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'Back to the Future,' 'Beetlejuice' part of Mirvish's Hollywood-driven new season

'Back to the Future,' 'Beetlejuice' part of Mirvish's Hollywood-driven new season

TORONTO — Producer David Mirvish says he hopes to inject a "sense of fun" into his theatre company's 2024-2025 season with a little bit of Hollywood and live stage spectacle.
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Kamloops to lobby province to open cold weather shelters at 0 C

Kamloops to lobby province to open cold weather shelters at 0 C

“I had a friend die from hypothermia who was unhoused. And I've never gotten over it. Because I didn't do anything to help him, because I didn't know he was out there."
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Arts North East executive director debuts new show

Arts North East executive director debuts new show

Peace Gallery North debuted a two new shows this month, displaying the works of Dawson Creek local artist Haley Bassett and Iranian sculptor Farouzan Afrouzi, who moved to Canada eight months ago.
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Few to no wine grapes will grow in the Okanagan Valley this year, report predicts

Few to no wine grapes will grow in the Okanagan Valley this year, report predicts

The financial damage for wineries and vineyards could be $346 million and as much as $445 million when you include industry suppliers, logistics providers and distributors.
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Northeast BC First Nations supporting Indigenous-led resource charge

Northeast BC First Nations supporting Indigenous-led resource charge

Under the Indian Act, tax revenue generated by resource projects is collected by the federal government and then dispersed from Ottawa back to First Nations.
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BC Hydro prepares for drop in water supply at biggest reservoirs

BC Hydro prepares for drop in water supply at biggest reservoirs

Two dams that account for more than 45 per cent of B.C.'s generating capacity are forecast to have below average overall water supply.
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Six charges for man accused in B.C. Crown prosecutor attack

Six charges for man accused in B.C. Crown prosecutor attack

Kenyon Thomas Lavallee was remanded in custody Feb. 12 in a hearing before open public court sessions.
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B.C. man facing fraud charges in U.S. fined $40K for illegal trades

B.C. man facing fraud charges in U.S. fined $40K for illegal trades

Aarif Jamani is barred from B.C.'s capital markets for four years after conceding he violated a cease trade order; in a related matter Jamani faces securities fraud charges in a New York court
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Northern BC MLAs skeptical of upcoming provincial budget

Northern BC MLAs skeptical of upcoming provincial budget

"They are basically budgeting for the demise of our province."
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Man charged with first-degree murder in B.C. hit-and-run

Man charged with first-degree murder in B.C. hit-and-run

COURTENAY, B.C. — Police on Vancouver Island have arrested and charged a man with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a cyclist last week. Comox Valley RCMP say that 45-year-old Steven Squires of Cumberland, B.C.
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