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Tacofino location to open late this summer in Squamish

Tacofino location to open late this summer in Squamish

Tacofino Squamish set for the Squamish Station shopping centre.
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Canyon Lights festival raises $40,000 for Fire Fighters' Burn Fund

Canyon Lights festival raises $40,000 for Fire Fighters' Burn Fund

The Capilano Group has now raised a total of more than $550,000 for the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund
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Researchers want Health Canada to post updated data on effects of drinking alcohol

Researchers want Health Canada to post updated data on effects of drinking alcohol

Researchers behind the latest guidance on drinking alcohol want Health Canada to update findings on its website to inform the public about safe levels of consumption.
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Man who threatened to post stolen identity info on 'dark web' handed conditional sentence

Man who threatened to post stolen identity info on 'dark web' handed conditional sentence

Kristopher Joyce demanded payment in cryptocurrency from West Van businessman
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B.C. bear breaks into car to drink nearly six cases of pop

B.C. bear breaks into car to drink nearly six cases of pop

The bear drank 69 of the 72 cans of pop, leaving behind three diet pops. (It seemed to prefer Orange Crush.)
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Canada's emissions saw modest spike in 2021, but blind spots remain, say critics

Canada's emissions saw modest spike in 2021, but blind spots remain, say critics

The country released 670 megatons of carbon dioxide in 2021, a sign Canada's greenhouse gas emissions could be plateauing. But critics say Ottawa is failing to count big sources from logging.
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Outdoor schools won't be allowed back to Metro Vancouver's Rice Lake

Outdoor schools won't be allowed back to Metro Vancouver's Rice Lake

One school group has been going to the popular North Van outdoor recreation destination for more than a decade, but Metro Vancouver says the environment is being damaged.
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B.C. man sues health authority, surgeon over alleged botched penis surgery

B.C. man sues health authority, surgeon over alleged botched penis surgery

According to the suit, the man claims the surgeon told him he could re-attach the left suspensory ligament, but he had only ever conducted the surgery once before on a cadaver.
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First Nations health gets $8.2B in funding; may be used on 'social determinants'

First Nations health gets $8.2B in funding; may be used on 'social determinants'

VANCOUVER — Federal funding of $8.
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Watch: Man marvels at dozens of waterfalls beside B.C. highway

Watch: Man marvels at dozens of waterfalls beside B.C. highway

A Vancouver Island man called the drive "extraordinary" after counting more than 30 waterfalls.
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