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Residential school doc 'Sugarcane' about 'survival against all odds,' says director

Residential school doc 'Sugarcane' about 'survival against all odds,' says director

Julian Brave NoiseCat initially didn’t want “Sugarcane” to be such a personal film. The Indigenous filmmaker says he intended to remain behind the camera for the Sundance prize-winning documentary, which he co-directed with Toronto’s Emily Kassie.
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B.C. appoints new chief coroner, while overdose health emergency lingers

B.C. appoints new chief coroner, while overdose health emergency lingers

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has appointed Dr. Jatinder Baidwan as the province's new chief coroner following the retirement of Lisa Lapointe earlier this year.
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RCMP hunt for axe attacker who smashed woman's windshield near Cumberland

RCMP hunt for axe attacker who smashed woman's windshield near Cumberland

The woman was camping in her vehicle on Comox Lake Road when a man with a white bandana covering his face stopped his car and got out with an axe, striking the windshield
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Highway truck rollover injures driver, spills sound equipment for festival

Highway truck rollover injures driver, spills sound equipment for festival

The driver was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries
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Let the feast begin! BC Dumpling Fest celebrates the Philippines

Let the feast begin! BC Dumpling Fest celebrates the Philippines

A dessert filled with purple yam is the star of this year’s BC Dumpling Festival in Coquitlam. More than 40,000 people are expected to attend the event on Saturday, Aug. 10, at Town Centre Park.
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No Tsunami threat in B.C. after powerful Japan earthquake

No Tsunami threat in B.C. after powerful Japan earthquake

There are no tsunami threats in British Columbia after a powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s southern coast, according to the U.S. based National Tsunami Warning Center. The Japan Meteorological Agency says Thursday's quake registered magnitude 7.
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All eyes to be skyward for final flight of Martin Mars water bomber

All eyes to be skyward for final flight of Martin Mars water bomber

The Hawaii Martin Mars is set to take off from Port Alberni’s Sproat Lake on Sunday for its flight to the B.C. Aviation Museum in North Saanich
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Okanagan wildfire prompts evacuation orders, expands alerts

Okanagan wildfire prompts evacuation orders, expands alerts

SHUSWAP, B.C. — Evacuation orders and alerts have been issued in British Columbia's North Okanagan as a nearby wildfire burns out of control, nearly doubling in size since Tuesday.
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Mountain biker, 70, airlifted after fall on busy weekend for Island rescue crews

Mountain biker, 70, airlifted after fall on busy weekend for Island rescue crews

The biker fell off a steep embankment on a challenging mountain-biking trail in Englishman River Falls Park near Parksville
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Multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in B.C. results in fatalities, injuries: RCMP

Multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in B.C. results in fatalities, injuries: RCMP

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — British Columbia's Highway Patrol says people have died and "multiple others" have been injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Chilliwack. It says the crash happened around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, near Yale Road West.
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