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Head coach Travis Green, GM Jim Benning reportedly out as struggling Canucks make major changes
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9-year-old boy unharmed in Coquitlam shooting that sent his father to hospital
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CN reopens Kamloops-Vancouver rail corridor after precautionary closure during B.C. storms
Canadian National Railway says train movements have resumed on its Kamloops-Vancouver corridor.
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B.C. expands disaster financial assistance program after flooding, landslides
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Stem cell-based treatment may help Type 1 diabetes patients produce insulin: Canadian study
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Trans Mountain Pipeline has restarted, but B.C. gas rationing will remain in place for now, province says
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Surrey crash involving TransLink bus, 9 other vehicles, sends 7 to hospital
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Suspicious death investigation underway after body found in burned vehicle in Abbotsford
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Snowfall warnings issued for all of Vancouver Island, up to 20 cm expected inland
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This kilted Scotsman walked 8,000 km across Canada with his dog
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3 injured in small plane crash at Duncan airport, EHS says
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Ottawa announces $14.7 million to fight aquatic invasive species in mountain parks
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Millions in damage and losses, years to recover: A B.C. family's flood story
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More snow on the way for B.C.'s South Coast, Environment Canada warns
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Trans Mountain Pipeline set to restart Sunday after nearly 3-week shutdown caused by storm
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