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Mario Canseco: Canadians are divided on buying into biometric payment options

Mario Canseco: Canadians are divided on buying into biometric payment options

Will the next big thing in payments involve our fingertips, palms and faces?
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Some schools are restricting use of cellphones saying they distract from learning

Some schools are restricting use of cellphones saying they distract from learning

Students returning to Belmont Secondary will have to place cellphones in a container provided at the front of the class or store them in their bags
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Opinion: Wildfire smoke is an increasing threat to Canadians' health

Opinion: Wildfire smoke is an increasing threat to Canadians' health

The notion that wildfire smoke is 'natural,' and therefore less harmful than other types of air pollution, is not supported by the evidence. Wildfire smoke has been linked to adverse health effects.
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Get spirited away: Ghibli-inspired cocktail night comes to New West

Get spirited away: Ghibli-inspired cocktail night comes to New West

Wear your favourite Ghibli garb and walk into this New West bar for a themed party.
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Measuring the B.C. teacher shortage is the first step towards fixing it

Measuring the B.C. teacher shortage is the first step towards fixing it

A new school year is always a time of excitement and anticipation.
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New West hockey goalie looks to land spot on B.C.'s U18 women's team

New West hockey goalie looks to land spot on B.C.'s U18 women's team

New Westminster's Clara Juca is coming off back-to-back provincial titles with the Fraser Valley Rush, as well as consecutive national silver medals.
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Air Canada flights collide on YVR tarmac

Air Canada flights collide on YVR tarmac

The wings of the two planes hit while one of the them was pulling out of a gate on Sunday afternoon
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Age is just a number: A night of fun in New West in support of B.C. seniors

Age is just a number: A night of fun in New West in support of B.C. seniors

Join the fight against seniors’ homelessness at this New West-based society's biggest annual fundraiser.
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Have you been stung? More wasps in B.C. right now, say scientists

Have you been stung? More wasps in B.C. right now, say scientists

A wasp boom? Scientists say there are more wasps in the province.
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Opinion: How analyzing ancient and modern polar bear samples reveals the full scope of global warming

Opinion: How analyzing ancient and modern polar bear samples reveals the full scope of global warming

Comparison of modern and archaeological polar bears indicates that four millennia of food web stability has been disrupted by modern climate change.
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