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Study finds precarious employment pervasive in B.C. job market

Study finds precarious employment pervasive in B.C. job market

CCPA, SFU 'precarity' survey documents erosion of standard job numbers, benefits in the province
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Housing stock remains in short supply across province: BCREA

Housing stock remains in short supply across province: BCREA

Prices reached highest level since May 2022 amid supply crunch
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'Potentially devastating': Bird flu cases in mammals put scientists on alert

'Potentially devastating': Bird flu cases in mammals put scientists on alert

A rise in mammals infected with bird flu has put Canadian wildlife and public health experts on alert, as recent research by federal scientists warns of a "potentially devastating pandemic" if the virus tearing through poultry flocks eventually mutat
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Letter: Pool roof a ‘necessary evil’

Letter: Pool roof a ‘necessary evil’

But city should have seen problem coming, reader says.
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Burnaby has September deadline for accessibility plan

Burnaby has September deadline for accessibility plan

New committee is working on blueprint to improve accessibility for city residents with disabilities.
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Dog survives 150-mile journey over Alaskan sea ice to come home

Dog survives 150-mile journey over Alaskan sea ice to come home

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 1-year-old Australian shepherd took an epic trek across 150 miles (241 kilometers) of frozen Bering Sea ice that included being bitten by a seal or polar bear before he was safely returned to his home in Alaska.
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Mario Canseco: Canadians views on creationism in classrooms continue to evolve

Mario Canseco: Canadians views on creationism in classrooms continue to evolve

In 2018, almost half of Canadians (46 per cent) disagreed with the notion of schools teaching creationism
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Opinion: British Columbia's coverage of contraceptives should inspire the rest of North America

Opinion: British Columbia's coverage of contraceptives should inspire the rest of North America

British Columbia’s move to provide free contraceptives is a positive step that fully embraces sexual and reproductive health and rights for everyone in post-Roe North America.
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Counting the cost of substance use — and finding solutions

Counting the cost of substance use — and finding solutions

Harms from substance use cost Canada $49 billion in 2020, with almost two-thirds of that linked to alcohol and tobacco use, according to the Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms report with collected data from 2007 to 2020.
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Burnaby strata on the hook to replace leaking skylights: tribunal

Burnaby strata on the hook to replace leaking skylights: tribunal

The Civil Resolution Tribunal has ordered the strata at the Lougheed-area Village Del Ponte townhouse complex to replace four failing skylights put in by previous owners in the 1980s and '90s.
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