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Nurses at work up in B.C., yet number of graduates down

Nurses at work up in B.C., yet number of graduates down

The number of registered nurses working in B.C. is up slightly, according to a new federal report, but the number of nursing school graduates is dropping.
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Cougar sightings on the rise in Metro Vancouver

Cougar sightings on the rise in Metro Vancouver

Hot, dry weather fuels dramatic spike in encounters with the big cats
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Firefighters make ‘significant progress’ on Lytton-area wildfire

Firefighters make ‘significant progress’ on Lytton-area wildfire

Despite the continuing hot and dry weather near Lytton, firefighters have made significant progress in containing the Cisco Road wildfire.
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Christy Clark's approval rating continues to slide in B.C.: poll

Christy Clark's approval rating continues to slide in B.C.: poll

Less than a third of British Columbians are happy with Christy Clark’s performance as premier, according to a new poll.
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B.C. teen wins coveted international biotechnology prize

B.C. teen wins coveted international biotechnology prize

Like a lot of high school students, Austin Wang isn’t exactly sure what he’s going to do with his life.
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B.C. burns through budget for fighting forest fires

B.C. burns through budget for fighting forest fires

Hot, dry conditions presage bad fire season; some rivers at near-record low levels
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Moving to northeast B.C.? Apartment rents could surprise you

Moving to northeast B.C.? Apartment rents could surprise you

Sara Duncan and her husband recently found a two-bedroom apartment in Fort St. John, but it wasn’t easy. “I’ve lived in Vancouver and in Victoria, and the rent is higher here than it was there,” she said.
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Hookah lounges get last four-week gasp before Vancouver can close them down

Hookah lounges get last four-week gasp before Vancouver can close them down

Vancouver’s last remaining hookah lounges have just four more weeks until the city has the option to shut them down forever.
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Seaspan chairman handed driving ban after crash near West Vancouver Yacht Club

Seaspan chairman handed driving ban after crash near West Vancouver Yacht Club

Kyle Washington, the executive chairman of Seaspan Corp.
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Wind gusts, high temperatures hamper battle against Lytton blaze

Wind gusts, high temperatures hamper battle against Lytton blaze

LYTTON — The winds in the Fraser Canyon gust so strongly at times that it can be difficult to carry on a conversation with someone standing just a few steps away. That makes a wildfire on the steep mountain slopes here particularly hard to fight.
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