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B.C. to review flood forecasting centre after hiring hiatus

B.C. to review flood forecasting centre after hiring hiatus

The provincial government's River Forecast Centre has been understaffed for over a decade, according to internal reports
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Extreme weather poses new operational challenges for emergency response

Extreme weather poses new operational challenges for emergency response

Security firms, communications centre deal with disaster aftermath
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COVID-19 cases in B.C. ICUs at low since August

COVID-19 cases in B.C. ICUs at low since August

Province reports first case of the Omicron variant
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COVID-19: Henry pushes ‘equal access to vaccination’ as B.C. ID’s first Omicron variant

COVID-19: Henry pushes ‘equal access to vaccination’ as B.C. ID’s first Omicron variant

Most of global population not fully vaccinated as B.C. embarks on booster campaign
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Third atmospheric river to hit B.C. will dump intense rain, melt snow

Third atmospheric river to hit B.C. will dump intense rain, melt snow

Heavy snowfall is forecast in the Peace Region and the Columbia Mountains
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New and active B.C. COVID-19 cases hit multi-month lows

New and active B.C. COVID-19 cases hit multi-month lows

Eleven COVID-19 deaths raise province's pandemic death toll to 2,333
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'Don't blame it on your passengers!': Speeding Uber driver in Vancouver blames customers

'Don't blame it on your passengers!': Speeding Uber driver in Vancouver blames customers

Vancouver Police say the Uber driver tried to get out a hefty $368 fine
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Insider trading: November 29, 2021

Insider trading: November 29, 2021

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended November 17, 2021. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
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Industry connections, key to success, are integral to the BCIT School of Business + Media

Industry connections, key to success, are integral to the BCIT School of Business + Media

Via connections, the School gets students industry-ready—and professionals industry-savvier
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Trudeau, Horgan announce joint fed-provincial committee on climate-change disaster response

Trudeau, Horgan announce joint fed-provincial committee on climate-change disaster response

Ottawa and the B.C. provincial government have agreed to establish a joint committee of ministers dealing directly with disaster response and climate-change resiliency – including the ongoing response to the ongoing massive flooding in B.C.
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