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B.C. Premier David Eby backs down on anti-tariff U.S. advertising campaign

Premier David Eby told reporters on Monday that after meeting with federal officials, he is cancelling a planned advertising campaign in the United States that was critical of lumber tariffs and ...
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B.C. hospital dead last in Canadian Google rankings: report

Surrey Memorial Hospital was the “lowest-ranked (major) hospital” in Canada in 2024 by Google reviews, according to a recent report. The report by SecondStreet.org looked at the Google reviews of 83 ...
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Avian influenza discovered at Salmon Arm commercial poultry operation

Avian influenza has been detected at a commercial poultry operation in Salmon Arm. The infection was discovered on Saturday, ...
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Travel: Going eye to eye with belugas in Churchill, Manitoba

The following day we have our first encounter with belugas on a tour in a small inflatable boat. Within minutes of leaving the Port of Churchill, several belugas come alongside us. Two are adults, as ...
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Haida film marks 40th anniversary of B.C. old-growth logging blockade

With the 40th anniversary of the old-growth forests roadblock on Haida passing recently, a film recognizing the Haida people’s efforts has come back into the spotlight.
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Train carrying loaded fuel cars derails near Kamloops

Multiple cars of a CPKC freight train — four of them loaded with fuel — derailed near Kamloops just before 7 p.m. PDT on Saturday, Nov. 1. The derailment occurred approximately 20 kilometres west of ...
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Crews deployed to freight train derailment near Kamloops

A CPKC freight train derailed near Kamloops late in the evening of Saturday, Nov. 1. The derailment occurred approximately one kilometre east of Cherry Creek Station Road, west of Kamloops near the ...
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B.C. Lions headed to Western Final after thrilling 33-30 win over Calgary

The B.C. Lions are headed to the CFL’s West Division final. Sean Whyte hit a game-winning 43-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the Lions to a thrilling 33-30 win over the visiting Calgary ...
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Journal archives: In 1925, two women reach Cariboo Road on 952-mile hike

A poster for a Grand Masquerade Dance, to be held in support of the Ashcroft Hospital on Nov. 11, 1925, survives in the Journal archives. Measuring 24” by 18”, the poster is one of several dozen found ...
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Meet the B.C.-based crew keeping Canada’s West Coast safe from spills

Located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Beecher Bay base home to Canada’s largest spill response vessel ...
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Now you know, BC Bob publishing provincial almanac

Kronbauer, from Vernon, aka BC Bob, tells stories about British Columbia to the people of his home province. And he does this via social media, and through his TV show Now You Know BC, which airs ...
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L.A. Dodgers trip Blue Jays 3-1 to force Game 7 in 2025 World Series

The visiting Dodgers rode six strong innings from starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and a key two-run single from Mookie Betts to a 3-1 win over the Jays in Game 6 of the 2025 World Series Friday at ...