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Business deal gone bad results in ambulances transporting deceased people in Northwest

The refrigeration unit parked outside of Mills Memorial Hospital on Jan. 13, 2021. (Jake Wray/ Terrace Standard)

BC Coroners Service looking for new provider

by Rod Link
updated 3h ago

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Seasonal influenza vaccine is administered starting each fall in B.C. and around the world. (Langley Advance Times)

After 30,000 tests, influenza virually nowhere to be found in B.C.

by Tom Fletcher

updated 2 mins ago

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to a question during a news conference outside Rideau cottage in Ottawa, Friday, January 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Trudeau says Canada’s COVID vaccine plan on track despite Pfizer cutting back deliveries

by Ashley Wadhwani

updated 2 mins ago

Cannabis users toking up more amid pandemic, survey suggests

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Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon shared a handwritten note his son received on Jan. 13, 2021. (Ravi Kahlon/Twitter)

Proud dad moment: B.C. minister’s son, 10, receives handwritten note for act of kindness

by Ashley Wadhwani

updated 3 mins ago

Lilly and Poppy, two cats owned by Kalmar Cat Hotel ownder Donna Goodenough, both have cerebellAr hypoplasia, a genetic neurological condition that affects their ability to control their muscles and bones. Photo by Alistair Taylor – Campbell River Mirror

VIDEO: Wobbly Cats a riot of flailing legs and paws but bundles of love and joy to their owner

by Alistair Taylor

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Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam provides an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada’s top doctor says to avoid non-essential travel as B.C. explores legal options

by The Canadian Press

2h ago

Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd during the march on Washington, D.C., in August of 1963. Courtesy photo

Government reinforces importance of anti-racism act on Black Shirt Day

by Phil McLachlan

updated 26 mins ago

Port McNeill driver tells police he thought the pandemic meant no breathalyzers

by Tyson Whitney

updated 5h ago

Investigators: Bomber died in Nashville explosion

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B.C. researchers identify new tool to trace salmon at sea

UBC study could help fisheries managers pair specific stocks to unique climatic challenges

by Quinn Bender, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

1h ago

Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Ahmed Hussen takes part in an update on the COVID pandemic during a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Rejection letter agency sent to Black organizations ‘completely unacceptable’: Hussen

Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says he demanded a retraction as soon as he saw it

by The Canadian Press

updated 2h ago

Alleged Montreal synagogue vandal charged with attempted arson, uttering threats
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Harvest Meats recalls sausages over undercooking
- updated 2h ago
Prosecutors seek restrictions on Rittenhouse after bar stop with Proud Boys
- 3h ago
Landmark deal sees B.C. forest firms treat big cedars like a First Nation would
- updated 1h ago
Coast Guard ramps up protections for B.C. whales
- 7h ago

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

by Karissa Gall, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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