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16.04.2023 / 05:57

Five First Nations reach historic $800 million, 44,266 hectares settlement with B.C., federal government

First Nations in B.C. have reached a historic settlement with both the provincial and federal governments of $800 million and 44,266 hectares of land.The settlements resolve long-standing claims that the First Nations did not receive all the lands owed to them under Treaty 8, which they signed in 1899, government officials said.

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B.C. woman found dead in her Sydney, Australia apartment remembered as ‘kindest, sweetest’ person

Friends and family of a B.C. woman are in mourning a week after she was found dead in her Sydney, Australia apartment.

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B.C. resident frustrated after Flair flight cancellation ‘mess’

Flair flight to Arizona when the flight was cancelled Friday.“They offered to reschedule, but the rescheduling was having us leave Tuscon on March 17 and have us going from Prince George to Tuscon on the 24th,” Crosby said. “It was just a mess.”Crosby said they cancelled their tickets, and a Flair employee offered them “an equitable amount” comparable to what they paid, however, shortly afterwards, they received an email for a different amount.

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Second B.C. company says it has been given green light to sell, produce cocaine

A second B.C. company has said Heath Canada has given it the green light to possess, produce, sell and distribute cocaine, among other substances, to “bring a safer supply of drugs to the global market.”

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B.C. premier vows to investigate cannabis company’s reported approval to produce, sell cocaine

A B.C. cannabis company says it has approval from Health Canada to include cocaine as a substance the company can legally possess, produce, sell and distribute.

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Arrests are ‘futile’ to curb crime, B.C.’s attorney general says

More arrests are “futile,” British Columbia’s attorney general says as he rebuffed criticism of government policies on repeat offenders and violent crime across the province.

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At least 6 homes lost as wildfire near Lytton, B.C. balloons to 1,500 hectares

A wildfire burning less than two kilometres from Lytton, B.C. has ballooned to 1,500 hectares in size and destroyed at least six residential structures, according to local First Nation officials.

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Coronavirus: ‘Healthy’ B.C. family posts ad requesting exposure to COVID-19

COVID-19.Last week, an online ad appeared on a classified advertising website in the small interior city of Revelstoke.“We are a healthy family and we would like to safely expose ourselves to the virus, to help build our natural immunity,” the ad said.“We can house you for a night or however long it takes, and will provide all of your meals.” ‘Learn from our story’: How a B.C.

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Okanagan Skaha school district releases back-to-school safety plan

School District 67’s plan calls for an orientation week, Sept. 8-11, with schools fully in session on Sept.

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