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First Nations Deliver Ultimatum Over Proposed Mine

By Heather Scoffield The Canadian Press OTTAWA — First Nations in British Columbia are warning the federal government that they will stop at nothing to prevent a mining company from destroying a fishing lake to process copper and gold.

Largest Salmon Run Since 1913 On Fraser River

By The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — The largest return of sockeye salmon in almost a century is expected to enter British Columbia's Fraser River this year, a year after an unexplained collapse prompted a public inquiry. ...
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Anti-HST Petition Can Proceed: Judge

By The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — A judge has ruled a petition opposing British Columbia's controversial harmonized sales tax is valid – a decision that's expected to send the issue back to the provincial legislature....
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Port Alberni Among B.C. Hot Spots

By The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Temperature records that have stood for 77 years were among those melted Sunday as a heat wave bakes B.C....
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Migrant Ship Docks In Victoria

By Sunny Dhillon The Canadian Press VICTORIA — A ship carrying nearly 500 migrants docked this morning at CFB Esquimalt near Victoria, sailing into a vigorous debate about how Canada should treat them....
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Canadian Navy Boards Tamil Migrant Ship: Toews

By Sunny Dhillon The Canadian Press VICTORIA — The Canadian navy boarded a cargo ship off British Columbia carrying hundreds of migrants believed to be Tamils from Sri Lanka on Thursday. ...
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Victoria Area Prepares For Imminent Arrival Of Migrant Ship

By Sunny Dhillon The Canadian Press VICTORIA — A cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of Tamil migrants continued its push toward the West Coast Thursday morning as a flotilla of police vessels full of armed personnel departed from a B.C. harbour near where it is expected to dock. ...
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Migrant Ship Off West Coast

By The Canadian Press VICTORIA — Authorities and agencies in Victoria are preparing for the arrival of a ship carrying hundreds of Tamil migrants, but there's still no sign of its arrival....
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B.C. Researchers Say Personalized Treatments Coming For Rare Cancers

By The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Researchers at the B.C. Cancer Agency say they're working on a new technique that may one day provide custom-made treatments for people with rare cancers....
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Fisherman Drowns In Chilliwack River

By The Canadian Press CHILLIWACK — The body of a fisherman has been found after the man was swept away in the Vedder River, east of Vancouver, when his waders filled with water....
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