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Unofficial holidays: Here’s what people are celebrating for the week of Sept. 27 to Oct. 3

World Farm Animals Day, Drink Beer Day and Virus Appreciation Day are all coming up this week

by Jenna Hauck

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Lightning strike: Tampa Bay blanks Dallas 2-0 to win Stanley Cup

by The Canadian Press

updated 9h ago
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16 MLAs retiring from B.C. politics add up to $20M in pensions: Taxpayers Federation

by Ashley Wadhwani

2 mins ago

Liberals seek to fast track new COVID-19 aid bill after CERB expires

by The Canadian Press

13h ago

B.C. VOTES 2020: Echoes of HST in B.C. debate over sales tax

by Tom Fletcher

updated 14h ago

She warned her son about toxic drugs, then he was dead

by Local Journalism Initiative

15h ago

B.C. food and beverage producers set record sales in 2019

by Quinn Bender, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

updated 11h ago

Single vehicle rollover on Highway 16 claims life of young woman near Vanderhoof

by Angie Mindus

16h ago

Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw

New throne speech lays out big plans to fight COVID-19, aid recovery

RCMP search apartment in ricin White House letter case

B.C. Green Leader says election unnecessary

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Minimal risk to wild salmon from viruses on farmed B.C. salmon: Fisheries Department

In December 2017, a virus called 1HNV also posed a minimal risk to wild salmon

by The Canadian Press

13h ago

Quebec raises alert levels in large cities, Ontario declares second COVID-19 wave

Both provinces reported at least 700 new cases

by The Canadian Press

14h ago

VIDEO: Inaugural Skidegate Food Gathering Fest reels in 365 donated salmon

Participants in the first fishing fest donated enough spring salmon for every day of the year

by Karissa Gall, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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A (virtual) walk around the world by 88-year-old B.C. man

George Doi says it’s simple: ‘I like walking’

by Dan Ferguson

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