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Bright cat collars help protect birds, study finds

Bright cat collars help protect birds, study finds

Rainbow pattern serves as early-warning system for birds, giving them a chance to escape a cat’s lethal pounce.
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Tyrannosaurus rex had lips, or something like them, says new research

Tyrannosaurus rex had lips, or something like them, says new research

“Not Angelina Jolie lips … they were more akin to what we see now on a Komodo dragon, more like loose skin that would cover the teeth when the mouth was closed,” says Royal B.C. Museum paleontologist Derek Larson.
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B.C. artist uses light and shadow to create giant scenes of nature on Amazon warehouse walls

B.C. artist uses light and shadow to create giant scenes of nature on Amazon warehouse walls

The images of mountains, forest and ocean on the walls of the warehouse are created using sheets of anodized aluminum with thousands of precision-cut holes about the size of a quarter.
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Province injects $500 million into B.C. Ferries in effort to keep annual fare jumps below 3%

Province injects $500 million into B.C. Ferries in effort to keep annual fare jumps below 3%

Report had forecast possible annual fare increases above 10%.
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Caring for 'mama's boys' limits breeding by orca mothers, study finds

Caring for 'mama's boys' limits breeding by orca mothers, study finds

New research finds caring for weaned sons throughout the male offspring’s life diminishes a mother’s annual breeding success by about 50 per cent
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Quake early-warning system coming next year, 300 years after last mega-thrust event

Quake early-warning system coming next year, 300 years after last mega-thrust event

System could give coastal communities several minutes of warning of a mega-thrust earthquake that results in major shaking and damage.
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Pharmacies now seeing shortage of adult cold and flu medications

Pharmacies now seeing shortage of adult cold and flu medications

Many pharmacies have bare shelves and are fielding multiple calls for medicines like Tylenol and Advil and anything else that can provide relief.
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Shaming shoplifters a way to fight back, protect staff, say retailers

Shaming shoplifters a way to fight back, protect staff, say retailers

Retailers fed up with shoplifters are publicly posting photos of prolific offenders in hopes of deterring them.
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Drought, dwindling number of farms cut into Christmas tree supply

Drought, dwindling number of farms cut into Christmas tree supply

Christmas tree farms are vanishing — from 500 a decade ago to about 400 now — as owners retire and sell off their land, while supplies are also being hit hard by extreme weather
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Heavy rain boosts water levels for salmon seeking to spawn

Heavy rain boosts water levels for salmon seeking to spawn

Another ‘atmospheric river’ is bringing more rain to the Island starting Saturday, which is good news for salmon after weeks of drought saw river levels drop
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