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A dozen youth mistakenly given the wrong COVID-19 vaccine in Vancouver

A dozen youth mistakenly given the wrong COVID-19 vaccine in Vancouver

Vancouver Coastal Health is apologizing and says it's updating its immunization processes after confirming a dozen incidents in which youth were given the wrong COVID-19 vaccine.
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Police watchdog called after man shot, seriously injured in Prince George, B.C.

Police watchdog called after man shot, seriously injured in Prince George, B.C.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot and seriously injured by an RCMP officer. The RCMP say an officer in Prince George was conducting an investigation shortly before 7 a.m.
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Words like 'evicted,' 'banished,' 'crime scene' painted on side of St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Words like 'evicted,' 'banished,' 'crime scene' painted on side of St. Joseph's Catholic Church

The incident follows days after Tk'emlups te Secwepemc announced it had located the remains of 215 children on the grounds of the former residential school.
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Surrey schools and city hall mourn mass grave of Indigenous children

Surrey schools and city hall mourn mass grave of Indigenous children

Surrey Schools stressed the need for more education on residential schools
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June 1 boost to B.C.'s minimum wage raises it to highest in Canada: ministry

June 1 boost to B.C.'s minimum wage raises it to highest in Canada: ministry

VICTORIA — The minimum wage in British Columbia jumps to $15.20 an hour on June 1, making it the highest rate of any province in Canada.
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Burial site investigation informed by band's archaeological policies, ceremonies: chief

Burial site investigation informed by band's archaeological policies, ceremonies: chief

Tk’emlups te Secwepemc said they are expecting to complete their preliminary findings by mid-June.
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Burnaby South MP Jagmeet Singh wants emergency debate on residential school discovery

Burnaby South MP Jagmeet Singh wants emergency debate on residential school discovery

Federal NDP leader calls for more action, to work in partnership with First Nations communities to investigate and fully fund identification of other sites.
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Memorial outside Kamloops church organized to start dialogue

Memorial outside Kamloops church organized to start dialogue

Donations of teddy bears and shoes were collected and will be taken to the Kamloopa powwow grounds.
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B.C. teacher says students could be triggered by residential school discovery

B.C. teacher says students could be triggered by residential school discovery

KAMLOOPS, B.C.
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Fundraiser for Fairy Creek 'land defenders' more than doubles goal

Fundraiser for Fairy Creek 'land defenders' more than doubles goal

Supporters unable to attend the protests on Vancouver Island say they're donating funds in solidarity with those taking a stand against old-growth logging
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