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Watch: Rescue team frees tangled humpback whale in B.C.

Watch: Rescue team frees tangled humpback whale in B.C.

The disentanglement took over 50 rope cuts to free the whale of gear and floats.
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Burnaby strata has to allow Great Dane in building with no-dogs policy: tribunal

Burnaby strata has to allow Great Dane in building with no-dogs policy: tribunal

Lawrence Lee got an exemption from his Metrotown strata's no-pets rule when he owned a Yorkshire Terrier. The Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled the strata can't reverse the exemption just because he now owns a Great Dane.
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Editorial: Our salmon stewards give us hope for the future

Editorial: Our salmon stewards give us hope for the future

Just a few generations ago, the North Shore’s creeks would have been teeming with wild salmon. We could have that again.
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One jellyfish arrived in B.C. decades ago. Thousands of clones spread to 34 waterways

One jellyfish arrived in B.C. decades ago. Thousands of clones spread to 34 waterways

VANCOUVER — Some time more than 30 years ago, a single Chinese peach blossom jellyfish made its way into a lake in British Columbia.
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North Shore black bear activity ramps up for fall feeding frenzy

North Shore black bear activity ramps up for fall feeding frenzy

Black bears are trying to take in about 20,000 calories per day.
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B.C. sets up a panel on bear deaths, will review conservation officer training

B.C. sets up a panel on bear deaths, will review conservation officer training

Conservation officers destroyed 603 black and 23 grizzly bears in 2023, according to figures from the B.C. government.
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Euthanasia on the table, city says, after alleged pit bull attack in Kamloops kills dog

Euthanasia on the table, city says, after alleged pit bull attack in Kamloops kills dog

The community services department says it will try to rehabilitate first.
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Baby boom: A record 86 Vancouver Island marmot pups born in alpine this year

Baby boom: A record 86 Vancouver Island marmot pups born in alpine this year

It’s the highest number for wild-born marmots since 2011, when 75 babies were born
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A bird caused a power outage affecting 17,000 BC Hydro customers in Metro Vancouver

A bird caused a power outage affecting 17,000 BC Hydro customers in Metro Vancouver

Our feathered friends sometimes cause massive power outages...but these incidents are rare.
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Security camera catches black bear relaxing in B.C. family's swimming pool

Security camera catches black bear relaxing in B.C. family's swimming pool

"He just sort of pulled back the pool cover and got in."
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