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First case of new COVID variant detected in BC

Health officials in British Columbia say they have detected the first known Canadian case of the BA.2.86 COVID-19 virus variant. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control confirmed it was found in a person in the Fraser Health region, east of Vancouver, who has not travelled outside of the...

BC’s agriculture industry at forefront of climate change reality

B.C. producers are still trying to get a clear picture of the damages wrought by the ongoing fires. With more than 400 active wildfires still burning in BC and many residents yet to return to their homes, it’s too early to know the fate...
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First case of new COVID variant detected in BC

Health officials in British Columbia say they have detected the first known Canadian case of...

BC’s agriculture industry at forefront of climate change reality

B.C. producers are still trying to get a clear picture of the damages wrought...

Pedestrian killed while trying to cross Highway 17 in Surrey

A man was killed Tuesday afternoon on August 22 after being hit by a...

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Eastern Fraser Valley’s air quality health index at ‘very high risk’. The air quality in...