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The report by Mainstream Canada means the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has quarantined three salmon farms in B.C. in the last ten days over the virus known as IHN.
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B.C. premier unhappy with disgraced Mountie's transfer
B.C. Premier Christy Clark says she is not happy with the RCMP decision to transfer a disgraced Alberta Mountie to the West Coast.
RCMP officer charged in fatal crash
An RCMP officer has been charged in connection to a late-night fatal collision in Agassiz, B.C., last July.
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