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    Trump lauds U.S. economy in Davos, while Thunberg slams elites

    Trump careful to keep away from climate change to avoid getting booed, economist says

    VIDEO: 17 Husky pups rescued from Interior B.C. property find new homes

    The BC SPCA caught the moment on video the last puppy, Uki, met his owners

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    Sports

    After cashing in on QB gambles, Chiefs and 49ers to clash in Super Bowl

    KC beats Tennessee, San Francisco dispatches Green Bay to reach NFL title game

    Canucks extend home win streak to 8 with 4-1 triumph over Sharks

    Victory lifts Vancouver into top spot in NHL’s Pacific Division

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    Tabitha Cooper filmed her costumed sons meeting their grandma at the Victoria International Airport

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    Pair sailed between hometowns for two years

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    Community

    Vancouver Island home to one of Canada’s largest private skateboard collections

    Eric Pinto owns hundreds of boards, spanning multiple decades

    VIDEO: Missing cat reunited with Vancouver Island family after three months

    ‘It was like one day she was there, the next day she was gone,’ said owner

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    Obituaries

    Patricia Anne North

    Dec 4th, 2019

    Maureen Frances Gaines (nee Lambert)

    Nov 9th, 2019

    Terry Anne Johnson (nee Cox)

    Nov 1st, 2019

    Ronald George “Ron” Bernt

    Sep 17th, 2019

    Glenford William Cochran

    Aug 19th, 2019

    John Robert “Jack” Justason

    Aug 15th, 2019

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    Entertainment

    Gene Simmons to launch new Titans of Rock music festival in Grand Forks

    The rock legend has partnered with Chuck Varabioff to run Titans of Rock in Grand Forks

    B.C.-based painter, educator, art champion Gordon Smith dead at 100

    Gordon Smith received the Order of Canada and many other prestigious awards

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    Opinion

    B.C. VIEWS: Few clouds on Horgan’s horizon

    Horgan’s biggest challenge in the remainder of his term will be to keep the economy humming along

    LETTER: Old enough to know what’s been lost in B.C. salmon

    Stephen Hume writes about the lack of discussion on the province’s dwindling salmon population

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        ‘My angels are the trauma team, all the doctors at VGH, and the first responders’

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