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Overbilling concerns spark audits at three B.C. health clinics

Overbilling concerns spark audits at three B.C. health clinics

Financial reviews stem from worries over integrity of public health-care system
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Two not-to-miss Tour de Rock fundraisers in Ladysmith

Two not-to-miss Tour de Rock fundraisers in Ladysmith

A pair of not-to-miss fundraisers for Tour de Rock are being held in the coming days in Ladysmith.
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Winning floats and entries announced from Ladysmith Days Kinsmen Parade

Winning floats and entries announced from Ladysmith Days Kinsmen Parade

Ladysmith Days kicked off on Saturday morning with the annual Kinsmen Parade and it was “more than what we expected” after low participation in recent years, said co-chair Mike Sumpter.
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Anticipated rain a ‘wildcard’ for B.C.’s wildfires

Anticipated rain a ‘wildcard’ for B.C.’s wildfires

Fire officials unsure how rain will affect the 126 fires in the southern Interior until it arrives
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B.C. man warns of stray BBQ bristles after marathon search for medical help

B.C. man warns of stray BBQ bristles after marathon search for medical help

After stops at three hospitals and two walk-in clinics, Jordan Daniels had wire removed from tonsil
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Deer dies after crashing through window of Saanich home

Deer dies after crashing through window of Saanich home

A dog is believed to have startled the young fawn, which was severely injured when it crashed through the window.
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Buckle in your pets, urges Surrey woman after dog killed in crash

Buckle in your pets, urges Surrey woman after dog killed in crash

‘It can help in accidents to have a seatbelt on your dog’
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B.C. hands out 19 tickets to those who think campfire ban doesn’t apply to them

B.C. hands out 19 tickets to those who think campfire ban doesn’t apply to them

The B.C. Conservation Office says each one of those tickets carries a $1,150 fine.
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IN DEPTH: Regional growth, upgrades fuel Nanaimo airport’s soaring success

IN DEPTH: Regional growth, upgrades fuel Nanaimo airport’s soaring success

Haying at his family’s farm in the 1960s, Mike Hooper would see an occasional small plane fly overhead from the nearby airfield, a former RCAF glider pilot training facility built in Cassidy during the Second World War.
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Group loses bid to display pro-life ads on Lower Mainland buses

Group loses bid to display pro-life ads on Lower Mainland buses

The Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform had argued its right to freedom of expression.
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