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B.C. warns of elevated wildfire risk as winds arrive with warm, dry conditions

B.C. warns of elevated wildfire risk as winds arrive with warm, dry conditions

The British Columbia government is urging people to use caution as a combination of warm, dry conditions and strong winds moves over the southern part of the province, raising the wildfire risk.
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Police in Richmond, B.C., seek witnesses of alleged attempted kidnapping

Police in Richmond, B.C., seek witnesses of alleged attempted kidnapping

RICHMOND — Police in Richmond, B.C., say they're looking for witnesses after an alleged attempted kidnapping involving a vehicle that was later found on fire.
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May relieved to be re-elected, but surprised to be sole Green returning to Ottawa

May relieved to be re-elected, but surprised to be sole Green returning to Ottawa

May acknowledges the hard work ahead to rebuild, after a Green incumbent lost his seat in Kitchener Centre, as did co-leader Jonathan Pedneault
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Man who drove wrong way on Nanaimo Parkway, causing fatal crash, dies in custody

Man who drove wrong way on Nanaimo Parkway, causing fatal crash, dies in custody

Michael Allison Rennie has been charged with criminal negligence causing death in the July 2023 crash that killed Reid Davidson
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Sole NDP MP re-elected on Island says party needs better way to get message across

Sole NDP MP re-elected on Island says party needs better way to get message across

Gord Johns says the party’s message just didn’t seem to resonate with voters
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B.C. machete attacker to be sentenced for aggravated assault

B.C. machete attacker to be sentenced for aggravated assault

Two people loading luggage into a taxi were attacked by a stranger in Vancouver in June 2022.
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Questions swirl around decimated NDP in former British Columbia strongholds

Questions swirl around decimated NDP in former British Columbia strongholds

VANCOUVER — Questions are swirling around the fate of the federal New Democrats in British Columbia, including the matter of leadership, after devastating election losses in the former provincial stronghold.
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Black bear killed after attacking woman in Whistler, B.C.

Black bear killed after attacking woman in Whistler, B.C.

WHISTLER — Conservation officers in British Columbia say they killed a black bear after it attacked a woman walking her dog in Whistler.
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B.C. men charged in connection with multiple gun, drug seizures

B.C. men charged in connection with multiple gun, drug seizures

Among guns seized were an automatic submachine gun, multiple pistols and revolvers as well as silencers and oversized magazines.
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NDP’s Vancouver Island stronghold shattered by rival parties

NDP’s Vancouver Island stronghold shattered by rival parties

Early results suggest only one Island riding remains in the hands of the NDP, while three switched to the Conservatives and two appear to have gone Liberal. Saanich-Gulf Islands remains Green.
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