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CRD mulls tripling cost of dumping high-risk cruise-ship waste

CRD mulls tripling cost of dumping high-risk cruise-ship waste

Report suggests fee of $500 per tonne of high-risk cruise-ship waste starting in 2024, up from $157.
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Metaspectral takes vision for fighting climate change out of this world with help from space agency

Metaspectral takes vision for fighting climate change out of this world with help from space agency

B.C. computer vision firm catches the eye of Canadian Space Agency
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One million from BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund to child burn care unit BC Children’s Hospital

One million from BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund to child burn care unit BC Children’s Hospital

“This is a significant moment for the incredible teams at BC Children’s Hospital."
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Fort St. John Friendship Society approved for Foundry Centre

Fort St. John Friendship Society approved for Foundry Centre

Concept offers youth and young adults a place to go and talk
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Old-growth protester injured during protest has broken pelvis, faces long recovery

Old-growth protester injured during protest has broken pelvis, faces long recovery

Highway was blocked Monday near Swartz Bay terminal; an impatient motorist snapped a support beam, causing activist to fall to pavement, a protest organizer said
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No cost estimates included in 2030 Olympics bid proposal

No cost estimates included in 2030 Olympics bid proposal

More details are expected in July. The cost calculation is "complex."
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SPCA seizes 123 cats and dogs from filthy trailer in Fort St. James, B.C.

SPCA seizes 123 cats and dogs from filthy trailer in Fort St. James, B.C.

FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. — Three small dogs and 120 cats found in filthy and unsafe conditions in a trailer in Fort St. James, B.C., have been seized by the SPCA.
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Man who killed Squamish mother experienced major depressive episode, court hears

Man who killed Squamish mother experienced major depressive episode, court hears

Doctors found Ryan Grantham's depressed state influenced his decision-making.
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Province invests $35M in Indigenous languages, arts revitalization

Province invests $35M in Indigenous languages, arts revitalization

Autumn Cooper, a young teacher from the Stz’uminus First Nation near Ladysmith, is eager to learn and pass on her Hul’qumi’num language to future generations.
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Passport, money and hard drive among evidence unearthed in search, Dutch investigator tells court in Amanda Todd trial

Passport, money and hard drive among evidence unearthed in search, Dutch investigator tells court in Amanda Todd trial

Computer hardware seized along with equivalent of $13,500 in cash, Dutch National Police officer testifies in 'sextortion' trial
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