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Squamish Constellation Festival is tuning up for a comeback

Squamish Constellation Festival is tuning up for a comeback

The musical event to return in summer 2022 after two years of pandemic cancellations.
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Learning Indigenous languages by using them outside the classroom in daily life

Learning Indigenous languages by using them outside the classroom in daily life

Learning the language by living it, by being on the beach, by being in the big house, by being with elders and grandparents, and parents, and uncles and aunties
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Consumer goods prices forecast to keep rising in 2022

Consumer goods prices forecast to keep rising in 2022

Canadian inflation in December reaches a three-decade high
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Afghans who worked closely with Canada in Afghanistan reach B.C. with families

Afghans who worked closely with Canada in Afghanistan reach B.C. with families

VANCOUVER — Over 200 Afghan refugees have arrived in Vancouver, the most to reach the province since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last August.
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Pathways to decarbonization

Pathways to decarbonization

Even though natural gas is a fossil fuel, it will continue to play an important role in decreasing global CO2 and methane emissions, due to its lower carbon content
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Inflation hits 4.8% in December, rising at fastest pace in 30 years

Inflation hits 4.8% in December, rising at fastest pace in 30 years

Economists expect Bank of Canada to begin hiking overnight rate by spring
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B.C. professor uses virtual reality in the classroom to immerse students

B.C. professor uses virtual reality in the classroom to immerse students

Thompson Rivers University professor Dr. Michael Mehta is taking online learning to the next level. He's using virtual reality headsets to immerse students in course material
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Canadian 'Hawkeye' and 'Van Helsing' actor Aleks Paunovic headlines new NFT sci-fi series 'GenZeroes'

Canadian 'Hawkeye' and 'Van Helsing' actor Aleks Paunovic headlines new NFT sci-fi series 'GenZeroes'

Vancouver-based actor is breaking new ground with cutting edge NFT sci-fi series, Marvel's Hawkeye, and more
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'I would have pleaded guilty': B.C. teen appeals not criminally responsible convictions

'I would have pleaded guilty': B.C. teen appeals not criminally responsible convictions

"Instead, I would have pleaded guilty in order to get a normal youth sentence that would be guaranteed to end, even if it meant I had to go to jail for a while."
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Fitness centres can reopen in B.C., other COVID restrictions remain

Fitness centres can reopen in B.C., other COVID restrictions remain

VANCOUVER — A group representing the fitness industry is hailing the reopening of gyms and other fitness facilities in British Columbia as the province's top doctor described her decision Tuesday as a "cautious step" in lifting COVID-19 restrictions.
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