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Moderate temperatures this weekend in qathet

Moderate temperatures this weekend in qathet

Options for finding local produce more abundant with warm season approaching
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Bear advocate visits Texada Island

Bear advocate visits Texada Island

Ellie Lamb wants to educate residents and preserve the life of the grizzly known as Tex.
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Opinion: The leading risk factor for cancer isn't what you think

Opinion: The leading risk factor for cancer isn't what you think

The factor most associated with cancer is unavoidable: aging. Older adults with cancer benefit from a geriatric assessment before making treatment decisions, but this is still not routine care.
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Powell River Minor baseball hosts tournament this weekend

Powell River Minor baseball hosts tournament this weekend

Local U13 squad welcomes pair of out-of-town teams to DA Evans Park, while U15s play Alberni Valley in a doubleheader at Larry Gouthro Park
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Folks in qathet can avoid Dirty Dozen by buying from local farms

Folks in qathet can avoid Dirty Dozen by buying from local farms

Report: Conventionally grown cauliflower, asparagus, avocados and carrots show lowest amount of pesticide use
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Scents and sensitivities: challenges facing those reactive to fragrance

Scents and sensitivities: challenges facing those reactive to fragrance

According to the Environmental Sensitivity Coalition of Canada, about a third of the country’s population “has self-identified as having negative health reactions to fragranced products.”
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Expedia ordered to refund B.C. man $4,330 for flight overcharge

Expedia ordered to refund B.C. man $4,330 for flight overcharge

Christopher Yin Chan was booking two fares to fly from Vancouver to Hong Kong via Tokyo. 
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Accused in deadly B.C. highway crash, allegedly high on meth, released on bail

Accused in deadly B.C. highway crash, allegedly high on meth, released on bail

Chi Sun Park faces 15 charges in connection with the deaths of Mursal Arifi and Jenna Hepperle and injuries to three others.
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Musical firsts set stage for PRISMA

Musical firsts set stage for PRISMA

Mahler pairing and Mosolov world premiere highlight this year’s festival in Powell River
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Update: Squamish wildfire has grown to 59.5 hectares

Update: Squamish wildfire has grown to 59.5 hectares

RCMP seek information on how the blaze started. The fire is believed to have been sparked around 4 p.m. on June 9, on a bike trail at the end of Tantalus Road.
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