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5,000 pounds of food flown to Hope in donated helicopters

5,000 pounds of food flown to Hope in donated helicopters

The Greater Vancouver Food Bank made the drop-off Thursday morning.
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Stranded Highway 7 drivers can now reclaim their vehicles

Stranded Highway 7 drivers can now reclaim their vehicles

Abandoned vehicles on Highway 7 near Agassiz can now be reclaimed by their owners.
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'I had a mini heart attack': B.C. family hit with $11K cellphone bill

'I had a mini heart attack': B.C. family hit with $11K cellphone bill

Bell has now waived the fee.
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Cleanup, infrastructure fixes in Merritt 'the largest project' in city's history

Cleanup, infrastructure fixes in Merritt 'the largest project' in city's history

Each property will be graded in either green, yellow and red, depending on the severity of the damage.
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B.C. NDP postpones weekend convention due to ongoing provincial emergency

B.C. NDP postpones weekend convention due to ongoing provincial emergency

VICTORIA — British Columbia's New Democratic Party has postponed its virtual convention that was scheduled to start today due to flooding and landslides that have plunged the province into a state of emergency.
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Aboriginal friendship centres sue former executive director for $48,000

Aboriginal friendship centres sue former executive director for $48,000

A notice of civil claim alleges Paul Lacerte arranged a loan for himself relating to personal expense items.
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Grocers, feds vow to keep B.C.'s food supply chain strong

Grocers, feds vow to keep B.C.'s food supply chain strong

Save-On-Foods president Darrell Jones said that if helicopters are needed to ensure products get to shelves, he will do that.
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B.C. reports nine deaths due to COVID-19, hits 87 per cent fully vaccinated

B.C. reports nine deaths due to COVID-19, hits 87 per cent fully vaccinated

VICTORIA — British Columbia has reported 468 new cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths, pushing the death toll in the province to 2,290. The Health Ministry says 87 per cent of eligible B.C.
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Child dead after crash on highway in B.C. Interior, RCMP say

LOGAN LAKE, B.C. — The RCMP say a child is dead after a head-on collision in the southern B.C. Interior. The Mounties say in a statement they responded to a crash on Highway 97C south of Logan Lake around 12:15 p.m. Thursday.
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Expert: Few alternatives for cargo vessels at Vancouver port as rail links remain broken

Expert: Few alternatives for cargo vessels at Vancouver port as rail links remain broken

Vessels handling bulk cargo have to try to wait out the outages for their cargo to arrive at Port of Vancouver.
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