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Humpback focused on feeding comes within oar length of startled kayakers

Humpback focused on feeding comes within oar length of startled kayakers

The encounter is a reminder that the whales are focused on feeding and often oblivious to their surroundings.
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Time Traveller: A future MLA as a cadet with the Seaforth Highlanders

Time Traveller: A future MLA as a cadet with the Seaforth Highlanders

Newton P. Steacy, age 18, is pictured third from the right. He later become the MLA for North Vancouver, and served as the minister of agriculture
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Trevor Hancock: Physician group fighting for health and planet marks 30 years

Trevor Hancock: Physician group fighting for health and planet marks 30 years

Those of us who founded the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment in 1994 were ‘a bunch of environmentalists who just happened to be physicians’
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David Sovka: FIFA’s cold, hard statistics on warm, soft bums

David Sovka: FIFA’s cold, hard statistics on warm, soft bums

Only 27% of adults 18 years and older in Canada participate in sport, but 77% watch professional sports
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Letter: Will North Shore residents have to front the costs of the spiralling sewage plant project?

Letter: Will North Shore residents have to front the costs of the spiralling sewage plant project?

Concerns among residents mount as the problem-plagued sewage plant gets put under public review
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These B.C. whales are shrinking — fast

These B.C. whales are shrinking — fast

A population of grey whales that feeds off B.C.'s coast has seen its adult population shrink 13% in two decades, a new study has found.
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Garden to table: Why you should value the margins of your garden

Garden to table: Why you should value the margins of your garden

Margins are where creativity and beauty happen, in society and in landscapes
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Rescued humpback returns with new calf, but entanglement dangers remain

Rescued humpback returns with new calf, but entanglement dangers remain

The confirmation of the humpback calf came as a pleasant surprise to scientists and rescuers, but with the grim reminder that entanglements are continuing all along the B.C. coast
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B.C.'s new information commissioner maintains 'major concern' with FOI system

B.C.'s new information commissioner maintains 'major concern' with FOI system

Commissioner Michael Harvey says B.C. public bodies choosing to charge $10 for FOI applications need to process payments with expediency.
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West Vancouver physics teacher wins prime minister's teaching award

West Vancouver physics teacher wins prime minister's teaching award

The key to teaching is keeping students engaged, says Rockridge Secondary’s Matt Trask
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