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Budget for B.C. government trade mission to Asia not disclosed

Budget for B.C. government trade mission to Asia not disclosed

The cost of the trip will be included in public accounts, but have not yet been released
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Climate change could mean fewer 'date nights' for Arctic ground squirrels: study

Climate change could mean fewer 'date nights' for Arctic ground squirrels: study

Researchers said that could mean fewer "date nights," which could affect reproduction.
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Telus donates $20K to Burnaby-based puppy society

Telus donates $20K to Burnaby-based puppy society

“The support enables us to focus on transforming little puppies into life-changing service dogs.”
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Need help quitting? World No Tobacco Day is May 31

Need help quitting? World No Tobacco Day is May 31

BC PharmaCare's Smoking Cessation Program helps eligible B.C residents of any age stop using commercial tobacco products.
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Letter: Bad decisions sinking Burnaby council

Letter: Bad decisions sinking Burnaby council

City council's rethink of organic waste plant was a hopeful sign but recent moves such as the plan to move city hall are big steps backward, reader says.
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Breast-cancer patient who waited four months for radiation wishes she'd had U.S. option

Breast-cancer patient who waited four months for radiation wishes she'd had U.S. option

Mary Ann Cummings says she would have opted for free radiation treatment in the U.S., something offered to other breast cancer patients in B.C. this month, if she’d had the opportunity.
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B.C.'s opioid crisis includes 'the drug war,' report says

B.C.'s opioid crisis includes 'the drug war,' report says

"If there's no peace for the people, there'll be no rest for the government."
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Burnaby's vibrant Canada Day celebration returns with fireworks

Burnaby's vibrant Canada Day celebration returns with fireworks

Looking for things to do in Metro Vancouver for Canada Day 2023? Burnaby has got you covered
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Sexual assault assistance and timely support backlogged, B.C. provider says

Sexual assault assistance and timely support backlogged, B.C. provider says

Most sexual assaults come at the hands of an intimate partner and femicide rates have spiked 27 per cent since the COVID-19 pandemic, aid organizations report.
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Man, 53, sentenced for secretly recording woman in BCIT bathroom

Man, 53, sentenced for secretly recording woman in BCIT bathroom

Jay Winship Forster, 53, was caught recording a woman in the cubicle next to him in a BCIT women's washroom in July 2018. As part of his sentence, he is banned from the BCIT and UBC campuses.
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