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Canada's logging industry is seeking a wildfire 'hero' narrative

Canada's logging industry is seeking a wildfire 'hero' narrative

B.C. and Canadian forestry associations aim to tell a story that places them as the 'hero' in a fight against wildfires. One critic says the strategy is 'mendacious and dangerous.'
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‘Trying not to die’: Tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back

‘Trying not to die’: Tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back

Maureen Gordon has weathered hard times before. She and her husband began running ecotourism outfit Maple Leaf Adventures out of Vancouver about a month before the 9/11 terrorist attacks devastated international travel in 2001.
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Cancel tenant's smoking fines, B.C. strata told

Cancel tenant's smoking fines, B.C. strata told

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal found the strata did not fully comply with the Strata Property Act.
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Outdoor pet areas added to more B.C. Ferries vessels

Outdoor pet areas added to more B.C. Ferries vessels

Dogs on leashes and cats in carriers are now allowed in outdoor pet areas on the Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay-Langdale routes aboard the Queen of Surrey and Queen of Coquitlam ferries.
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B.C. judge throws out arrests, evidence in kidnapping, robbery conspiracy case

B.C. judge throws out arrests, evidence in kidnapping, robbery conspiracy case

Both men had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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Two-thirds of Canadians are fans of women's sports, survey says

Two-thirds of Canadians are fans of women's sports, survey says

Fan base for women’s sports is also diverse, educated, and affluent, compared to the overall population of Canada, according to survey of 2,000 Canadians.
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Failure to clean up B.C. oil wells nets company $45K fine

Failure to clean up B.C. oil wells nets company $45K fine

B.C. Green MLA says fines have become the 'cost of doing business' and do little to deter the expansion of abandoned oil and gas wells.
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Okanagan Clinical Trials is looking for Type 2 diabetes patients for study

Okanagan Clinical Trials is looking for Type 2 diabetes patients for study

Participants must be between the ages of 19 and 75.
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B.C. tenants unknowingly move into mouse-infested apartment for $3,000

B.C. tenants unknowingly move into mouse-infested apartment for $3,000

The renters submitted a video of mice running around the unit as evidence.
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Semi-truck roll-over causing traffic delays in Delta

Semi-truck roll-over causing traffic delays in Delta

Police are expecting major delays as the situation is cleared and are asking motorists to plan an alternate route.
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