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B.C. Liberals remove MLA John Rustad after ‘Celebrate CO2’ tweet
B.C. Liberal Party Leader Kevin Falcon gives a speech the legislative assembly in Victoria, on May 16, 2022. The Opposition BC Liberals have removed MLA John Rustad from the party caucus after he retweeted comments that questioned the role of carbon dioxide in climate change. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Wolf found dead by roadside, another missing after B.C. zoo escape
Greater Vancouver Zoo deputy general manager and director of animal care Menita Prasad wipes away tears as she speaks about a wolf that died and another that remains missing after a fence was cut at the facility and the animals escaped, during a news conference in Langley, B.C., on Thursday, August 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Alberta police watchdog to investigate death of man in Grande Prairie RCMP cell
An Alberta man is hoping for answers now that the province's police watchdog is investigating the death of his son while in RCMP custody in June. Addison Hartzler, who was 30, was found dead in an RCMP holding cell in Grande Prairie, Alta., on June 3, nine hours after he was arrested for public mischief on suspicion he had falsely reported a break-and-enter at the home where he was staying. Hartzler is shown in this undated family handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Western Canada: Hong Kong accuses former Sing Tao Daily editor Victor Ho of violating China’s National Security Law
Former Sing Tao Daily’s editor-in-chief, Victor Leung-mau Ho, poses for a photo in Richmond, B.C., on August 15, 2022. Hong Kong Security Bureau named Mr. Ho as being wanted by Hong Kong Police for contravening the offence of subversion of state power under the National Security Law in proposing the establishment of a virtual Hong Kong Parliament. Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail.
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High risk sex offender found, rearrested in Vancouver
A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer's uniform as she makes a phone call after responding to an unknown incident in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Western Canada: Squamish Nation development in Vancouver aims to change how residents get around
The land below and next to the Burrard Street Bridge is pictured where the Squamish Nation is proposing a massive housing project in the city of Vancouver, May 1, 2019.
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City of Calgary says it could cost millions to repair damage to municipal building
The Calgary Municipal Building on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. City officials say it could cost more than two million dollars to repair the Calgary Municipal Building after someone broke in and set fires that triggered the sprinkler system earlier this month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Western Canada: Alberta government women’s essay contest gives third-place prize to submission equating immigration to ‘cultural suicide’
Alberta's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Tuesday June 30, 2020. Alberta’s women’s issues minister is distancing herself from the judging committee for giving a $200 prize to an essay that says the sexes are not equal, and urges women to pick babies over careers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Lethbridge looking at sober interim shelter to help lessen homeless problem
Security guards patrol a park in downtown Lethbridge, Alberta, April 9, 2019. The Globe and Mail/Todd Korol
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BC Wildfire Service plans control burns to bring Okanagan wildfire under check
A Unit Crew conducts planned ignitions above Yellow Lake near Olalla in this recent handout photo.The BC Wildfire Service says planned ignitions are scheduled to enclose a fire burning in the southern Okanagan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service
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Western Canada: Agriculture project on Vancouver Island cultivates new generation of farmers
Matthew Kyriakides the manager of land resources at The Sandown Centre for Regenerative Agriculture feeds the sheep a grain. August 2, 2022 Taylor Roades / The Globe and Mail
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Jury now deliberating in online extortion case of Amanda Todd
In this courtroom sketch, Aydin Coban is pictured at B.C. Supreme Court, in New Westminster, B.C., on Monday, June 6, 2022.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jane Wolsak
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Alberta’s police watchdog investigating arrest at Calgary Municipal Building
Alberta's police watchdog is investigating the arrest of a man at the Calgary Municipal Building earlier this week. Police vehicles at Calgary Police Service headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, April 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Vancouver’s mayor says feds and B.C. need to step up funding for homeless
Tents line the sidewalk on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Thursday, July 28, 2022.The deadline to dismantle the encampment along the street has passed with little change, but the city's mayor says he's reached out to the federal and B.C. governments for urgent funding and other supports. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Western Canada: BC Housing CEO announces retirement amid agency turmoil and rising violence against the homeless
BC Housing CEO Shayne Ramsey is shown in a handout photo. Ramsey has announced his retirement, saying he no longer has the confidence he can solve the complex problems facing the Crown agency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Housing **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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B.C. wildfire prompts evacuation order for mountain resort near Okanagan
The Keremeos Creek wildfire is shown burning north of Keremeos, B.C., in this Friday, July 29, 2022, handout photo. The BC Wildfire Service says a fire burning about 21 kilometres southwest of Penticton saw minimal growth overnight, but low visibility is making it difficult to fight from the air. An evacuation order was issued by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen on Saturday for communities in the vicinity of the Keremeos Creek wildfire, which was discovered Friday and was earlier described by the Wildfire Service as displaying "aggressive" and "erratic" behaviour. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - BC Wildfire Service
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Western Canada: B.C. and Alberta blanketed by heat wave a year after deadly hot weather
A cyclist cools off at a misting station on East Hastings street as Environment Canada issued a Heat Warning for Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
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Western Canada: Langley shooting underscores dangers faced by those living on the streets
An RCMP officer moves police tape near a tent covering a body at one of three locations being investigated in regards to multiple shootings, in Langley, B.C., on Monday, July 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Can Canada cut emissions without gutting the oil and gas industry? There is no other option
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Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., smaller than believed but heat creates challenges for fire crews
A wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C. is shown in a July 22, 2022 handout photo. The estimated size of the wildfire has been reduced thanks to more accurate mapping, however the BC Wildfire Service warns there's still a risk it will grow. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Western Canada: Vancouver council votes to spend about $1 per resident to fight oil companies in court
Condo and office towers fill the downtown skyline in Vancouver on Friday, March 30, 2018. Vancouver city council has voted in favour of a motion that demands global fossil fuel companies pay their share of costs arising from climate change. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Vancouver council passes plan to create ‘equitable, livable, affordable’ city
A Seabus passenger ferry, right, travels across Burrard Inlet at sunset as downtown Vancouver and the port are seen from Burnaby Mountain, on Monday, July 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Western Canada: David Eby enters the race to replace B.C.’s John Horgan as early front-runner for NDP leadership
B.C. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing David Eby announces will seek the leadership of the B.C. NDP party, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Premier John Horgan announced last month that he will be stepping down with a new leader being elected on Dec. 3. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Alberta Health Services no longer requires COVID-19 immunization for its workers
A nurse prepares a COVID-19 vaccine shot before the opening of a mass vaccination clinic in Mississauga, Ont., Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. The agency that administers Alberta’s health services say it is rescinding its COVID-19 immunization policy for its workers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Western Canada: B.C. doctor loses latest round in court fight over private health care in final stop before the Supreme Court
Dr. Brian Day, Medical Director of the Cambie Surgery Centre, sits for a photograph at his office in Vancouver on August 31, 2016.
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Lytton, B.C., residents fear repeat of history as wildfire prompts evacuations
A wildfire blazing just west of Lytton, B.C., as shown in this handout image provided the BC Wildfire Service has now scorched five square kilometres of trees and bush, more than doubling in size in less than 12 hours. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Overdose deaths for May reach new heights in B.C., says chief coroner
Lisa Lapointe speaks during a press conference in the press gallery at the Legislature in Victoria, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. The British Columbia chief coroner says the province is on pace to lose another record number of people to toxic drugs this year.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Western Canada: Council of Federation meeting wraps up with little progress on funding agreement to solve for health care crisis
A small group of health care supporters gather as premiers meet on the second day of the summer meeting of the Canada's Premiers at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Feds announce program to fight opioid poisoning in Edmonton
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - July 7, 2018: Several Skyscrapers of the city downtown at sunset, and Walterdale Bridge in the foreground
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Tseshaht First Nation begins scan of grounds at former Port Alberni, B.C. residential school
The former Alberni Indian Residential School in Port Alberni, B.C. is shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Tseshaht First Nation **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Western Canada: The Calgary Stampede returns to a fraught political climate
Cody Cassidy, of Donalda, Alta., wrestles a steer during rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alta., Friday, July 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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B.C. government commits $500,000 to safe sport
Melanie Mark, B.C. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, speaks a press conference in Vancouver, on September 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Western Canada: Portrait emerges of brothers killed in Saanich bank robbery
Saanich Police joined by Victoria Police and RCMP respond to gunfire involving multiple people and injuries reported at the Bank of Montreal during an active situation in Saanich, B.C., on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Police in Saanich, B.C., say nearly a week after a shooting at a bank that left six officers wounded and twin brothers dead, the area has been cleared and reopened to the public. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Vancouver plans for removal of beached barge months after it washed up during storm
A barge that drifted loose on English Bay sits grounded on rocks during a massive windstorm, in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. A timeline has finally been announced for the removal of a huge barge that wedged itself onto a beach in Vancouver's English Bay last November. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck