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B.C. quit-smoking plan attracts critics

B.C. quit-smoking plan attracts critics

B.C.'s plan to fund nicotine patches and gum for smokers has been lauded by the Canadian Cancer Society and other health organizations, but the program has its detractors.
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Last HST ballots collected for count

Last HST ballots collected for count

The fate of B.C.'s harmonized sales tax should be known by the end of August.
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Sooke is a fisher's paradise

Sooke is a fisher's paradise

Sooke was the place to be this past weekend for those who want to catch the big ones.
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The display that just keeps on giving

The display that just keeps on giving

Recycled materials used to build bridge
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Motorcycle, car accidents and thefts fill police blotter

Police Beat
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Cougars shot with tranquilizers

Cougars shot with tranquilizers

Two cougars caught on Maple Avenue
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Items gleaned from the OPSRRA news

Official Community Plan review
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B.C. loses people to Alberta

B.C. loses people to Alberta

B.C. recorded a slight net loss of people migrating to other provinces in the first quarter of 2011, according to preliminary data compiled by Statistics Canada.
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B.C. eyes mobile gambling apps

B.C. eyes mobile gambling apps

Trying to maintain market share in rapidly evolving gambling business, B.C. Lottery Corporation is looking at expanding its online games and tickets to mobile phones and tablets.
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Man passing off stained stolen cash in Greater Victoria

Man passing off stained stolen cash in Greater Victoria

West Shore RCMP are warning merchants to be on the lookout for blue-dyed money stolen from an ATM machine earlier this month.
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