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Island Health reports no new COVID-19 deaths as 24 confirmed across B.C.
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Canadian Olympic bobsled design revealed in partnership with Royal Canadian Navy
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Close contacts of COVID-19 cases don't need to self-isolate: BCCDC
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Donors raise $3.7 million for truckers protesting vaccine mandate
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Paul Workman: Interview with the Taliban’s spokesperson
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TRANSCRIPT | Taliban spokesperson addresses hunger, women's issues in exclusive interview
A spokesperson for the Taliban is adamant that reports circulating about widespread hunger and human rights violations against women in Afghanistan are not true and that the Taliban government is working to correct its perceived shortcomings on the international stage.
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Canada suggests non-essential Canadians leave Ukraine
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