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John Ducker: How to stay safe near downed power lines

John Ducker: How to stay safe near downed power lines

If you’re driving in a storm and power lines fall on or near your vehicle, stay put and call for help
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Military vet was first woman to carry ceremonial mace out of legislature

Military vet was first woman to carry ceremonial mace out of legislature

Donna Masse held the mace, which weighs five kilograms and is plated with 24-carat gold, as she led the speaker’s procession from the chamber
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Burnaby non-profit, SFU professor receive B.C. Reconciliation Awards

Burnaby non-profit, SFU professor receive B.C. Reconciliation Awards

Last Post Fund, based in Burnaby, and Dr. Eldon Yellowhorn were recently honoured for their dedication and inspiration for reconciliation efforts.
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BBB: Looking for Ozempic? Here’s how to avoid buying phony medication

BBB: Looking for Ozempic? Here’s how to avoid buying phony medication

Experts are alerting local residents of low prices on medical aids like Ozempic as they may be too good to be true.
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In an RV outside Walmart, a senior dreams of housing as 'dramatic reversal' plays out

In an RV outside Walmart, a senior dreams of housing as 'dramatic reversal' plays out

VANCOUVER — Seventy-seven-year-old Keith Light is back at home in a recreational vehicle outside a Walmart in East Vancouver, having recently been discharged from hospital after an accident.
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Letter: Cheap, clean, renewable energy is the key to a better future

Letter: Cheap, clean, renewable energy is the key to a better future

Why would Ottawa subsidize the corporations that are responsible for the climate crisis while we are forced to shoulder the costly impacts of extreme weather? this letter writer asks.
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'Looks so realistic': Meet the artist who creates life-sized whales made of snow

'Looks so realistic': Meet the artist who creates life-sized whales made of snow

He spent seven hours perfecting the whale to make it look as lifelike as possible.
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21 Burnaby restaurants serving up specials for this food festival

21 Burnaby restaurants serving up specials for this food festival

Dine Out Vancouver is celebrating local chefs and restauranteurs until Feb. 4. Here are the participating Burnaby businesses for 2024.
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'I just love swimming': 99-year-old sets three world records in single day

'I just love swimming': 99-year-old sets three world records in single day

Betty Brussel set the records in the 100- to 104-age category at the Commonwealth Pool
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Provincial ministers denounce 'disrespectful statements and death threats' toward shíshálh Nation

Provincial ministers denounce 'disrespectful statements and death threats' toward shíshálh Nation

'We extend our sympathies to those affected by the threats and we affirm our support to all members of shíshálh Nation,' reads a joint statement from the Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Nathan Cullen, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Murray Rankin and lhe hiwus yalxwemult (Chief Lenora Joe).
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