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B.C. has second highest number of UFO sightings in Canada

B.C. has second highest number of UFO sightings in Canada

What is that mysterious object in the sky?
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Children's questions revealed family was descended from some of first Black settlers in Victoria area

Children's questions revealed family was descended from some of first Black settlers in Victoria area

The children, who have fair skin, asked why their grandpa’s skin was darker.
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Man charged with attempted murder after downtown Vancouver shooting

Man charged with attempted murder after downtown Vancouver shooting

VANCOUVER — A man has been charged after a shooting in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside that sent a man to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.
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B.C. inflation eases in January, outpaces national rate for seventh straight month

B.C. inflation eases in January, outpaces national rate for seventh straight month

Inflation grew at a rate of 6.2 per cent in B.C. vs. 5.9 per cent national in January
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Remote work seen as essential for B.C. public service hiring

Remote work seen as essential for B.C. public service hiring

Effective April 1, government job ­postings will be open to people in any B.C. community where the hiring ministry has an office, but even then, there’s room for negotiation.
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Fungus that causes white nose syndrome probably in B.C. bats, says biologist

Fungus that causes white nose syndrome probably in B.C. bats, says biologist

The deadly fungus was found in Alberta last year and has been in Washington state since 2016.
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Surrey police chief wants audit of city's 'inflated and mischaracterized' costings

Surrey police chief wants audit of city's 'inflated and mischaracterized' costings

SURREY, B.C. — The chief of the municipal police service in Surrey, B.C.
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Probe begins after pedestrian killed by truck in New Westminster, B.C.

Probe begins after pedestrian killed by truck in New Westminster, B.C.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Police in New Westminster, B.C., confirm a pedestrian has been hit and killed by a transport truck. A statement from police says it happened just after noon on Sunday.
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Lack of vehicles, infrastructure hampers efforts to transition federal fleet to electric

Lack of vehicles, infrastructure hampers efforts to transition federal fleet to electric

"Supplies are limited due to ongoing global supply chain issues."
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One person slightly hurt, several pets killed in house fire in Chilliwack, B.C.

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Several pets have died in an early morning house fire in Chilliwack, B.C. One person was also slightly hurt when flames broke out at about 4:30 a.m.
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