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Early morning apartment fire in Penticton, B.C., leaves two people dead

PENTICTON, B.C. — The Mounties say two people have died in an early morning fire Tuesday that partially destroyed a 30-unit apartment building in Penticton, B.C. RCMP spokesman Sgt.
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Medium is the message in Nanaimo, B.C., but RCMP not impressed

Medium is the message in Nanaimo, B.C., but RCMP not impressed

NANAIMO, B.C. — A Vancouver Island man is facing charges after choosing a poor time and place to let his creative impulses flow.
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Search ongoing for father and son missing after mushroom picking near Pemberton: RCMP

PEMBERTON, B.C. — RCMP say an extensive search is ongoing for a father and son reported missing after going mushroom picking on Thursday.
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B.C. community gets a new electric Zamboni

B.C. community gets a new electric Zamboni

The District of Summerland has replaced its ice re-surfacer from 1976 with a new electric lithium-ion model.
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Massive drug cooking operation found by police in Lumby, B.C.

Massive drug cooking operation found by police in Lumby, B.C.

LUMBY, B.C. — Charges have been laid against six men after provincial and federal police uncovered what they say was one of the largest illicit drug laboratories ever found in British Columbia.
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Voter turnout in B.C. election sinks to 92-year low of 52.4 per cent

Voter turnout in B.C. election sinks to 92-year low of 52.4 per cent

VICTORIA — Voter turnout in the British Columbia election dropped to just 52.4 per cent, the lowest participation rate in more than 90 years. Statistics from Elections BC going back to 1928 show the second lowest voter turnout was 55.
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Fraser Health reports more COVID-19 cases at two other assisted-living sites

Fraser Health reports more COVID-19 cases at two other assisted-living sites

SURREY, B.C. — Fraser Health has confirmed outbreaks of COVID-19 at two more assisted-living or long-term care homes in the hard-hit region. The health authority says in a statement individual staff members at Amenida Seniors' Community in Surrey, B.
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Investigation after attempted traffic stop, deadly crash, near Vernon, B.C.,

ARMSTRONG, B.C. — A man is dead and a woman is hurt after their vehicle crashed as police tried to pull it over, just north of Vernon, B.C.
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Greens vow to hold NDP majority to account after winning three seats in B.C. election

Greens vow to hold NDP majority to account after winning three seats in B.C. election

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Green party will have a slightly larger presence in the provincial legislature, expanding its caucus to three seats in Saturday's election.
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B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan celebrates victory, thanks rivals for 'spirited' campaign

B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan celebrates victory, thanks rivals for 'spirited' campaign

VANCOUVER — John Horgan says there are still hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots yet to be counted following Saturday's election, but one thing is certain: he's headed back to the premier's office on Monday.
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