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B.C. rivers on track for driest summer in recorded history

B.C. rivers on track for driest summer in recorded history

The head of B.C.'s River Forecast Centre says the province's rivers are on track for an outlier year, closer to what climate change is expected to do decades into the future.
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UBC introduces new font to better represent Indigenous languages

UBC introduces new font to better represent Indigenous languages

The new font, Whitney Salishan, is a collaboration between UBC, the Musqueam Indian Band and Syilx Nation
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CSIS warned B.C. Sikh temple leader of assassination threat before killing: lawyer

CSIS warned B.C. Sikh temple leader of assassination threat before killing: lawyer

A close associate of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar said his friend was warned by Canadian intelligence officials about being targeted for assassination by "mercenaries" before Nijjar was gunned down in Surrey, B.C., on Sunday.
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District council pushes for safer, slower and less snarled North Van roads

District council pushes for safer, slower and less snarled North Van roads

Staff will come back to council with ideas on how to better manage speed on Delbrook Road, traffic in Deep Cove, and general road safety across the district
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B.C. leads country with highest proportion of renters living in unaffordable conditions

B.C. leads country with highest proportion of renters living in unaffordable conditions

New data from the Canadian Rental Housing Index illustrates some of the realities of renting in B.C. and across Canada
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Watch: Flair Airlines addresses travel complaints and cheap YVR flight schedule

Watch: Flair Airlines addresses travel complaints and cheap YVR flight schedule

What to know about the changing Vancouver travel landscape.
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'Get prepared' for a hot summer, warn Environment Canada meteorologists

'Get prepared' for a hot summer, warn Environment Canada meteorologists

The spring heat "set the stage" for a hot B.C. summer, say forecasters.
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Opinion: Taking in immigrants, refugees good for Canada

Opinion: Taking in immigrants, refugees good for Canada

Countries like Canada are able to gain even more advantages from immigration by using the promise of a better life in a stable country to attract the best and the brightest from the developing world.
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DNV to add parking spots to south side of 29th Street only

DNV to add parking spots to south side of 29th Street only

An initial proposal to add parking pockets to both the north and south sides of the street was amended to reach a 'compromise' between the needs of residents and cyclists
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Ozempic ads seem to be everywhere. Doctors and ethics experts are worried about that

Ozempic ads seem to be everywhere. Doctors and ethics experts are worried about that

With ads popping up on TV, social media, giant billboards and at professional sports games, Canadians may be feeling bombarded by marketing for Ozempic and sister drug Rybelsus.
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