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FILE – A syringe is loaded with COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic run by Vancouver Coastal Health, in Richmond, B.C., Saturday, April 10, 2021. (Canadian Press photo)

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BC Adventure Smart has a trip planning app that allows users to make a trip plan and send it to a friend or family member. The app is available for free. (BC Adventure Smart file)

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New Ale Trail takes craft beer enthusiasts north of the Fraser

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Vaccine cards not required for activities at the pool, sauna and steam room at B.C. facilities like the Cowichan Aquatic Centre. (File photo)

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B.C. Municipal Affairs Minister Josie Osborne (B.C. government photo)

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Former Saanich teacher and Boys and Girls Club leader Travis Mitchell was issued an 18-month conditional sentence for possession of child pornography on Oct. 13. (Black Press Media file photo)

Former B.C. teacher, kids club leader sentenced for child pornography possession
B.C. Premier John Horgan’s government is developing new paid sick leave legislation, but employers and workers disagree over whether businesses should be responsible for providing paid sick days. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

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Team Canada unveils kit from Lululemon for 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau arrive for the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct.26, 2021 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Trudeau unveils larger cabinet with nine new faces

B.C.’s greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise in recent years, and as of 2018 were 17% higher than 2007, the baseline year for the province’s carbon tax, mainly due to population growth. (B.C. government)

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The Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality, created to facilitate land management in the creation of the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort west of Invermere, has been dissolved by the provincial government's Bill 26

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Citing staffing issues, Island Health has closed the outpatient lab at 307A 14 St., Courtenay. Photo by Terry Farrell

Staff shortages shutter third Island Health Comox Valley outpatient lab

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Wild eke out 3-2 win to spoil first full-capacity home game for Canucks in 595 days

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More and more British Columbians are putting up ‘mega displays’ to make up for last year’s lacklustre holidays

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Spirit Loop aims to boost tourism on southern Vancouver Island

Tourism partnership highlights destinations in Langford, Sooke, Port Renfrew and Malahat Nation

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Wagalus Elementary School to get a brand new soccer field and track

Construction will take place over the winter, with final seeding work scheduled for spring 2o22

Port Hardy’s annual Pumpkin Patch Walk near the waterfront. (North Island Gazette file photo)

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