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Highway 5 reopens fully 38 km north of Blue River
Drivers are asked to watch for traffic control
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Thompson Regional Hospital District approves 5 % taxation increase
'This Hospital District budget balances our current and future healthcare needs while maintaining predictable, stable tax increases for residents," board chair.
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Highland Valley Copper extension on list of projects province wants 'sped up'
Province seeks to expedite several resource sector projects in face of U.S. tariff threats
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Let sleeping cats lie: Rare 'up close' cougar encounter near Merritt
Wilderness expert Frank Ritcey and two hiking partners have surprise encounter with a sleepy (and full) cougar
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B.C. Judge finds RCMP violated Northwest B.C. pipeline protesters' Charter rights
Justice Michael Tammen rejects stay of proceedings, but will opt for a reduced sentence when case resumes April 3
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B.C. minister calls for talks on Williams Lake biomass plant
Atlantic Power's Williams Lake plant may yet have some hope as province pushed BC Hydro to meet with the company.
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Williams Lake RCMP seek man, 25, wanted for aggravated assault
Anthony Raven Paradis is described as a 25 year old man weighing 143 pounds and standing at five-foot eleven-inches
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Oscar nomination gives Sugarcane’s residential school story a global platform
Documentary about Williams Lake residential school sparking attention in important places
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WANTED: Williams Lake RCMP seek man, 35, wanted for aggravated assault
David Russell, 35, also goes by Cheeseburger and CB
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Province's 2024 wildfire season fourth-worst on record
More than one million hectares were burned, prompting 51 evacuation orders and 112 evacuation alerts
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