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Opinion: New study finds that ingesting even small amounts of plastic can be fatal for marine animals
Opinion: New study finds that ingesting even small amounts of plastic can be fatal for marine animals
To date, every family of marine mammal and seabird and all seven species of sea turtles have been documented to ingest plastics.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Opinion: New study finds that ingesting even small amounts of plastic can be fatal for marine animals
Poor record-keeping sinks 2 Canadian charities
Poor record-keeping sinks 2 Canadian charities
Charities have the option of appealing their revocations through the courts.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Poor record-keeping sinks 2 Canadian charities
Neon nostalgia: Chieftain Hotel’s sign recalls B.C.’s bright past
Neon nostalgia: Chieftain Hotel’s sign recalls B.C.’s bright past
As the Chieftain and Crash Hotel go up for sale, renewed attention is being paid to its vintage neon sign—a glowing relic that has lit up Chieftain Avenue since the late '50s.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Neon nostalgia: Chieftain Hotel’s sign recalls B.C.’s bright past
B.C. signs agreement to ease selling goods across Canada
B.C. signs agreement to ease selling goods across Canada
Effective December, if a good can be lawfully sold in B.C., it can be sold across the country without additional approvals
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November 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
B.C. signs agreement to ease selling goods across Canada
Climate activists award Canada satirical 'fossil of the day' title at COP30
Climate activists award Canada satirical 'fossil of the day' title at COP30
The satirical award has been handed out since 1999.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Climate activists award Canada satirical 'fossil of the day' title at COP30
B.C.'s inflation cools but grocery bills keep climbing
B.C.'s inflation cools but grocery bills keep climbing
Province's inflation rate may not reflect how things feel in the grocery aisle
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November 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
B.C.'s inflation cools but grocery bills keep climbing
Squamish sells 8.5 acres in Business Park to Solterra for $13.3M
Squamish sells 8.5 acres in Business Park to Solterra for $13.3M
Land sale proceeds will help fund the District’s 2025–29 Financial Plan and major facility upgrades, including the new Public Works yard, while options for the remaining 8.5 acres remain on the table.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Squamish sells 8.5 acres in Business Park to Solterra for $13.3M
Photos: Oceanfront, off-grid B.C. cabin on the market for under $1M
Photos: Oceanfront, off-grid B.C. cabin on the market for under $1M
The log cabin looks out over the Salish Sea
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November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Photos: Oceanfront, off-grid B.C. cabin on the market for under $1M
Up to 15% of B.C. heatwave deaths directly caused by human emissions, says study
Up to 15% of B.C. heatwave deaths directly caused by human emissions, says study
The research is the first to quantify the direct impacts of human caused climate change on lives lost during the 2021 heat wave.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Up to 15% of B.C. heatwave deaths directly caused by human emissions, says study
Seattle-bound barge loaded with containers and vehicles sinking off B.C. coast
Seattle-bound barge loaded with containers and vehicles sinking off B.C. coast
The Coast Guard says divers are trying to assess the why the barge is taking on water.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Seattle-bound barge loaded with containers and vehicles sinking off B.C. coast
Canadian mortgage delinquency rate falls for first time in three years: CMHC
Canadian mortgage delinquency rate falls for first time in three years: CMHC
Delinquencies are still trending up in B.C.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Canadian mortgage delinquency rate falls for first time in three years: CMHC
How two Vancouver Island MPs helped prevent a federal election
How two Vancouver Island MPs helped prevent a federal election
Courtenay-Alberni NDP MP Gord Johns and Green Leader Elizabeth May helped ensure a crucial federal budget vote passed on Monday, keeping the government afloat.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
How two Vancouver Island MPs helped prevent a federal election
Les Leyne: B.C. backing away from electric-vehicle sales targets
Les Leyne: B.C. backing away from electric-vehicle sales targets
The stringent targets that were set several years ago are now considered unreachable.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Les Leyne: B.C. backing away from electric-vehicle sales targets
Sorry, not sorry: Meet Squamish woman behind Canadian Resistance
Sorry, not sorry: Meet Squamish woman behind Canadian Resistance
Squamish's Antonia Allan is not sorry. The "Not sorry" shirts also speak to peri-menopausal women, she said. "I think also like women are over it," she said, with a laugh. See the shirts on the Canadian Resistance website.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Sorry, not sorry: Meet Squamish woman behind Canadian Resistance
Rob Shaw: B.C. abandons compassion club it funded as founders face drug convictions
Rob Shaw: B.C. abandons compassion club it funded as founders face drug convictions
What began with approvals, letters and public money ended with silence from the very officials who enabled the Drug User Liberation Front
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November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Rob Shaw: B.C. abandons compassion club it funded as founders face drug convictions
Leaked report claims B.C. timber harvest is vastly overestimated
Leaked report claims B.C. timber harvest is vastly overestimated
An undisclosed report obtained by BIV estimates the province is likely approving twice as much logging than can be sustainably harvested
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November 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Leaked report claims B.C. timber harvest is vastly overestimated
B.C. MLA's bill to mandate dash cams for commercial trucks gets pushback in legislature
B.C. MLA's bill to mandate dash cams for commercial trucks gets pushback in legislature
The MLA first called for mandatory dash cams to be implemented in all commercial vehicles in February of 2023, following a series of deadly crashes along Highway 5 through the North Thompson.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
B.C. MLA's bill to mandate dash cams for commercial trucks gets pushback in legislature
Opinion: Should Canadian politicians be allowed to block their constituents on social media?
Opinion: Should Canadian politicians be allowed to block their constituents on social media?
Social media platforms serve as modern public forums where democratic debates take place.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Opinion: Should Canadian politicians be allowed to block their constituents on social media?
Fundraiser started for mother of young B.C. man killed in car crash
Fundraiser started for mother of young B.C. man killed in car crash
GoFundMe: "His loss has broken the hearts of his family, his girlfriend, his friends, his teammates, coaches, coworkers, and truly anyone who ever crossed paths with him."
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November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Fundraiser started for mother of young B.C. man killed in car crash
WestJet weight cap on power wheelchairs leaves some Canadians grounded
WestJet weight cap on power wheelchairs leaves some Canadians grounded
MONTREAL — A rule at WestJet Airlines that bars some power wheelchairs from most of its planes effectively cuts off users from air travel in parts of the country and discriminates against people living with a disability, advocates and passengers say.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
WestJet weight cap on power wheelchairs leaves some Canadians grounded
Bereaved Squamish mom awaits new B.C. mental health and addictions guidelines
Bereaved Squamish mom awaits new B.C. mental health and addictions guidelines
Brenda Doherty has been fighting for clarity and change to provincial guidelines since her 15-year-old died from toxic drugs eight years ago.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Bereaved Squamish mom awaits new B.C. mental health and addictions guidelines
Driver stopped by spike belt after speeding away from police in West Vancouver
Driver stopped by spike belt after speeding away from police in West Vancouver
The driver, clocked at 194 km/h, was arrested on the Sea-to-Sky highway with the help of BC Highway Patrol and Squamish RCMP
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November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Driver stopped by spike belt after speeding away from police in West Vancouver
WestJet weight cap on power wheelchairs leaves some Canadians grounded, advocates say
WestJet weight cap on power wheelchairs leaves some Canadians grounded, advocates say
Former MP says he was forced to use a different wheelchair, causing pain and pressure sores that required medical attention.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
WestJet weight cap on power wheelchairs leaves some Canadians grounded, advocates say
Lululemon aims for dramatic Team Canada Olympic showing with deep reds, giant leaves and arctic inspo
Lululemon aims for dramatic Team Canada Olympic showing with deep reds, giant leaves and arctic inspo
The Winter Games will get underway Feb. 6 to 22, 2026, followed by the Winter Paralympics, from March 6 to 15.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Lululemon aims for dramatic Team Canada Olympic showing with deep reds, giant leaves and arctic inspo
Rob Shaw: NDP revives a playbook B.C. governments can’t stop recycling
Rob Shaw: NDP revives a playbook B.C. governments can’t stop recycling
New Asia-Pacific jobs pitch mirrors Christy Clark’s decade-old plan and John Horgan’s abandoned indicators
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November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Rob Shaw: NDP revives a playbook B.C. governments can’t stop recycling