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Mike Bola
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Born in Vancouver and raised in Surrey, BC. 🇨🇦

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White House orders U.S. forces focus on 'quarantine' of Venezuela reut.rs/3Ld7Bfj
White House orders U.S. forces focus on 'quarantine' of Venezuela
The White House has ordered U.S. military forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing the "quarantine" of Venezuela, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Canada backs Greenland’s sovereignty as U.S. talks of annexation
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand plans to visit the Greenland community of Nuuk to open a Canadian consulate there early next year.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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US auto safety agency probes Tesla Model 3 emergency door release reut.rs/3KJQm5e
US auto safety agency probes Tesla Model 3 emergency door release
The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Wednesday it has opened a defect investigation into Tesla Model 3 compact sedans over concerns that emergency door release controls may not be easily accessible or clearly identifiable in an emergency.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Agios Pharma shares jump as US FDA expands approval for its blood disorder drug reut.rs/3YHha9h
Agios Pharma shares jump as US FDA expands approval for its blood disorder drug
Shares of Agios Pharmaceuticals jumped nearly 12% premarket on Wednesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the expanded use of its drug for the treatment of a type of blood disorder.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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US FDA approves Omeros' drug to treat dangerous transplant complication reut.rs/4j9J9rG
US FDA approves Omeros' drug to treat dangerous transplant complication
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Omeros' drug for a dangerous transplant complication, marking the first treatment to be greenlit for the condition, the company said on Wednesday.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Arthritis breakthrough as experts find herbal remedy has powerful pain relieving properties trib.al/NS66Jiv
Herbal remedy may have powerful arthritis pain relieving properties
Exercise, weight management and physiotherapy are common approaches recommended by medics, to help treat arthritis, but it is often not enough.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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B.C. Conservative candidate ends court challenge of 2024 election loss
Honveer Singh Randhawa said his team has already achieved a material outcome after the chief electoral officer admitted that some violations had occurred.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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2 people found dead inside trailer that caught fire in Surrey
Surrey police said that they were called at approximately 9 p.m. by Surrey Fire Services to the fire in the 12200 block of 102 Avenue.
globalnews.ca
December 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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“Flu, flu, flu. So much flu,” said one doctor in Michigan. “We are inundated."

“I don’t think I ever remember seeing it really this severe, this soon,” said another in Colorado.
'So much flu': What to know as flu season ramps up early this year
Doctors say that so far, kids are hit hardest with the flu. The flu shot is helping to keep them out of the hospital.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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cnn.com
The FDA has approved a daily pill version of the weight-loss drug Wegovy, introducing a new option for how patients can take medicines in a class of drugs that has revolutionized obesity treatment: https://cnn.it/4p1TOG9
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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U.S. FDA approves Wegovy weight-loss pill in industry first
The approval gives Novo Nordisk a leg up in the race to market a potent oral medication for shedding pounds as it looks to regain lost ground from rival Eli Lilly.
globalnews.ca
December 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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#DeltaBC #SurreyBC - Fireworks still a problem for Surrey, Delta www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/f...
Fireworks still a problem for Surrey, Delta
According to the City of Delta, municipalities ‘lack the authority to control external sources, making it nearly impossible to fully uphold local bans’
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December 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Bench-clearing minor hockey fight, appearing to involve coaches, caught on video
An investigation has been launched in a bench-clearing minor hockey fight in the Okanagan that allegedly had coaches scrapping on the ice.
globalnews.ca
December 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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reuters.com
Novo's Wegovy pill to test demand from consumers with cash reut.rs/4ba3wD0
Novo's Wegovy pill to test demand from consumers with cash
Novo Nordisk's newly approved weight-loss pill version of Wegovy will be a test case for the fast-growing cash-paying consumer market, with plans for the first highly effective oral treatment to go straight to U.S. self-pay channels in early January.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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A serious crash has shut down Highway 1 westbound in Surrey. Read the latest:

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Traffic alert: Highway 1 in Surrey closed westbound
A serious crash has shut down Highway 1 westbound in Surrey between 176th Street and 200th Street. Find out more.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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globalnews.ca
Canada Post and the postal workers' union have reached tentative agreements on new contracts, which will be voted on in the new year.

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Canada Post, union reach tentative deals on new contracts - National | Globalnews.ca
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) said Monday that ratification votes on the deals for its urban and rural units will take place in the new year.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Fatal head-on Monday crash closes Highway 1 in Surrey, 3 vehicles involved
'This collision was immediately and obviously serious, and that caused a complete shutdown of the highway,' Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol said.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Mercedes reaches $120 million settlement with US states over emissions scandal reut.rs/44C2tYO
Mercedes reaches $120 million settlement with US states over emissions scandal
Mercedes-Benz said on Monday it will pay out $120 million to multiple U.S. states over emissions-rigging software in its vehicles, which the German carmaker says resolves the remaining Dieselgate proceedings against it in the U.S.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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New Zealand concludes a free trade agreement with India reut.rs/4qrF3Od
New Zealand concludes a free trade agreement with India
New Zealand and India struck a free trade agreement, both governments said on Monday, making it easier for New Zealand's exporters to reach the world's biggest population and an economy forecast to be worth NZ$12 trillion ($7 trillion) by 2030.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Japanese authorities have approved a decision to restart the world's biggest nuclear power plant, which has sat dormant for more than a decade following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, in a pivotal moment as the country looks to shift its energy supply away from fossil fuels. https://cnn.it/4atqzbU
December 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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This government’s biggest promise is to reduce public service spending at all costs. But PM Carney is intent on wasting millions just to get butts in seats. Join the fight to protect remote work and save taxpayers money.

www.foryoucanada.ca/remoteworks
For You, Canada | Remote Works
Join the fight to protect remote work for Canada's public service.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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BREAKING: The Coast Guard is seizing a vessel the Trump administration says is sanctioned off the Venezuelan coast in an ongoing operation, U.S. officials say.
U.S. Coast Guard is seizing a vessel off the Venezuelan coast in ongoing operation
The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the operation.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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US FDA approves Cytokinetics' heart disease drug reut.rs/4s32Vtb
US FDA approves Cytokinetics' heart disease drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cytokinetics' oral drug to treat a rare heart condition, the company said on Friday.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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US FDA grants priority vouchers to Merck's cholesterol pill, cancer therapy reut.rs/4p2ZkbG
US FDA grants priority vouchers to Merck's cholesterol pill, cancer therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has granted national priority vouchers to Merck's cholesterol pill and its cancer therapy, making them the latest additions to the fast-track program.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Altimmune's liver disease drug shows benefits in study, but investors remain unimpressed reut.rs/4s3RJMC
Altimmune's liver disease drug shows benefits in study, but investors remain unimpressed
Altimmune said on Friday its experimental liver disease drug led to weight loss and improved markers for scarring and health of the organ based on non-invasive tests after 48 weeks of treatment in a mid-stage study, but the absence of biopsy-based data left investors disappointed.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM