More than 100 shipping containers fell from crippled cargo ship off B.C. coast
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Modelling group says COVID-19 cases declining in British Columbia
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Vancouver Island named top global travel destination in 2022
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More than 100 shipping containers fell from crippled cargo ship off B.C. coast
The severity of a marine disaster off Vancouver Island is far worse than first reported, according to internal coast guard communications obtained by CTV News.
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