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Union of B.C. Municipalities, First Nations call for Bill 15 to be withdrawn

Union of B.C. Municipalities, First Nations call for Bill 15 to be withdrawn

Province says Infrastructure Projects Act is meant to speed up projects
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B.C. is getting another area code

B.C. is getting another area code

New area code 257 joins 604, 250, 778, 236 and 672
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West Kelowna's Gorman Group purchases Princeton mill for $120M

West Kelowna's Gorman Group purchases Princeton mill for $120M

The agreement to local buyers includes the manufacturing facility and associated timber licenses in B.C.
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U.S. expands 'outbound' checks at B.C. border crossings east into the Fraser Valley

U.S. expands 'outbound' checks at B.C. border crossings east into the Fraser Valley

Traffic down more than 30 per cent
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B.C. senior loses $50K to scammers pretending to be local mayors

B.C. senior loses $50K to scammers pretending to be local mayors

The fake identities of Kootenay mayors were used to add credibility
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Former Interior Health top doc convicted of sex crime loses licence

Former Interior Health top doc convicted of sex crime loses licence

Albert Stefanus De Villiers has surrendered his licence with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. and cannot apply to another jurisdiction
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Mystery solved...kind of: Suitcase washes ashore at West Kelowna park

Mystery solved...kind of: Suitcase washes ashore at West Kelowna park

The owner of the suitcase doesn't know how it ended up in the lake
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Vernon woman's appeal to leave psychiatric hospital denied for 5th time

Vernon woman's appeal to leave psychiatric hospital denied for 5th time

Due to a mental disorder, Gabriel Hunter Gibson was found not criminally responsible for an attempted child abduction in 2018
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Next-gen electric ferry set to glide into Victoria for test run

Next-gen electric ferry set to glide into Victoria for test run

Demos will run weeklong in B.C. this June, with plans to launch service between Vancouver, Gibsons, and Bowen Island by 2027
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Suspect arrested in cyber attack that affected some BCLC PlayNow accounts

Suspect arrested in cyber attack that affected some BCLC PlayNow accounts

Minor allegedly responsible for 'credential stuffing' against lottery corporation accounts
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