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Note to readers: Times Colonist phone system out of order

Note to readers: Times Colonist phone system out of order

The Times Colonist’s telephone system is out of order today due to the storm.
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B.C. battles floods, mass evacuations as storm wreaks havoc

B.C. battles floods, mass evacuations as storm wreaks havoc

Flooding has left dozens of communities reeling across the province after massive dumps of rain swamped neighbourhoods, including the entire City of Merritt
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Update: Rogue barge runs aground on Vancouver beach during massive windstorm (PHOTOS + VIDEO)

Update: Rogue barge runs aground on Vancouver beach during massive windstorm (PHOTOS + VIDEO)

The "runaway barge" is dangerously close to the seawall
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'Never had a flood like this,' says mayor of flooded B.C. town

'Never had a flood like this,' says mayor of flooded B.C. town

Princeton residents were among several communities across B.C. forced to evacuate do to flooding Sunday and Monday
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Canada Task Force 1 called in to rescue hundreds trapped by landslides on B.C. highway

Canada Task Force 1 called in to rescue hundreds trapped by landslides on B.C. highway

Fifty children were among those trapped overnight by the two slides on Highway 7, between Agassiz and Hope.
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Three years in, has B.C.'s speculation and vacancy tax made a difference?

Three years in, has B.C.'s speculation and vacancy tax made a difference?

Gordon Hoekstra Vancouver Sun On the third anniversary of B.C.’s adoption of a vacant home and speculation tax, the province says the tax has turned empty units into homes.
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Monique Keiran: Vaccine mandates no surprise given long-term COVID costs

Monique Keiran: Vaccine mandates no surprise given long-term COVID costs

COVID-related healthcare spending surge in Canada could reach a record $308 billion in 2021
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Book review: Light approach brings B.C. history to a new audience

Book review: Light approach brings B.C. history to a new audience

Book features vignettes drawn from our history – as told by the ghost of a real-life person, Jock Linn
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Review: Phoenix Theatre play has us pondering our place in electronic world

Review: Phoenix Theatre play has us pondering our place in electronic world

With Dead Man’s Cell Phone, playwright wants us to laugh in the theatre — and think on the drive back home
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Lawrie McFarlane: Upbeat John Horgan has earned his popularity

Lawrie McFarlane: Upbeat John Horgan has earned his popularity

According to polling firm Angus Reid, John Horgan is the most popular premier in Canada
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