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Isobel MacLaurin, Whistler’s ‘spark and light,’ defied everyone’s expectations but her own

Isobel MacLaurin, Whistler’s ‘spark and light,’ defied everyone’s expectations but her own

Considered Whistler’s first professional artist, the irrepressible 92-year-old died last week surrounded by loved ones
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Les Leyne: Throne speech has people programs to help NDP stay atop polls

Les Leyne: Throne speech has people programs to help NDP stay atop polls

Premier David (I’m a people person) Eby set out the NDP government’s itinerary to get from where they are now (top of the polls) to where they want to be come voting day this fall (exactly the same spot).
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Islanders step up to find contents of Alberta woman’s stolen suitcase

Islanders step up to find contents of Alberta woman’s stolen suitcase

The suitcase, left behind in a Parksville hotel parking lot, contained some beloved family belongings, including a plaid coat that belonged to Challaine Emerson’s late grandmother
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Broken TV at Royal Jubilee Hospital finally expected to be fixed

Broken TV at Royal Jubilee Hospital finally expected to be fixed

Fate of other broken televisions in the patient care centre is still up in the air, amid a contract dispute between Island Health and TV-service provider HealthHub Solutions
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After daughter allegedly threatened with rape, father questions B.C. ski club's response

After daughter allegedly threatened with rape, father questions B.C. ski club's response

A North Shore father says he had to pull his daughter out of her ski club on Grouse Mountain after alleged verbal and physical threats made against the 13-year-old were not handled seriously.
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I Watched This Game: Canucks lose to Avalanche but it's probably fine

I Watched This Game: Canucks lose to Avalanche but it's probably fine

For the first time all season, the Vancouver Canucks have lost three games in a row.
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Trudeau boosts B.C.'s housing plan with $2 billion in federal financing

Trudeau boosts B.C.'s housing plan with $2 billion in federal financing

VANCOUVER — The federal government is doubling the financing available for a British Columbia housing plan, which the prime minister called "transformative.
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Letter: Squamish council, vote no on FortisBC TUP

Letter: Squamish council, vote no on FortisBC TUP

'Councillors must reject the FortisBC workcamp to stop further destabilization for housing, healthcare and human safety.'
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Tasers were for self-protection, says B.C. drug dealer

Tasers were for self-protection, says B.C. drug dealer

Cameron John Kowbell has been found guilty of possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and unauthorized possession of a non-firearm.
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B.C. teacher disciplined for hijab Halloween costume comments

B.C. teacher disciplined for hijab Halloween costume comments

Surrey substitute teacher asked hijab-wearing student if they had been trick-or-treating.
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