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Multiple buildings lost to wildfire in Kelowna area, but new $75M water plant saved

Multiple buildings lost to wildfire in Kelowna area, but new $75M water plant saved

Many homes were lost to wildfire but many were saved, says West Kelowna fire chief
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Housing crisis to take centre stage at Liberal cabinet retreat in Charlottetown

Housing crisis to take centre stage at Liberal cabinet retreat in Charlottetown

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to deliver a new mission for his cabinet at a three-day retreat in Charlottetown this week, in a bid to restore Canadians' sense of economic security and their confidence in his government.
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B.C. orders fire-zone travel bans as evacuations soar

B.C. orders fire-zone travel bans as evacuations soar

KELOWNA — British Columbia imposed bans on travel to wildfire zones on Saturday after evacuee numbers doubled to 30,000 or more, marking another day of dramatic developments in the province's desperate battle against hundreds of blazes.
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B.C. declares wildfire emergency amid desperate battle to save West Kelowna

B.C. declares wildfire emergency amid desperate battle to save West Kelowna

WEST KELOWNA — Homes were ablaze on Friday in West Kelowna, B.C., with firefighters locked in a pitched battle against a rampaging wildfire that helped trigger a provincewide state of emergency.
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Woman suing RMOW, Vail Resorts, Arts Whistler, others after tripping over chairlift

Woman suing RMOW, Vail Resorts, Arts Whistler, others after tripping over chairlift

Cheryl Ann Picot alleges she broke her foot in a 2021 fall by Whistler Blackcomb admin building in Upper Village
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Burnaby 'homemaker' sues after alleged breach of $450K Chinese currency deal

Burnaby 'homemaker' sues after alleged breach of $450K Chinese currency deal

Metrotown resident Peng Wei is suing Richmond businessman Yongzu Zhang and Hainaxin Exchange for allegedly breaking a deal to exchange $450,000 in Canadian currency for Chinese Yuan.
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Vancouver bylaw official tries to close hookah shops

Vancouver bylaw official tries to close hookah shops

Seventy-seven-year-old owner of Persian Tea House threatens hunger strike
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Rob Shaw: Eby slowly but surely susses out his ministers' intentions

Rob Shaw: Eby slowly but surely susses out his ministers' intentions

The election is a year away, but decisions on the cabinet will be made soon to prepare
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Vancouver MP throws support behind petition for a foreign agent registry

Vancouver MP throws support behind petition for a foreign agent registry

Petition calls on Ottawa to address foreign interference threats expeditiously with a law to develop a registry
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Vancouver company to repurpose cruise ship to floatel

Vancouver company to repurpose cruise ship to floatel

Vancouver company specializes in turning cruise ships into floating work camps
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