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Early-morning fire destroys Port Moody townhomes

Early-morning fire destroys Port Moody townhomes

Firefighters were called out a 4:40 in the morning
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Minter: Add a Little Lime Punch to your garden

Minter: Add a Little Lime Punch to your garden

When summer heats up across our country, we all need some garden heroes that thrive and add fresh life; summer-blooming paniculata hydrangeas take on this role with panache, writes Brian Minter.
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Keith Baldrey: Get ready for more labour disruption

Keith Baldrey: Get ready for more labour disruption

Economic uncertainty, failure of wages to keep up with cost of living drive wave of strikes in B.C. and across the country.
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Opinion: Inquiry must assess how Canada's fragmented COVID-19 response lost the public's trust

Opinion: Inquiry must assess how Canada's fragmented COVID-19 response lost the public's trust

Now is the time to learn from the COVID-19 response through an action-oriented independent inquiry focused on accountability. Reforms to data generation, access and use are essential.
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Monique Keiran: Test your knowledge in a natural history quiz for B.C. Day

Monique Keiran: Test your knowledge in a natural history quiz for B.C. Day

What official B.C. animal can mimic birds, squirrels, cats, dogs, chickens and mechanical objects?
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B.C.'s low-income renters thought they'd get free AC units, but some face hurdles

B.C.'s low-income renters thought they'd get free AC units, but some face hurdles

Involvement of landlords seen as an unnecessary barrier to obtaining air conditioning units.
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Opinion: The illusion and implications of 'just following the science' COVID-19 messaging

Opinion: The illusion and implications of 'just following the science' COVID-19 messaging

During the pandemic, it was common for politicians to explain their COVID-19 policies by saying they were 'just following the science.' Such claims can be misleading about both science and government.
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Research groups sound alarm after reports of three whales struck by ships off B.C.

Research groups sound alarm after reports of three whales struck by ships off B.C.

Shipping traffic and humpback whale populations are both on the rise — often in the same areas — escalating the risk of vessel strikes to humpbacks.
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Coquitlam casino night aims to raise $10K for kids with serious medical conditions

Coquitlam casino night aims to raise $10K for kids with serious medical conditions

Coquitlam realtor and event organizer Sandra Parsons says this year's fundraiser has extra personal meaning.
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How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves

How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves

Heat waves around the world are happening more frequently and reaching higher temperatures because of climate change.
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