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U.S. wildfire smoke will return to Metro Vancouver this week

U.S. wildfire smoke will return to Metro Vancouver this week

Wildfire smoke – this time from California – is expected to threaten Vancouver's air quality starting Wednesday
BC Liberals pledge ‘aggressive’ Massey Tunnel plan

BC Liberals pledge ‘aggressive’ Massey Tunnel plan

If the BC Liberals are elected in a few weeks’ time, they will tackle the Massey Tunnel replacement saga with an “aggressive plan” to deliver “traffic sanity on Highway 99.
Squeaks, squeals and grunts: the underwater sounds of Arctic Bay

Squeaks, squeals and grunts: the underwater sounds of Arctic Bay

By recording the sounds under the chilly northern waters, Parks Canada wants to create greater understanding of how human activity in the area affects the ocean
Orange Shirt Day event to honour residential school survivors online Wednesday

Orange Shirt Day event to honour residential school survivors online Wednesday

Schools across the country will participate in 90-minute online presentation called Every Child Matters: Reconciliation Through Education
Strangers rescue dog from rushing North Van creek

Strangers rescue dog from rushing North Van creek

A North Vancouver man wants to thank some anonymous helpers who rescued his dog from a fast flowing creek and then promptly disappeared. The incident happened on Friday afternoon after days of rain had left Mosquito Creek rushing.
Inquest begins into fatal RCMP shooting of Site C protester

Inquest begins into fatal RCMP shooting of Site C protester

James McIntyre, 48, was shot in the leg by RCMP outside a Dawson Creek restaurant where an open house on the Site C dam project was taking place in 2015
Former Gibsons councillor to run as Green Party candidate for Squamish's riding

Former Gibsons councillor to run as Green Party candidate for Squamish's riding

Whistler resident Jeremy Valeriote seeks the West Vancouver-Sea to Sky seat
Heart of the City returns to give voice to the Downtown Eastside

Heart of the City returns to give voice to the Downtown Eastside

The theme, “This Gives Us Strength," refers to the challenges the community is coping with: the COVID-19 pandemic, a worsening overdose crisis, bigotry and systemic racism
Meet the 8 endangered species that call northwest B.C. home

Meet the 8 endangered species that call northwest B.C. home

Black swift, northern abalone, blue whales, little brown and northern myotis, basking sharks, north Pacific right whales, sei whales and sockeye salmon subpopulations have seen their numbers dwindle
West Van’s tree canopy growing, study finds

West Van’s tree canopy growing, study finds

Despite what you may have heard about chainsaw massacres, West Vancouver is getting greener. That is according to the results of the recent LiDAR study of the municipality’s tree canopy.