provide no timelines on ‘decampment’ of tent city
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City, park board put plan in place to empty Vancouver tent encampment for homeless

City, park board put plan in place to empty Vancouver tent encampment for homeless

VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver and the park board have released a plan to shut down a growing homeless encampment in Strathcona Park that has led to tensions in the surrounding neighbourhood.
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COVID-19 vaccine goes out Tuesday as 2,146 new cases recorded in B.C. over weekend

COVID-19 vaccine goes out Tuesday as 2,146 new cases recorded in B.C. over weekend

VANCOUVER — The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in British Columbia and will start to be administered on Tuesday. Provincial health officer Dr.
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Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. pass 10,000 for the first time

Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. pass 10,000 for the first time

49 more people died from the virus in the past three days
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ICBC applies for 2021 rate reductions but pandemic refunds undecided

ICBC applies for 2021 rate reductions but pandemic refunds undecided

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says average savings of 20% coming for B.C. drivers but a decision on refunds for profits generated by low crash rates during the pandemic has yet to be made
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ICBC to cut rates by 20 per cent – up to $400 per customer

ICBC to cut rates by 20 per cent – up to $400 per customer

Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, announced the largest decrease to basic insurance rates in 40 years. ICBC is applying to the B.C.
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B.C. residents urged to prevent fires involving holiday decorations

B.C. residents urged to prevent fires involving holiday decorations

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Public Safety Ministry is warning that the risk of fire could be hidden beneath the sparkle of holiday decorations. It says the Office of the Fire Commissioner has reported 113 Christmas-related fires in B.C.
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Vancouver charity continues 80-year-old tradition of serving Christmas meals

Vancouver charity continues 80-year-old tradition of serving Christmas meals

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver charity is serving its annual Christmas lunch and dinner to nearly 1,400 people this weekend, but COVID-19 restrictions mean turkey and vegetarian options will be handed out in biodegradable to-go containers.
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Catholic church names more sexually abusive priests, more victims come forward

Catholic church names more sexually abusive priests, more victims come forward

“I apologize to each of them for the trauma,” archbishop says
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