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B.C. judge suspends eviction orders against Vancouver homeless encampment

B.C. judge suspends eviction orders against Vancouver homeless encampment

A B.C. Supreme Court judge says Vancouver's Park Board should reconsider its orders closing CRAB Park to homeless people camping
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Latest wave of COVID-19 cases may have peaked in parts of B.C., says health officer

Latest wave of COVID-19 cases may have peaked in parts of B.C., says health officer

VANCOUVER — COVID-19 modelling released by the British Columbia government shows challenging days ahead for the health-care system even though the latest wave propelled by the Omicron variant may have peaked in parts of the province.
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Section of Highway 1 in B.C. opens after November's record rainstorms

Section of Highway 1 in B.C. opens after November's record rainstorms

VICTORIA — A section of Highway 1 between Kanaka Bar and Spences Bridge in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon has been reopened two months after parts of it were washed away in torrential storms.
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Radio jammers, GPS trackers targeted in expanding B.C. civil forfeiture program

Radio jammers, GPS trackers targeted in expanding B.C. civil forfeiture program

B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office seeks to add more regulatory bodies it can obtain information from, including the B.C. Securities Commission and BC Hydro
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New technology in the works for 9-1-1 system

New technology in the works for 9-1-1 system

An external review showed the 9-1-1 call-taker system to be "significantly understaffed."
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B.C. says gender on ID cards can now be changed without doctor's confirmation

B.C. says gender on ID cards can now be changed without doctor's confirmation

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says gender markers on provincial identification cards can now be changed without the confirmation of a doctor or psychologist.
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Five per cent of BC Ferries workers remain vaccine holdouts despite mandate

Five per cent of BC Ferries workers remain vaccine holdouts despite mandate

Some shipboard workers have already been placed on unpaid leave as vaccine mandate takes effect
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Dr. Bonnie Henry tight-lipped on which orders will be lifted next week

Dr. Bonnie Henry tight-lipped on which orders will be lifted next week

Recent health orders are set to expire Tuesday
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Health minister urges boosters for 53K 'high-risk' B.C. residents who've yet to respond to invites

Health minister urges boosters for 53K 'high-risk' B.C. residents who've yet to respond to invites

B.C. health-care system may be overwhelmed amid Omicron surge
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BC Trucking Association complains to province about winter maintenance on Coquihalla

BC Trucking Association complains to province about winter maintenance on Coquihalla

The highway is still limited to commercial vehicles following the damage caused by the November floods
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