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Noise from Vancouver miner's deep-sea operations could threaten Pacific marine life, studies say

Noise from Vancouver miner's deep-sea operations could threaten Pacific marine life, studies say

Two new studies warn Vancouver-based miner's deep-sea operations threaten whales, dolphins and an uncounted number of other species
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B.C. composter penalized for being over triple capacity

B.C. composter penalized for being over triple capacity

Abbotsford company's $9K penalty significantly reduced after it claimed it didn't gain economic advantage from the breach because it gave the compost away
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Historic Vancouver church to become cooling centre amid call for 'right to cool'

Historic Vancouver church to become cooling centre amid call for 'right to cool'

Downtown Vancouver's oldest building will become an extreme heat cooling centre at a time some experts say vulnerable B.C. residents are slipping through the cracks
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Laundry detergent as pesticide? B.C. court quashes appeal ruling

Laundry detergent as pesticide? B.C. court quashes appeal ruling

The application of 290 kg of Tide to a condo rooftop in 2021 has raised questions over whether household cleansers like Tide can be classified as pesticides under B.C. and Canadian law.
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Series of failures at B.C. dry dock damaged Canada’s most advanced submarine

Series of failures at B.C. dry dock damaged Canada’s most advanced submarine

Errors, missing parts, worker stress and time pressure led to a costly incident at Victoria Shipyards, where the military vessel spent years undergoing repairs
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B.C. judge rejects class-action lawsuit over Fairy Creek old-growth protests

B.C. judge rejects class-action lawsuit over Fairy Creek old-growth protests

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice ruled the proposed lawsuit inappropriately covered people who had been lawfully arrested and will 'inevitably collapse into individual trials.'
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Factory trawlers have Ireland-sized impact off B.C.'s coast, investigation claims

Factory trawlers have Ireland-sized impact off B.C.'s coast, investigation claims

An investigation traces arrival of nine large factory trawlers to B.C.'s coast in recent years, claiming some may be involved in illegal fishing
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In Vancouver, wildfire smoke and heat combine to significantly increase mortality risk, finds study

In Vancouver, wildfire smoke and heat combine to significantly increase mortality risk, finds study

Days dominated by hot temperatures and smoky skies combine to raise the statistical risk of death across the region by 7.9 per cent, researchers found.
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Judge rejects 'floatel' challenge against Woodfibre LNG

Judge rejects 'floatel' challenge against Woodfibre LNG

A federal judge has rejected a legal challenge against Woodfibre LNG's plan to house workers on a cruise ship, known as the 'floatel,' near Squamish, B.C.
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B.C. regional district penalized $43K for repeated landfill violations

B.C. regional district penalized $43K for repeated landfill violations

After previous violations led to five dead bears, a landfill run by the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine continued to scatter garbage and failed to maintain proper voltage on its electric fence
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