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Engineering firm fined $1M over B.C. spill linked to 85 trout deaths

Engineering firm fined $1M over B.C. spill linked to 85 trout deaths

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia court has ordered an international engineering firm to pay a $1-million fine for releasing a harmful substance that flowed into a Metro Vancouver creek, after an investigation into the deaths of dozens of fish.
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Indigenous leader, poet to receive honorary degree at UNBC

Indigenous leader, poet to receive honorary degree at UNBC

Secwépemc knowledge holder, educator and poet Garry Gottfriedson will be the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at UNBC
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FortisBC considers leasing BC Rail property in Squamish's Industrial Park

FortisBC considers leasing BC Rail property in Squamish's Industrial Park

If the lease occurs, the property would be for a construction laydown yard for Eagle Mountain to Woodfibre pipeline construction activities in 2023.
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'Miscarriage of justice': B.C. toddler's death conviction quashed

'Miscarriage of justice': B.C. toddler's death conviction quashed

The Crown's lack of full disclosure violated Tammy Marion Bouvette's rights to properly defend herself, a judge has ruled.
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'Is this real?': B.C. woman couldn't believe $1M April Fools' Day lottery win

'Is this real?': B.C. woman couldn't believe $1M April Fools' Day lottery win

The residential school survivor thought her big win was a late April Fools' Day joke.
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Ravi Parmar to seek NDP nomination for John Horgan's former seat

Ravi Parmar to seek NDP nomination for John Horgan's former seat

Ravi Parmar was the youngest school trustee in Canada when he was first elected in 2014 and began serving as chairman in 2017 at the age of 22.
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More than 100 DTES homeless will move to ‘ultra-trendy’ South Granville

More than 100 DTES homeless will move to ‘ultra-trendy’ South Granville

Residential tower is ‘Just steps from the ultra-trendy South Granville shopping district, with a mix of high end fashion boutiques, home furnishing stores, cafés and restaurants’
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Mosquitoes just waiting for spring warmth

Mosquitoes just waiting for spring warmth

Homeowners should get rid of standing water sources in yards to reduce populations of the nasty critters
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Father, Burnaby firefighter and former NHL player Ray Sawada mourned

Father, Burnaby firefighter and former NHL player Ray Sawada mourned

Ray Sawada of Richmond, 38, died suddenly while playing the game he loved; the beloved Burnaby firefighter leaves behind two young daughters and his wife.
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Four arrested in drug-trafficking case involving dynamite detonated in Saanich 'big bang'

Four arrested in drug-trafficking case involving dynamite detonated in Saanich 'big bang'

Charges related to drug trafficking and the explosive device are pending against the three men and one woman, say West Shore RCMP
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