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Opinion: Fewer swimming lessons and lifeguard shortages make swimming even riskier this summer

Opinion: Fewer swimming lessons and lifeguard shortages make swimming even riskier this summer

Gaps in swimming lessons, lifeguard shortages and climate change may make water-based activities even riskier this summer.
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Is this the most sustainable house in B.C.?

Is this the most sustainable house in B.C.?

Whistler sustainable building firm GNAR Inc. wins province-wide award for its design
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A Breed Apart: What was the Coast Salish woolly dog, and can we bring it back?

A Breed Apart: What was the Coast Salish woolly dog, and can we bring it back?

Treasured among various First Nations communities, the Coast Salish woolly dog was more than your average pet hound
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BC Ferries' website back up after Victoria Day outage

BC Ferries' website back up after Victoria Day outage

Here are the schedules out of Powell River, Langdale, and Horseshoe Bay
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Canadians face three times more health-care debt than Australians, survey shows

Canadians face three times more health-care debt than Australians, survey shows

Canadians face an average of more than $US6,000 in medical debt, largely driven by dental bills and prescription medication, a new poll has found.
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Keith Baldrey: Province may revisit drug policy, premier hints

Keith Baldrey: Province may revisit drug policy, premier hints

Drawing fire from Opposition, drug decriminalization could be a key separation point between the BC NDP and BC United election platforms.
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Cartoon: Victoria Day

Cartoon: Victoria Day

Can we find another reason for taking the day off and celebrate the same way?
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National police force grapples with calls for change, shifting role as it turns 150

National police force grapples with calls for change, shifting role as it turns 150

As the RCMP marks its 150th anniversary, a familiar, nagging question about the storied national police force is resurfacing: Should the Mounties withdraw from small communities across Canada to fully concentrate on big-ticket federal files?
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Opinion: Canadian financial institutions are fuelling the climate change crisis

Opinion: Canadian financial institutions are fuelling the climate change crisis

Canadian financial institutions — banks, pension funds and private equity firms — fund the fossil fuel industry and are therefore helping fuel the climate crisis. Why won’t Ottawa hold them to account?
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City of Powell River Council to consider staff appointments

City of Powell River Council to consider staff appointments

Interim chief administrative officer and deputy chief financial officer among pending approvals
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