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Drought triggers more overnight wildfires, finds B.C. scientist

Drought triggers more overnight wildfires, finds B.C. scientist

'Active day, quiet night' wildfire model upended in study.
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More than seven in 10 Canadian workers want to leave their jobs: report

More than seven in 10 Canadian workers want to leave their jobs: report

TORONTO — A new report says 71 per cent of Canadian workers want to leave their jobs this year and look for better opportunities.
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Rob Shaw: Accused Chinatown stabber 'calm' just hours before attack, documents reveal

Rob Shaw: Accused Chinatown stabber 'calm' just hours before attack, documents reveal

Newly released documents dig into mental state of Blair Evan Donnelly
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'We need to be vigilant': Declining humpback whale population blamed on warming waters

'We need to be vigilant': Declining humpback whale population blamed on warming waters

Researchers and scientists hope this study will be a "whale-sized dose" of motivation to reduce the impacts of climate change.
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Kirk LaPointe: Mayor Mark Sager’s Law Society saga far from leader-like

Kirk LaPointe: Mayor Mark Sager’s Law Society saga far from leader-like

It is no small thing that the mayor of West Vancouver has been suspended from practising law for two years, writes columnist Kirk LaPointe
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VicPD issues warning after another police notebook ends up in hands of 'criminal element'

VicPD issues warning after another police notebook ends up in hands of 'criminal element'

It’s the second time in a little over a year that an officer’s notebook with personal information has been lost
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B.C. bride awarded nearly $4K for delayed wedding dress

B.C. bride awarded nearly $4K for delayed wedding dress

Inderdeep Deo said she paid $4,090 for a wedding dress but had to go to another vendor before the ceremony.
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Lack of fibre has forest industry and communities in 'crisis,' unions say

Lack of fibre has forest industry and communities in 'crisis,' unions say

Forest industry unions Unifor, United Steelworkers and Public and Private Workers of Canada say they want to be part of key reforms in the industry
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B.C. man fined $5,000 in tobacco smuggling case

B.C. man fined $5,000 in tobacco smuggling case

A Surrey man has been fined $5,000 after pleading guilty to possession of tobacco for an unlawful purpose.
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B.C. man chooses jury trial on extortion, threat charges

B.C. man chooses jury trial on extortion, threat charges

Rong Zan Wu is charged with extortion, two counts of uttering threats and obstructing another's property.
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