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Comment: Do this to save killer whales and wild salmon from extinction

Comment: Do this to save killer whales and wild salmon from extinction

Pausing ocean-based chinook fisheries in Alaska and B.C. would immediately increase chinook abundance for southern resident killer whales by 25 per cent.
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B.C. animal rights activists make last pitch to avoid prison for mischief on Abbotsford hog farm

B.C. animal rights activists make last pitch to avoid prison for mischief on Abbotsford hog farm

Animal rights activists Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer face a prison sentence for breaking into a hog farm and filming conditions they say amount to animal cruelty.
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Celebrate Environment Week in Burnaby with birds, bikes and forest bathing

Celebrate Environment Week in Burnaby with birds, bikes and forest bathing

Environment Week is almost here and the City of Burnaby has a program of events and activities to celebrate local ecosystems.
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12-year prison term proposed for home invasion manslaughter of Vancouver senior

12-year prison term proposed for home invasion manslaughter of Vancouver senior

Pascal Jean Claude Bouthillette pleaded guilty to manslaughter of Usha Singh, after he and a co-accused committed a home invasion.
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'Forget about Willie': Victim's father reacts to death of B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton

'Forget about Willie': Victim's father reacts to death of B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton

Robert Pickton died in hospital Friday after he was assaulted in prison on May 19.
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Summer sale: Harbour Air launches new Vancouver flights starting at $79

Summer sale: Harbour Air launches new Vancouver flights starting at $79

Enjoy savings on numerous routes starting at $79.
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Metro Vancouver rejects significant cost sharing on $2.8B North Shore sewage plant overrun

Metro Vancouver rejects significant cost sharing on $2.8B North Shore sewage plant overrun

North Vancouver and West Van taxpayers will see sewage costs go up by $590 a year after directors the regional board reject a call for help from North Shore board members
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Study reveals potential replacement options for Ironworkers Bridge

Study reveals potential replacement options for Ironworkers Bridge

A new bridge that includes SkyTrain or light rail could improve access to 175,000 jobs and remove 50,000 vehicles from the roads per day, experts say
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Forecasters warn B.C. of hot summer, as province offers more free air conditioners

Forecasters warn B.C. of hot summer, as province offers more free air conditioners

VICTORIA — British Columbia's government is tripling a program that offers free air conditioners to people with low incomes as forecasters say the province should prepare for hotter-than-normal temperatures in June.
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Federal government invests in pandemic rapid response lab at UBC

Federal government invests in pandemic rapid response lab at UBC

UBC gets $140 million for science hub tasked with developing vaccines, drugs for health emergencies.
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