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Lawrie McFarlane: NDP needs to rein in its wild horses or see a repeat of 2001

Lawrie McFarlane: NDP needs to rein in its wild horses or see a repeat of 2001

First off, we’re back to deficit financing again, at levels never before contemplated, and with no end in sight.
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How Victoria's society women defied norms to raise funds for war effort ... with a little canine help

How Victoria's society women defied norms to raise funds for war effort ... with a little canine help

A book excerpt from Muggins: The Life and Afterlife of a Canadian Canine War Hero, by Grant Hayter-Menzies
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Video: Tornado spotted Saturday off coast of YVR

Video: Tornado spotted Saturday off coast of YVR

A tornado alert for the Vancouver area had been issued by Environment Canada earlier in the day
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Indigenous Veterans Day: A time to reflect and remember, and hope we can learn from mistakes

Indigenous Veterans Day: A time to reflect and remember, and hope we can learn from mistakes

It's estimated at least 12,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit people served in the three large wars in the 1900s
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Pacific white-sided dolphins play with local population of orcas in B.C. (VIDEO)

Pacific white-sided dolphins play with local population of orcas in B.C. (VIDEO)

The other orcas will kill them, but the dolphins can tell the difference. 🐬
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B.C. couple owing $25 million loses appeal to have debt forgiven

B.C. couple owing $25 million loses appeal to have debt forgiven

The pair sold overpriced shares to 'unsophisticated investors' in 2008, with the assistance of an entity in the business of advising people in debt on how to access funds from their RRSPs and retirement accounts.
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Now includes video: Bear licks Quesnel woman

Now includes video: Bear licks Quesnel woman

Melanie Porter talks about her very close encounter with a bear Thursday night.
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John Ducker: For safety's sake, it's time to limit passenger vehicle size

John Ducker: For safety's sake, it's time to limit passenger vehicle size

Large high-grilled SUVs and trucks cause more fatal injuries to pedestrians and cyclists than their lower-built passenger car contemporaries
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Letters Nov. 5: Our forests are finite; Utopia in North Saanich

Letters Nov. 5: Our forests are finite; Utopia in North Saanich

Letters from our readers: Museum decolonization, doctor shortage, vaccines for health-care workers
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Local duo finds momentum during the pandemic

Local duo finds momentum during the pandemic

Ocie Elliot performs Saturday night at McPherson Playhouse
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