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B.C. industry balks at Canada's tax hike on alcohol

B.C. industry balks at Canada's tax hike on alcohol

The 4.7-per-cent excise-tax hike gets multiplied multiple times before the final retail price is calculated.
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Warm weather forces Mt. Washington ski resort to close, may reopen Friday

Warm weather forces Mt. Washington ski resort to close, may reopen Friday

The resort said it was suspending operations for Wednesday and Thursday
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Fort St. John leaning on Peace River Agreement funding to balance budget

Fort St. John leaning on Peace River Agreement funding to balance budget

The City of Fort St. John will use funding from the Peace River Agreement to help balance their 2024 budget. A draft of their capital and operating budgets was presented to city council on Jan. 22.
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B.C. man gets conditional sentence for bank fraud

B.C. man gets conditional sentence for bank fraud

Joseph Marion Legaspi deposited cheques for $13,682 and $29,573 into a Burnaby Scotiabank account.
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Microchipping furry friends a frontline defence in dognapping

Microchipping furry friends a frontline defence in dognapping

Identification is the number one safety precaution when it comes to pet abduction, says CEO of the Regional Animal Protection Society.
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B.C. man gets 90 months' jail for 2018 home invasion

B.C. man gets 90 months' jail for 2018 home invasion

Patrick Catiano Rodrigues had a shotgun when he broke into a Vancouver house and confined the occupants.
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Metro Vancouver 'ghost gear' operation nets hundreds of illegal traps

Metro Vancouver 'ghost gear' operation nets hundreds of illegal traps

Authorities say 59 per cent of the traps were sealed shut, trapping sea creatures inside.
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Fort St. John Museum News - January 2024

Fort St. John  Museum News -  January 2024

The Fort St. John North Peace Museum had a record number of volunteer hours in 2023, nearly 5,000. An AGM is planned for Feb. 28, with former MLA Richard Neufeld as a guest speaker.
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Lunar earthquakes are shrinking the moon, finds B.C. scientist

Lunar earthquakes are shrinking the moon, finds B.C. scientist

The recent study found earthquakes and landslides could make the moon's south pole a treacherous place for upcoming human missions to the lunar surface.
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BC Highway Patrol seizes firearm, drugs, and counterfeit money

BC Highway Patrol seizes firearm, drugs, and counterfeit money

BC Highway Patrol says they located drugs, a firearm and ammunition, and counterfeit money in a Chevrolet Malibu that fled from police
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