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Long-term care homes hit with COVID outbreaks, lack of rapid tests, visitor restrictions

Long-term care homes hit with COVID outbreaks, lack of rapid tests, visitor restrictions

Seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie is concerned long-term care homes aren't a priority for receiving COVID test kits
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B.C. bars, nightclubs, gyms that were ordered to close in December can apply for relief grants

B.C. bars, nightclubs, gyms that were ordered to close in December can apply for relief grants

Those businesses that had been required to fully close on Dec. 22, to limit the spread of COVID-19 are eligible to apply for the COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant
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RBC Capital Markets analyst predicts B.C. forest industry will shrink by half

RBC Capital Markets analyst predicts B.C. forest industry will shrink by half

B.C. has gone from one of North America’s lowest cost producing regions for forestry to the highest, says market experts
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CBC to air documentary Thursday on discovery at Tk'emlups residential school

CBC to air documentary Thursday on discovery at Tk'emlups residential school

The Fifth Estate's new documentary called "The Reckoning: Secrets unearthed by Tk’emlups te Secwepemc" airs Jan. 13 at 9 p.m. on CBC
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Only half of B.C. students wrote assessments—even fewer pass in numeracy

Only half of B.C. students wrote assessments—even fewer pass in numeracy

Data from the Fraser Institute found that literacy and numeracy assessment completions are down
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Southern B.C. river levels still on watch, but series of rainstorms have ended

VANCOUVER — Rain and weather warnings have been lifted across British Columbia as the latest atmospheric river departs, leaving most regions generally unscathed despite predictions of severe rainfall during the multi-day storm.
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Alaskan commercial fishery ‘plundering’ threatened B.C. salmon

Alaskan commercial fishery ‘plundering’ threatened B.C. salmon

Commercial fish harvesters in southeast Alaska are netting significant amounts of threatened B.C. salmon even though the bulk of Canada’s Pacific fleet is stranded on shore to conserve plummeting stocks, a new study suggests.
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Name of new Island-class Gabriola ferry rankles former Snuneymuxw chief

Name of new Island-class Gabriola ferry rankles former Snuneymuxw chief

The new ferry has a name in the Kwakwaka’wakw language from the 'Namgis First Nation but will operate in the heart of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.
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Murder case of ex-B.C. child actor accused of mother's slaying nears end

Murder case of ex-B.C. child actor accused of mother's slaying nears end

The second-degree murder charge trial date for Riverdale TV actor Ryan Grantham in the death of his mother won't happen as lawyers' talks continue to wind the case up
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Judge alone trial confirmed for Gibsons man’s trial in mother’s death

Judge alone trial confirmed for Gibsons man’s trial in mother’s death

Kevin Christopher Webster is accused of second-degree murder in the December 2020 death of his mother.
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