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‘The creative spark’: Burnaby librarian's legacy lives on in creative teen workshops

‘The creative spark’: Burnaby librarian's legacy lives on in creative teen workshops

A former Burnaby librarian’s family will match donations up to $2,500 this summer for the Burnaby Public Library’s teen services department.
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Fire-spitting monster truck puts on a wheel-y good show at BC Ferries terminal

Fire-spitting monster truck puts on a wheel-y good show at BC Ferries terminal

"May I have your attention, please. The oversized vehicle with the dragon, can you please stop with the fire?"
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Only two major Canadian grocers label 'farmed salmon,' finds report

Only two major Canadian grocers label 'farmed salmon,' finds report

Sustainability scorecard reveals slip in Canadian grocery stores' seafood sustainability practices, with only two labeling farmed salmon correctly — Costco and Metro.
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'Ridiculous feathers': Fancy pigeon abandoned at Burnaby park

'Ridiculous feathers': Fancy pigeon abandoned at Burnaby park

A fancy pigeon abandoned at Burnaby's Central Park last week is "doing great" and living with a flock of chickens in Aldergrove thanks to the intervention of three strangers on Reddit.
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Kirk LaPointe: B.C. says its housing model works – I see cracks in the foundation

Kirk LaPointe: B.C. says its housing model works – I see cracks in the foundation

One outstanding question, writes Kirk LaPointe, is how Premier David Eby and his government handle the fallout
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Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models, will restore AM on two electric vehicles from 2023

Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models, will restore AM on two electric vehicles from 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all.
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Burnaby men charged in suspected ‘inter-provincial’ drug ring

Burnaby men charged in suspected ‘inter-provincial’ drug ring

Burnaby's Nikola Galic, 25, and Zlatko Mandaric, 41, face drug trafficking charges in connection with a suspected drug trafficking network supplying drugs across Western Canada, according to police in Saskatchewan.
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As crime concerns grow, support for B.C. police force increases, polling shows

As crime concerns grow, support for B.C. police force increases, polling shows

Polling by Research Co. and Glacier Media examines the most important issue facing the province
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Opinion: MAID's evolving ethical tensions: Does it make dying with dignity easier than living with dignity?

Opinion: MAID's evolving ethical tensions: Does it make dying with dignity easier than living with dignity?

Bill C-7 has created ethical tensions between MAID providers and palliative care, between transparency and patient privacy, and between offering a dignified death rather than a dignified life.
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New contract already improving conditions for B.C.'s paramedics

New contract already improving conditions for B.C.'s paramedics

In February, the province's paramedics voted 96% in favour of the new contract, which will see wages increase up to 13% over the next three years.
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