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Industry infringing on Peace-area First Nation's treaty rights, judge finds

Industry infringing on Peace-area First Nation's treaty rights, judge finds

Province has six months to negotiate new deal with Blueberry River First Nation
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B.C. records nearly 500 deaths and counting during heat wave

B.C. records nearly 500 deaths and counting during heat wave

The BC Coroners Service has launched an investigation to find out what the province could have done better to prepare for the heat wave.
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Squamish climber makes world-class ascent

Squamish climber makes world-class ascent

Bronwyn Hodgins has become one of only three female climbers in the world who have ascended El Capitan’s Golden Gate
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Searchers comb Grouse Mountain for second day, seeking signs of missing hiker

Searchers comb Grouse Mountain for second day, seeking signs of missing hiker

North Vancouver RCMP are asking for public assistance as searchers scour the North Shore mountains looking for a 74-year-old hiker missing during a period of extreme heat
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Wildfire north of Lillooet remains out of control

Wildfire north of Lillooet remains out of control

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'We ain't seen nothing yet': Expect more, hotter heat waves, says climate scientist

'We ain't seen nothing yet': Expect more, hotter heat waves, says climate scientist

The heat wave began Friday when an intense high pressure system settled over B.C., creating a stagnant heat dome.
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Protocols in place for those fighting wildfires in B.C. amid historic heat wave

Protocols in place for those fighting wildfires in B.C. amid historic heat wave

Crews have been instructed to take more frequent breaks, every 30 to 60 minutes, to avoid heat stroke.
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Wildfire northwest of Kamloops prompts expanded evacuations, now covers 4,000 hectares

Wildfire northwest of Kamloops prompts expanded evacuations, now covers 4,000 hectares

The Sparks Lake fire, burning north of Kamloops Lake, was discovered on Monday and has grown quickly in size.
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Everything you need to know about B.C.'s new rules for gatherings starting July 1

Everything you need to know about B.C.'s new rules for gatherings starting July 1

"But everybody needs to move at their own pace in this as well," said B.C.'s top doctor.
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Private donation helps protect threatened British Columbia island

Private donation helps protect threatened British Columbia island

VANCOUVER — The BC Parks Foundation says a private donation has allowed the purchase of threatened Coastal Douglas fir ecosystems in the Strait of Georgia.
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