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Cartoon: Saint Patrick's Day

Cartoon: Saint Patrick's Day

Is there ever a bad time for chocolate?
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Opinion: Uncovering the violent history of the Canadian sugar industry

Opinion: Uncovering the violent history of the Canadian sugar industry

By reflecting on the violent origins of the Canadian sugar industry, we can bring wider attention to the exploitation underpinning the history of Canadian cuisine.
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Death rate for people with schizophrenia tripled during B.C. heat dome, finds study

Death rate for people with schizophrenia tripled during B.C. heat dome, finds study

A BCCDC study looking at over two dozen chronic diseases found the spike in deaths during the 2021 heat dome hit people with schizophrenia especially hard
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Drug-smuggling pigeon ‘in training’ found with tiny backpack in B.C. prison — again

Drug-smuggling pigeon ‘in training’ found with tiny backpack in B.C. prison — again

Correctional officers in B.C. found a second pigeon wearing a tiny backpack designed to smuggle drugs into a prison, this time at the Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford
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Break and enter at business reported to Powell River RCMP

Break and enter at business reported to Powell River RCMP

Incident was one of 112 calls for service between March 8 and 14
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Woman accused of impersonating nurse in Ontario, B.C. could plead guilty

Woman accused of impersonating nurse in Ontario, B.C. could plead guilty

A woman already convicted of posing as a nurse at Ottawa medical and dental clinics is due to return to B.C., where it's alleged she posed as a nurse at BC Women's Hospital for a year.
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qathet master gardener warns about planting too soon

qathet master gardener warns about planting too soon

Access to homegrown or farm-bought food tastes better
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Crosswalks come under discussion at City of Powell River meeting

Crosswalks come under discussion at City of Powell River meeting

Councillors reviewed correspondence about a refresh for a Pride crosswalk, a new Pride crosswalk and the danger at a crosswalk near Westview Elementary School
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Powell River RCMP execute search warrant in regard to child porn

Powell River RCMP execute search warrant in regard to child porn

45-year-old male faces possession of child pornography charges as well as firearm offences
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City of Powell River councillors hear safe streets concerns

City of Powell River councillors hear safe streets concerns

Proposed project in Townsite prompts residents to write about unease
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