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Man dies in B.C. town waiting for health care near ambulance station

August 15, 2022 Hélène Warin

For the second time in less than a month, a resident of Ashcroft, B.C., died while waiting for health care. Mayor Barbara Roden told reporters a man was walking his

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Vancouver emergency room cutting hours to relieve pressure on staff

August 15, 2022 Hélène Warin

Due to mounting pressures on staff, the emergency department at Vancouver’s UBC Hospital will be scaling back its hours starting Tuesday. The doors will close at 8 p.m. instead of

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Anne Heche legally dead, remains on life support for donor evaluation

August 13, 2022 Daniela Juarez

Anne Heche remains on life support and under evaluation for organ donation after a car crash that led to her brain death, a representative for the actor said Friday. Under

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Excitement in B.C. Indigenous communities as salmon get past Fraser River slide zone

August 13, 2022 Ivan Deneweth

Thousands of migrating sockeye and chinook salmon appear to be making it through a massive slide area on the Fraser River on their way to spawn in central British Columbia.

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Route closed in both directions due to mudslides

August 11, 2022 Ed Juskow

A stretch of B.C. highway was closed overnight in both directions due to mudslides in the area. The province’s Transportation Ministry said Highway 1 was closed between Highway 12 and

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Camping may be available on Bowen Island if Metro Vancouver proposal goes through

August 11, 2022 Daniela Juarez

A Lower Mainland destination that doesn’t currently have any campsites may welcome campers in the coming years if Metro Vancouver’s proposal goes through. Metro Vancouver announced Wednesday it plans to

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B.C. tenants face extra rent hikes to fund landlords’ repairs – and they’re permanent

August 9, 2022 Dereck Carrier

Tenants’ advocates are urging the B.C. government to reconsider a policy that allows landlords to cover the costs of repairs and improvements on their properties using supplemental rent hikes. The

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B.C. recorded 16 suspected heat deaths during recent heat wave

August 9, 2022 Ed Juskow

There were 16 suspected heat-related deaths recorded in British Columbia during the sweltering temperatures that began in late July and continued into early August, coroners revealed Tuesday. The B.C. Coroner

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Multiple arrests following skirmish with police as tents removed from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

August 9, 2022 Hélène Warin

A number of people have been arrested following a skirmish with police in the Downtown Eastside as city staff began the process of removing tents and other structures along a busy street in

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B.C. man’s $50M lawsuit against Facebook for ‘imposter page” can proceed

August 7, 2022 Hélène Warin

A B.C. man’s lawsuit against Facebook – in which he is claiming $50 million in damages because the social media giant did not take down an “imposter page” – will

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