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Police make two separate arrests of alleged drug dealers, fentanyl seized

Police make two separate arrests of alleged drug dealers, fentanyl seized

Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say efforts to target drug dealers selling the deadly opioid fentanyl have led to two separate arrests.
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B.C. issues warning to pet rabbit owners as virus spreads to Lower Mainland

B.C. issues warning to pet rabbit owners as virus spreads to Lower Mainland

A feral rabbit rests outside Ikea in Richmond. Photo Melissa Shaw A virus that has already killed hundreds of feral rabbits on Vancouver Island has spread and the British Columbia government is warning pet owners to take precautions.
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New Westminster residents to be treated to complimentary Easter lice egg hunt

New Westminster residents to be treated to complimentary Easter lice egg hunt

The AirAllé device (formerly the LouseBuster) uses hot air to kill head lice and their eggs. South Surrey resident Saea Vivian is bringing the device to a new lice clinic that opened in New Westminster this month.
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BC SPCA launches world's first pest control accreditation program

BC SPCA launches world's first pest control accreditation program

The BC SPCA has developed an animal welfare accreditation program to help people choose pest control companies that have a more humane approach to dealing with unwanted critters.
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Liberals awarded $100,000 contract to man at centre of Facebook data controversy

Liberals awarded $100,000 contract to man at centre of Facebook data controversy

Cover of British publication The Observer shows AggregateIQ whistleblower Chris Wylie, who was raised in Victoria.
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Vancouver vigilante group that targeted vehicles with stickers goes silent

Vancouver vigilante group that targeted vehicles with stickers goes silent

Members of the climate change advocacy group CO2alitionBC tagged vehicles and street signs across Metro Vancouver. Photo Twitter The online activities of a controversial air quality lobby group appear to have vanished into thin air.
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Found mortar spurs larger Blair Rifle Range military search

Found mortar spurs larger Blair Rifle Range military search

A three-inch mortar found at the Blair Rifle Range last month.
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Did you know the first ever NHL player of Asian descent was from B.C.?

Did you know the first ever NHL player of Asian descent was from B.C.?

Larry Kwong. Photo courtesy Vernon Museum and Archives Author and columnist Tom Hawthorn wrote an obituary that was published in The Globe and Mail yesterday which I highly recommend you read.
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Vancouver Park Board commissioner John Coupar announces run for mayor

Vancouver Park Board commissioner John Coupar announces run for mayor

Vancouver Park Board commissioner John Coupar has announced that he will run for mayor of Vancouver in the 2018 municipal election.
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Transportation Safety Board to probe cause of smoky WestJet flight in B.C.

Transportation Safety Board to probe cause of smoky WestJet flight in B.C.

Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board are being sent to Vancouver Island to determine why thick smoke suddenly filled the cabin of a commuter plane travelling to Nanaimo, B.C.
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