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Coyote attacks man and woman near east Richmond elementary school

Coyote attacks man and woman near east Richmond elementary school

The victims were treated for minor injuries they sustained in the Hamilton neighbourhood incident.
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Dozens get sick with 'norovirus-like' illness after eating raw B.C. oysters

Dozens get sick with 'norovirus-like' illness after eating raw B.C. oysters

Federal agencies have closed some areas of the province to commercial shellfish harvesting.
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Adoptable pet of the week: Take home this regal pair of tuxedo cats

Adoptable pet of the week: Take home this regal pair of tuxedo cats

BC SPCA West Vancouver is looking for an adopter who is ready to welcome this inseparable pair into their home
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Conservationists eager to see plan to save rare eastern wolf found in Quebec, Ontario

Conservationists eager to see plan to save rare eastern wolf found in Quebec, Ontario

MONTREAL — Gisèle Benoit still gets goosebumps when she remembers the first time she saw a family of eastern wolves emerge from the forests of the Mauricie National Park, under the backdrop of a rising moon.
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Feds propose protection for giant salamanders devastated by Hurricane Helene

Feds propose protection for giant salamanders devastated by Hurricane Helene

You never forget your first time seeing a giant salamander, according to Andy Hill.
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Victoria birders top the charts for participation in annual count

Victoria birders top the charts for participation in annual count

Organizers of this year’s count — which runs over a 24-hour period on Saturday — are hoping to break their own record of 154 different species set in 2004
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See these cute baby rescue seals released at Porteau Cove

See these cute baby rescue seals released at Porteau Cove

Check out the photos of these eight harbour seal pups being released at Porteau Cove Provincial Park.
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Adoptable pet of the week: Meet Bobo the lovable stray

Adoptable pet of the week: Meet Bobo the lovable stray

Adoptable pet of the week features animals at BC SPCA West Vancouver
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Anonymous video prompts ministry to investigate B.C. slaughterhouse

Anonymous video prompts ministry to investigate B.C. slaughterhouse

Legal complaint alleges workers at a Chilliwack, B.C., slaughterhouse illegally mutilated and injured still conscious pigs.
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Apiaries abuzz over ruling against widening cross-border trade in live honeybees

Apiaries abuzz over ruling against widening cross-border trade in live honeybees

OTTAWA — The dismissal of a class-action lawsuit over rules governing the cross-border live bee trade is casting a spotlight on political division within Canada's beekeeping community.
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