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Health minister expects even bigger demands on health-care system in 2024

Health minister expects even bigger demands on health-care system in 2024

But Adrian Dix says the province is moving in the right direction, with new hirings of doctors, nurses and other health professionals, as well as more surgeries and tests
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Special delivery: Helicopters and internet bring creature comforts to lighthouse keepers

Special delivery: Helicopters and internet bring creature comforts to lighthouse keepers

It takes time and planning, but keepers can get almost anything delivered to their remote locations
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VIU professor researching how microbes can protect amphibians and oysters from disease

VIU professor researching how microbes can protect amphibians and oysters from disease

Biologist exploring the affect of small organisms on an animal’s ability to handle environmental challenges brought on by climate change
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Anti-satellite weapons tests could create chaos in space, warns B.C. study

Anti-satellite weapons tests could create chaos in space, warns B.C. study

Military test strikes on old satellites could turn low Earth orbit into a minefield of debris, threatening global satellite capabilities, warn UBC researchers.
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B.C. company handed $12K penalty after worker killed by falling printer

B.C. company handed $12K penalty after worker killed by falling printer

The worker death occurred in Fort St. John, B.C., as the company was moving an office printer down a staircase.
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Mom fights to have case reopened after teen dies from lethal dose of date-rape drug

Mom fights to have case reopened after teen dies from lethal dose of date-rape drug

Tracy Sims believes 18-year-old Samantha Somerville — one of two women at the same Yates Street party who ended up in the ICU — was murdered
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Adrian Raeside cartoon: A frightening sight over at the neighbour's

Adrian Raeside cartoon: A frightening sight over at the neighbour's

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Once captured for shows in the 1970s, orca matriarch may have died

Once captured for shows in the 1970s, orca matriarch may have died

T046, also known as Wake, was one of the “Budd Inlet Six” rounded up in 1976 using boats, planes and explosives, then released after a public outcry
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B.C. company fined $2,500 after mobile home crushes worker to death

B.C. company fined $2,500 after mobile home crushes worker to death

The "high-risk" violations occurred as the company was moving a mobile home in Qualicum Beach, B.C.
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B.C. meth, fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 10 years

B.C. meth, fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 10 years

Methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl were trafficked in B.C, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.
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