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B.C. sockeye run to hit 30 million
The number of sockeye salmon in British Columbia's Fraser River just keeps growing, with the estimate of this year's run now increased to 30 million.
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Crashed plane had no contraband: RCMP
The RCMP have squelched speculation that a small plane that went down in a crash-prone area of southern B.C., killing four men, may have been involved in illegal activity.
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Mexicana stops flying
Debt-ridden airline Mexicana de Aviacion is halting all operations, Mexico's transportation secretary said Friday.
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Man crushed by trash truck in critical condition
A 37-year-old man who was accidentally dumped into a garbage truck in Vancouver is fighting for his life.
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Wine-sipping cattle start B.C. culinary trend
Angus cattle in British Columbia's Okanagan region are being fed red wine with their grain, and chefs say it makes the beef taste unique.
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Be kind to stinky skunks: wildlife officials
The death of a skunk that had been shot with a crossbow in Vancouver has wildlife officials asking the public to be more humane when dealing with the pungent urban wildlife.
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More video of orcas killing a whale
Boaters in Trinity Bay, eastern Newfoundland, videotaped orcas attacking a minke whale on Thursday.
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No mail on sick days: Canada Post union
Letter carriers in B.C. have filed a stack of grievances to protest Canada Post's refusal to backfill them when they take time off work, according to their union.
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6 dead in 12 hours on B.C. roads
A total of six people have died in five crashes around southern B.C. in a span of just over 12 hours.
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Huge B.C. sockeye run could get bigger
Scientists are puzzling over why they didn't see the mammoth Fraser River sockeye run coming, while hinting that estimates could go even higher on Friday.
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Homeless Victoria campers health risk
Homeless people camping on a downtown Victoria boulevard pose a health risk, B.C.'s provincial health officer says.
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Canada's biggest opium poppy field busted in B.C.
Two men have been arrested at a three-hectare opium poppy field in Chilliwack, B.C., the largest operation of its kind found in Canada, according to the RCMP.
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Luongo unsure of future as Canucks captain
Goaltender Roberto Luongo is the only player who can truly say if being captain of the Vancouver Canucks is a burden that has affected his performance.
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Man rescued from Vancouver garbage truck
A 37-year-old man is recovering in a Vancouver hospital with serious injuries after he was trapped in the back of a garbage truck, police say.
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Use of opiate doda spreading in B.C.: experts
Consumption of the opiate doda, an illegal and addictive concoction made from dried poppy pods, is out of control in Metro Vancouver's South Asian community, experts say.
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Cool weather eases campfire bans, evacuations in B.C.
Cooler, damper weather is permitting fire officials in B.C. to lift several campfire bans this week and lift all remaining evacuation orders as the risk of wildfire continues to decrease.
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Wally Buono panic? Not his style
There's been a lot of thinking going on for B.C. Lions coach/general manager Wally Buono, who has only added one win to his CFL-best career record so far in 2010. But it's not his style to panic.
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B.C. salmon bonanza provokes management debate
The sockeye salmon bonanza on B.C.'s Fraser River is provoking wide-ranging debate about why the fish stock levels are fluctuating so wildly and how they are monitored and managed.
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White Rock boil water advisory extended again
Residents of White Rock, B.C., have been told they will have to keep on boiling their tap water right through the weekend, as officials continue efforts to decontaminate the city's water supply.
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Plane likely nosedived into B.C. mountain
A plane that crashed into a heavily forested mountainside in B.C.'s southern Interior last week, killing the four men aboard, may have nosedived into the ground, say officials.
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