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More gasoline price hikes on way for Prince George

More gasoline price hikes on way for Prince George

After carbon tax increase on Monday, price at the pumps jumped another nickel on Thursday
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Rescuers plan helicopter airlift of orca calf stranded in B.C. lagoon

Rescuers plan helicopter airlift of orca calf stranded in B.C. lagoon

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Plans are now underway to airlift a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island in an effort to reunite the young orca with its extended family.
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Vancouver mayor disappointed by new location for overdose prevention site

Vancouver mayor disappointed by new location for overdose prevention site

VANCOUVER — The mayor of Vancouver says the city is disappointed about the new location of an overdose prevention site in the downtown core.
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Residents to return to Vancouver's homeless encampment after city cleared the site

Residents to return to Vancouver's homeless encampment after city cleared the site

VANCOUVER — Residents forced out of a Vancouver homeless encampment will be allowed back in this week after the city completed a cleanup of the site.
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Speed limiting devices to become mandatory on heavy B.C. commercial trucks

Speed limiting devices to become mandatory on heavy B.C. commercial trucks

VICTORIA — The British Columbia Transportation Ministry says commercial trucks above a certain weight will soon be required to be fitted with technology to limit how fast they travel on provincial roadways.
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Prince George dentists not signing up for federal dental care program

Prince George dentists not signing up for federal dental care program

New plan's fee structure for procedures puts onus on dentists to write off additional patient charges
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B.C. to ban some 'personal use' evictions, stop rent increases over new children

B.C. to ban some 'personal use' evictions, stop rent increases over new children

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is changing rental laws to stop bad-faith evictions, protect families who have had a child and help landlords with problematic tenants.
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Vancouver seeks Supreme Court of Canada to rule on quashed vacancy control bylaw

Vancouver seeks Supreme Court of Canada to rule on quashed vacancy control bylaw

The City of Vancouver contends its vacancy control bylaw is legal as it fills a gap in provincial legislation.
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B.C. records net loss of more than 8,600 in interprovincial migration in 2023

B.C. records net loss of more than 8,600 in interprovincial migration in 2023

British Columbia had more people moving out to other provinces in 2023 than those coming in the opposite direction for the first time in more than a decade, according to figures from Statistics Canada. The agency said B.C.
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B.C. introduces bill for First Nations land acquisition, holding rights

B.C. introduces bill for First Nations land acquisition, holding rights

VICTORIA — British Columbia's government has introduced a bill that would give federally recognized First Nations the legal right to acquire and hold land in the province. B.C.
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