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Toxin linked to tire wear found in water samples from Colquitz tributary

Toxin linked to tire wear found in water samples from Colquitz tributary

Known as 6PPD-Quinone or 6PPD-Q, the substance was detected in water samples taken by volunteers in Gabo Creek, a salmon-bearing tributary of the Colquitz River
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Four more Island-class ferries to be built in Romania

Four more Island-class ferries to be built in Romania

The ferries, the first in the fleet to rely fully on battery power, are expected to be delivered by 2027
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Eby announces $36B plan to expand B.C.'s electricity system

Eby announces $36B plan to expand B.C.'s electricity system

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — B.C. Premier David Eby has announced a push to expand the province's electricity system that could see billions in extra spending on infrastructure projects. Eby made the announcement at the B.C.
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Eby says planned Prince George, B.C., hydrogen project will cut emissions, boost jobs

Eby says planned Prince George, B.C., hydrogen project will cut emissions, boost jobs

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — A planned clean energy hydrogen project in Prince George, B.C., will reduce carbon emissions at a local pulp mill and create jobs, Premier David Eby said Tuesday.
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Clean energy hydrogen project announced in Prince George

Clean energy hydrogen project announced in Prince George

Chilliwack-based Teralta Energy Solutions teaming up with Chemtrade, Canfor and Fortis BC on project to cut CO2 emissions and reduce pulp industry dependency on fossil fuel
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Skaters take rare chance to hit the ice in B.C. cold snap, but face safety warnings

Skaters take rare chance to hit the ice in B.C. cold snap, but face safety warnings

VANCOUVER — Andrew Mar was lacing up at Trout Lake in Vancouver, where a cold snap has been giving residents a rare chance to enjoy what Mar calls the "peak of Canadiana" — outdoor skating.
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Four dead in highway crash east of Kamloops

Four dead in highway crash east of Kamloops

RCMP spokesperson Const. Chris Terleski says the two-vehicle crash happened shortly before 9 a.m. on Highway 97 near Monte Lake.
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Province funding development of Prince George centre of excellence for children and youth

Province funding development of Prince George centre of excellence for children and youth

Premier David Eby made the announcement alongside Lheidli T’enneh Chief Dolleen Logan at the University of Northern B.C. on Tuesday.
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NDP MLA takes walking tour of Prince George homeless encampment

NDP MLA takes walking tour of Prince George homeless encampment

Roly Russell, the parliamentary secretary of rural development for the minister of housing, took a walking tour of Moccasin Flats Tuesday with community advocate Phillip Fredriksson.
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Man convicted over hit-and-run crash that injured two B.C. police dog handlers

Man convicted over hit-and-run crash that injured two B.C. police dog handlers

BURNABY, B.C. — Mounties say a 34-year-old man has been found guilty of four charges after a hit-and-run crash that injured two police dog service officers in 2019.
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