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RT @CBCAlerts: CBC/Radio-Canada has paused activities on its corporate and news Twitter accounts, after the social media platform put a "go…
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A story brimming with community and love for this spring weekend. Victoria’s “tea cup tree” honours a grandmother who was a passionate teacher and traveller. @cbcnewsbc @CBCNews
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Kathryn Marlow on location at the @RoyalBCMuseum for the repatriation of the Nuxalk totem pole. Speaking with Troy Sebastian and Janet Hanuse
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We are live on location this morning at Serious Coffee on Hammond Bay Rd in Nanaimo.
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The premier has just appointed a new parliamentary secretary for rural health. We'll have reaction from the BC Rural Health Network, at 7:10.
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Coming up at 6:37 - the Bank of Canada is expected to hike the overnight lending rate yet again this week. Donna Guzik will be here with a look at just how much rates will go up, as well as what else to watch for this week in the world of business.
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Do BC's low-barrier housing buildings need more measures to keep staff and residents safe? We'll hear from Victoria Police Chief Del Manak and BC HOusing Minister Ravi Kahlon, coming up at 7:40.
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Infrastructure work is going to be slowing down traffic on Blanshard street in Victoria through to the summer. At 7:10 we will check in with the assistant director of Engineering about what other big projects will soon be underway in the community.
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Will hiring 40 new prosecutors help solve the problem of repeat offenders and random violence in BC. communities? We'll talk with the province's new Attorney General, Niki Sharma, at 7:50.
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You might have noticed a new billboard next the Pat Bay highway advocating for access to free contraception. At 7:10 we'll hear from Sophie Choong, the marketing director for AccessBC, the group behind the new ad campaign.
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RT @cbcnewsbc: Former Vancouver Canucks enforcer and fan favourite Gino Odjick has died at the age of 52.
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Coming up at 7:10 we'll speak with the head of a tenants advocacy organization Together Against Poverty, for reaction to the B.C. government's plan to protect existing affordable housing by helping the non-profit sector to purchase older apartment buildings.
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At 7:10 we'll hear about the plans for the first dedicated on-campus student housing development for North Island College, at its Comox Valley campus.
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Coming up at 7:10 we'll talk with the head of a Victoria housing provider about whether federal funding targeted for reducing homelessness is actually making a difference.
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