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U.S. deploys high-tech Pentagon program to help Canada detect, suppress new wildfires

U.S. deploys high-tech Pentagon program to help Canada detect, suppress new wildfires

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Defense has deployed a new high-tech fire detection system to help Canada battle one of its worst wildfire seasons on record.
Letter: Demon Squadron members deserve much praise

Letter: Demon Squadron members deserve much praise

The Demons were exceptionally brave at a time in history when the will of the free world was severely tested, this letter writer says
Garden to table: Eating in season is a vocation of the highest calling

Garden to table: Eating in season is a vocation of the highest calling

Permaculutre expert Laura Marie Neubert explains some of the hard work required to eat by nature’s logic
'Dystopian': B.C. civil rights watchdogs slam police CCTV registries

'Dystopian': B.C. civil rights watchdogs slam police CCTV registries

Police have asked Metro Vancouver residents and business with security cameras capable of recording videos to provide details to registries.
Letter: Secure storage is missing from cycling infrastructure

Letter: Secure storage is missing from cycling infrastructure

Worries about getting a bike stolen prevent cyclists from going to many locations, this letter writer argues
38 cancer patients booked for radiation in Bellingham so far

38 cancer patients booked for radiation in Bellingham so far

Eligible breast and prostate cancer patients are being offered treatment at one of two clinics in Washington, with all expenses paid by the province, to reduce wait times in B.C.
Municipality seeks injunction for unsafe house in North Vancouver

Municipality seeks injunction for unsafe house in North Vancouver

A house on 5th Street East has been subject of complaints about assaults, drug deals, thefts, late night noise and piles of garbage. A rooming house at another property on East 11th Street owned by the same woman was forced to shut last summer.
Tax on 'windfall profits' proposed for big Canadian grocers

Tax on 'windfall profits' proposed for big Canadian grocers

Among the report's 13 recommendations, the application of a windfall tax on grocery chains is contingent on whether Canada's Competition Bureau finds evidence of excess profiteering. One expert says that won't happen.
Indigenous business show Bears' Lair puts call out for budding entrepreneurs

Indigenous business show Bears' Lair puts call out for budding entrepreneurs

The TV show, which focuses on Indigenous business, has been renewed for a second season on APTN
99% drop in Ozempic shipments to U.S. residents after B.C. introduces restrictions

99% drop in Ozempic shipments to U.S. residents after B.C. introduces restrictions

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says there's been a 99 per cent drop in the number of online Ozempic prescriptions filled by Americans from pharmacies in that province since it introduced regulations to protect the local supply for diabete