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Search ends as 4 more grizzlies found unrelated to Bella Coola attack

Another four bears have been ruled out as the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (COS) wraps up the search for the grizzlies that were involved in a harrowing attack in Bella Coola that left four people with serious injuries last month. The COS said it is no longer actively trying to capture bears, while calling the […]

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200 kilograms of opium found concealed in shipping container in Burnaby: CBSA

Officers have seized more than 200 kilograms of opium at a Lower Mainland facility, the border agency says. Canada Border Services Agency officers found 209 kilograms of opium hidden in an inbound shipping container at the Burnaby Container Examination Facility on March 26. However, the border agency only publicly announced the seizure Friday (Dec. 5).

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Track cleared for class-action suit 4.5 years after wildfire swallows most of Lytton

The B.C. Supreme Court has given the go-ahead to a class-action lawsuit brought by residents of Lytton regarding the June 30, 2021 fire that destroyed 90 per cent of the buildings in the community’s downtown and killed two people, as well as destroying homes and buildings in the regional district and First Nations surrounding the

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Canada to play Switzerland, Qatar in Vancouver as World Cup groups revealed

Qatar will play Canada in BC Place stadium on June 18. Switzerland takes on the home squad six days later. After years of anticipation, soccer fans across B.C. know details about how the initial stage of FIFA World Cup 2026 will enfold in Vancouver. Canada will play the winner of the European Play-Off Path A

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Ex-staffer lodges human rights complaint against Métis Nation of B.C.

A Métis man who describes himself as “white presenting” has filed a discrimination-related-to-employment complaint against the Métis Provincial Council of British Columbia, claiming the respondents deemed him to be “not sufficiently attuned” to the culture. Tribunal member Steven Adamson noted is his reasons for decision, posted by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal on December

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