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Full moon in June is a strawberry — but that's just one name of many

Full moon in June is a strawberry — but that's just one name of many

Friday marks the northern hemisphere’s first full moon of the summer
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New West Olympian, broadcaster Karin Larsen named Douglas College Honorary Fellow

New West Olympian, broadcaster Karin Larsen named Douglas College Honorary Fellow

Larsen grew up in Coquitlam and graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Communications degree.
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Opinion: Climate change is helping the H5N1 bird flu virus spread and evolve

Opinion: Climate change is helping the H5N1 bird flu virus spread and evolve

H5N1 is the latest evidence that climate change is altering how viruses spread and evolve. It is essential that global public health officials take these dynamics into account.
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B.C. ministry sticking to prior cost estimates on Pattullo Bridge and Broadway subway

B.C. ministry sticking to prior cost estimates on Pattullo Bridge and Broadway subway

Two multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects have been further delayed but the Ministry of Transportation is sticking to its previous cost estimates, for now.
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Eby's baby countdown brings B.C. election campaigning forward

Eby's baby countdown brings B.C. election campaigning forward

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's election is four months away, but Premier David Eby staged a campaign event Thursday in Vancouver ahead of what he says is a personal count down — next week's expected birth of his family's third child.
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Canucks legend Kirk McLean cusses a blue streak in new ad campaign

Canucks legend Kirk McLean cusses a blue streak in new ad campaign

Captain Kirk cusses out Captain Kirk in an anti-salmon farm ad from Pacific Wild.
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Coquitlam BMX brothers push each other at the track — even as one recovers from a huge crash

Coquitlam BMX brothers push each other at the track — even as one recovers from a huge crash

Coquitlam's Connor Brereton-Stiles finished eighth in his age category at the UCI BMX world championships in South Carolina.
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City of North Van mayor blasts Metro Vancouver over sewage plant fiasco

City of North Van mayor blasts Metro Vancouver over sewage plant fiasco

Mayor Linda Buchanan says there is a lack of fiscal ‘discipline and transparency’ in the regional government
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'Community planning can't be done this way': Port Moody council grudgingly paves way for B.C. housing legislation

'Community planning can't be done this way': Port Moody council grudgingly paves way for B.C. housing legislation

Bill 44, 46 and 47 were passed by the province late last year to mandate greater density near transit hubs and allow the subdivision of single-family home lots to accommodate up to six new homes in areas near transit stops
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Canadian oil consortium scrubs website after Ottawa advances greenwashing laws

Canadian oil consortium scrubs website after Ottawa advances greenwashing laws

Pathways Alliance website and social media was scrubbed June 19, 2024, after the the Senate advanced a bill strengthening the regulation of deceptive environmental claims
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