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Group of firefighters were trapped by encroaching flames Sunday evening

Group of firefighters were trapped by encroaching flames Sunday evening

'Definitely not something that anyone on a crew wants to go through.'
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Minor among 13 arrested at blockade protesting old-growth logging on Vancouver Island

LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. — Another 13 people, including a minor, were arrested as RCMP officers continued to enforce a BC Supreme Court injunction order in the Fairy Creek Watershed area.
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B.C. reports one death and 1,434 new COVID-19 cases over three days

VICTORIA — British Columbia has 1,434 more cases of COVID-19 in the last three days for an average of 478 cases per day. A statement from the Health Ministry says there are now 5,090 active infections across B.C.
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Two B.C. mutual fund dealers suspended five years, fined $15,000

Two B.C. mutual fund dealers suspended five years, fined $15,000

Tuomo Tapio Kostamo in Prince George and Matthew de Haan in Abbotsford have been penalized by the Mutual Fund Dealers Association for unauthorized activity
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Chinese spying, disease theft a ‘grave concern,’ says human rights lawyer

Chinese spying, disease theft a ‘grave concern,’ says human rights lawyer

End secrecy about possible Winnipeg COVID theft: David Matas
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As wildfires rage, Premier Horgan on holiday until Thursday

As wildfires rage, Premier Horgan on holiday until Thursday

The premier addressed the wildfires on Twitter on Sunday.
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Drought conditions lead to oil and gas industry water diversion stoppages

Drought conditions lead to oil and gas industry water diversion stoppages

Conditions escalating concerns for fish, aquatic resources, community supply
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Temperatures in the Interior expected to drop through rest of summer

Temperatures in the Interior expected to drop through rest of summer

Longer range models show that a cooling trend could be sticking around for the foreseeable future.
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Stay off wildfire-affected highways for non-essential travel, B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation urges

Stay off wildfire-affected highways for non-essential travel, B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation urges

If you must travel, government officials are asking motorists not to stop along the highway.
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Here's a time-lapse of the Mount Law wildfire burning in West Kelowna

Here's a time-lapse of the Mount Law wildfire burning in West Kelowna

The fire is currently mapped at 800 hectares.
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