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Urban firefighters to get additional training to also battle wildfire blazes

Urban firefighters to get additional training to also battle wildfire blazes

Nearly four million Canadians now live in areas where combustible forests are prevalent.
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Rob Shaw: Concerns over MNP worm their way through B.C.'s agriculture ministry

Rob Shaw: Concerns over MNP worm their way through B.C.'s agriculture ministry

B.C. government's cozy relationship with a single consulting firm raises red flags
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Comment: B.C. needs legislation that requires construction payments to be prompt

Comment: B.C. needs legislation that requires construction payments to be prompt

Why should anyone have to wait to be paid for completed work?
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Comment: The social costs of keeping drugs illegal

Comment: The social costs of keeping drugs illegal

The war on drugs poses tremendous costs for our judicial systems.
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Decades in the making, B.C. signs agreement handing over title to Haida Gwaii

Decades in the making, B.C. signs agreement handing over title to Haida Gwaii

HAIDA GWAII — The B.C. government and the Council of Haida Nation have signed an agreement officially recognizing Haida Gwaii's Aboriginal title, more than two decades after the nation launched a legal action seeking formal recognition.
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Eight years since B.C. declared public health emergency, toxic drug crisis rages on

Eight years since B.C. declared public health emergency, toxic drug crisis rages on

VANCOUVER — In the dozen years she's worked with the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users, executive director Brittany Graham has lost count of the people she's seen succumb to British Columbia's toxic drug crisis.
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Hiker stuck in mud up to his hips for hours on Juan de Fuca trail

Hiker stuck in mud up to his hips for hours on Juan de Fuca trail

Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue was called after a hiker on the trail sank down to his hips in mud and couldn’t get out for a couple of hours
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Photos: 12 notable buildings no longer standing in Vancouver

Photos: 12 notable buildings no longer standing in Vancouver

Postcards featured some, protests tried to save others, but now they're all gone.
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The Outsider: What’s going on with Gore-Tex?

The Outsider: What’s going on with Gore-Tex?

'Until there’s a veritable new breakthrough in DWR chemistry, we should all manage our expectations...'
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Camden's dogs: Family seeks homes for rescue dogs after son's death

Camden's dogs: Family seeks homes for rescue dogs after son's death

Camden Verlaan of the Sunshine Coast died in March 2023 while volunteering in Peru 
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