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YVR voted North America’s best airport for 12th year in a row

YVR voted North America’s best airport for 12th year in a row

YVR also placed 24th on Skytrax's list of the 100 best airports in the world, ahead of Toronto and Montreal
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B.C. farmers hit by drought, fire and record heat eligible for financial aid

B.C. farmers hit by drought, fire and record heat eligible for financial aid

Ranches and farms impacted by heat, fire and drought are eligible for emergency funding and animal feed programs.
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Monte Lake residents, B.C.'s forest ministry have contradictory views of firefighting effort

Monte Lake residents, B.C.'s forest ministry have contradictory views of firefighting effort

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Watch this amazing timelapse of the corpse flower blooming in Vancouver (VIDEO)

Watch this amazing timelapse of the corpse flower blooming in Vancouver (VIDEO)

"We think this year’s bloom is going to be bigger and stinkier than ever before!”
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B.C. records 395 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths as infections continue upward march

B.C. records 395 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths as infections continue upward march

VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials reported 395 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday with infections showing no signs of slowing down. In a news release, they say there are no additional deaths and 23 of those infected are in intensive care.
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B.C. Supreme Court judge refuses to ask jurors about vaccine status

B.C. Supreme Court judge refuses to ask jurors about vaccine status

Request delved into “a private and personal sphere”
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Squamish Nation to investigate St. Paul's Indian Residential School for unmarked graves

Squamish Nation to investigate St. Paul's Indian Residential School for unmarked graves

Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) launches investigation into former St. Paul’s Indian Residential School site to find answers about the children who attended the institution but never made it home
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UBC researchers discover first new carnivorous plant in 20 years

UBC researchers discover first new carnivorous plant in 20 years

It looks pretty but sucks nutrients from dead insects, too. 😵
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Updated: Feds invest $17 million in Steveston small craft harbour improvements

Updated: Feds invest $17 million in Steveston small craft harbour improvements

Twenty-six B.C. harbours are receiving federal funding
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Chinese agent targeted Canadian scientist in bacteria-smuggling plot: RCMP documents

Chinese agent targeted Canadian scientist in bacteria-smuggling plot: RCMP documents

Espionage revealed as Winnipeg-Wuhan, COVID-origin debate continues.
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