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Casket of Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Buckingham Palace
Only monarch many in the UK have ever known died Sept. 8 at age 96 after 70 years on the throne
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Study co-authored by B.C.’s top doctor says 80% of kids have had COVID-19
Report focused on youth in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
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Schools, Crown Corps. to close as Horgan declares Sept. 19 a holiday to mourn the queen
Businesses scramble to set their own paths, Ontario and Quebec not recognizing federal holiday
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Hockey Canada boasted about its ‘second to none’ safe-sport management in 2019
Asked to self-govern its safe-sport cases, despite facing a ‘significant potential claim’
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Quebec MP leaves Tories as Poilievre unveils new leadership team
Former leader Andrew Scheer to have role as Opposition House leader
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Prime Minister says Monday will be federal holiday to mark Queen’s state funeral
Sept. 19 will be a holiday for federal workers, provinces other authorities to decide for the rest
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Australian man killed by kangaroo in rare fatal attack
Police believe the victim had been keeping the wild kangaroo as a pet
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37 B.C. mayors win by acclamation after standing unopposed
In 2018, 36 B.C. mayors were elected without contest
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Wildfire smoke from B.C. and U.S. spreads east as several blazes still uncontained
Advisories remain for a portion of northeast B.C. and the southern half of the province
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Feds to announce details of cost-of-living help for low, modest-income Canadians
Doubled GST benefit, temporary dental care for some, $500 payment for low-income renters coming
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