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Burnaby high school student's 'Mentality' app wins top honours at Apple contest

Burnaby high school student's 'Mentality' app wins top honours at Apple contest

The winner of Apple 2023 WWDC Swift Student Challenge has also won a one-year membership to the Apple Developer Program.
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Global salmon farm company with B.C. ties backs land-based aquaculture in Japan

Global salmon farm company with B.C. ties backs land-based aquaculture in Japan

"Canada really has to decide at this point if it wants wild Pacific salmon or if it wants this dirty, harmful industry. It can't have both," said Tony Allard, founder of Wild Salmon Forever/Wild First.
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B.C. prisoners find purpose through 'extremely impactful' doggy daycare program

B.C. prisoners find purpose through 'extremely impactful' doggy daycare program

The inmates take care of the dogs while their owners are away or at work. More than 400 inmates at the Fraser Valley Institution have been part of the initiative.
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More than a third of Canadians believe in astrology, according to survey

More than a third of Canadians believe in astrology, according to survey

Many Canadians – especially younger ones – look to the skies and believe they offer observations about life
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Man who fell 11 storeys during suspected Burnaby kidnapping sentenced

Man who fell 11 storeys during suspected Burnaby kidnapping sentenced

Abdullah Abdullahi, 36, sustained a spinal cord injury when he fell from an 11th-floor balcony at 4960 Sanders St. in Metrotown trying to escape police.
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California fire insurance woes a 'cautionary tale' for B.C.

California fire insurance woes a 'cautionary tale' for B.C.

U.S. insurance companies are abandoning entire states due to growing risk of catastrophe. Experts say Western Canada should pay attention.
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Shop to the beat with free live music performances at Metrotown mall this weekend

Shop to the beat with free live music performances at Metrotown mall this weekend

Music Mania is a family-friendly celebration from June 16 to 25 at Metrotown shopping centre.
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It costs more to rent apartments, condos in Burnaby than Toronto: report

It costs more to rent apartments, condos in Burnaby than Toronto: report

The average apartment or condo for rent in Burnaby last month was almost $2,900.
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Vancouver airport passenger traffic rebounds from pandemic, but travel down from China

Vancouver airport passenger traffic rebounds from pandemic, but travel down from China

Tamara Vrooman: "A change due to the pandemic, but also, frankly, to geopolitical factors, we don't have that Chinese traffic."
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B.C. government launches survey to address systemic racism

B.C. government launches survey to address systemic racism

Richmond MLA Henry Yao told of his experience with racism
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