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Should the Canucks try to trade for Marco Rossi?

Should the Canucks try to trade for Marco Rossi?

Could Marco Rossi be the second-line centre the Vancouver Canucks are looking for?
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Update: Squamish Nation considering next steps after B.C. passes Bill 15

Update: Squamish Nation considering next steps after B.C. passes Bill 15

The Squamish Nation is preparing for a possible political or legal battle after the provincial government narrowly passed Bill 15, legislation critics say undermines constitutionally protected Indigenous rights.
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‘Go explore your backyard': Learn about the Sea to Sky man behind these area maps

‘Go explore your backyard': Learn about the Sea to Sky man behind these area maps

Award-winning cartographer on his process, and what he hopes locals take from looking at his ‘information as art’ maps.
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B.C. court orders neighbours to pay $23,000 for tree removal

B.C. court orders neighbours to pay $23,000 for tree removal

The neighbours claimed they had consent to remove trees on the neighbouring Boston Bar property.
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'Aren't set up for predators': Grizzly bear spotted twice on B.C. island

'Aren't set up for predators': Grizzly bear spotted twice on B.C. island

Conservation officers are heading to Texada Island to "assess" the situation.
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B.C. court rules railway oil data disclosure is about public safety

B.C. court rules railway oil data disclosure is about public safety

B.C.'s Court of Appeal cited the Lac-Megantic, Que., tragedy where 47 people died after a train carrying 7.7 million litres of petroleum crude oil derailed at 104 km/h.
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Garibaldi Estates house fire: 'Working smoke detectors save lives'

Garibaldi Estates house fire: 'Working smoke detectors save lives'

Over 20 Squamish Fire Rescue crew members were required to contain a structural fire on May 28 that extensively damaged one home. A District spokesperson says working smoke detectors alerted family in time to evacuate.
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Provinces 'hold the key' to unlocking homebuilding, new report argues

Provinces 'hold the key' to unlocking homebuilding, new report argues

OTTAWA — While the federal government and cities across Canada are making strides on expanding the housing supply, the provinces still need to get serious about building quality homes, a new report released Thursday argues.
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Mario Canseco: Support for private health care growing fastest among young Canadians

Mario Canseco: Support for private health care growing fastest among young Canadians

Research Co. polling reveals half of adults under 35 say the system would work better if privately run, a warning sign for governments hoping to preserve the public model
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Failed B.C.-Alberta transmission line holds lessons for a national grid

Failed B.C.-Alberta transmission line holds lessons for a national grid

The cross-border intertie has never met capacity, offering lessons on what stands in the way of the Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan for an east-to-west grid
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