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Construction of Blackwater Gold mine now 73 per cent complete

Construction of Blackwater Gold mine now 73 per cent complete

Artemis Gold Inc. project 160 km SW of Prince George, now employs 320 people; on target for first pour in Q2 of 2024
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Wildfire near Chetwynd reduces Highway 97 to single-lane traffic

Wildfire near Chetwynd reduces Highway 97 to single-lane traffic

Evacuation order in effect due to Wildmare Creek fire
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B.C. man going to trial on child sex, pornography charges

B.C. man going to trial on child sex, pornography charges

Daniel Robert Hanson faces various allegations involving child pornography as well as communicating with a person under 16 for sexual purposes.
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Stall, downdraft, decision making may have played roles in B.C. air-taxi crash: TSB

Stall, downdraft, decision making may have played roles in B.C. air-taxi crash: TSB

VANCOUVER — The Transportation Safety Board says several factors may have played a role in the crash of an air taxi in B.C.
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Harbour Air signs letter of intent to buy electric motors for its seaplanes

Harbour Air signs letter of intent to buy electric motors for its seaplanes

The company says it has signed a letter of intent with Washington-based magniX to purchase 50 motors to convert its seaplane fleet.
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Island Health memo instructs nurses not to stop illicit drug use in hospitals

Island Health memo instructs nurses not to stop illicit drug use in hospitals

The memo dated March 12, which was raised in the legislature on Tuesday, provides a guide for staff interactions with people who use illicit drugs
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Ombudsperson calls B.C.'s handling of youth confinement an embarrassment

Ombudsperson calls B.C.'s handling of youth confinement an embarrassment

VANCOUVER — B.C.'s ombudsperson says the Ministry of Children and Family Development should be embarrassed by its neglect toward its commitment to reduce the practice of isolating youth in custody.
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B.C. government sets November date for Surrey police handover

B.C. government sets November date for Surrey police handover

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's government has set Nov. 29 as the date when the Surrey Police Service will take over from the RCMP as the city's force of jurisdiction.
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Endako fire evacuation alert cancelled

Endako fire evacuation alert cancelled

Fire no longer threatening village about 160 km NW of Prince George
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B.C. government to set out housing targets for 20 more communities

B.C. government to set out housing targets for 20 more communities

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has named another 20 cities and towns as priority communities for housing targets over the next five years. The government says in a statement the communities are in high-growth, high-need regions of B.C.
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