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How six million worms are digging into B.C.’s big food-waste problem

How six million worms are digging into B.C.’s big food-waste problem

ReFeed’s new vertical worm farm is turning discarded food into useable products
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'Understandable frustration': B.C. biologist regulator criticized over complaint process

'Understandable frustration': B.C. biologist regulator criticized over complaint process

A regulatory dispute related to a local environmental bylaw in Saanich has outlasted the bylaw itself.
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Crew shortages persist for both B.C. Ferries and Washington State Ferries

Crew shortages persist for both B.C. Ferries and Washington State Ferries

Certain job slots must be staffed before ferries can sail
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Warmer, drier weather expected to fuel flames near Lytton: wildfire service

Warmer, drier weather expected to fuel flames near Lytton: wildfire service

LYTTON, B.C. — British Columbia's wildfire service has warned that warmer and drier weather expected throughout this week could fuel potentially volatile conditions as crews battle an out-of-control fire just west of the village of Lytton.
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Sexual assault trial begins for ex-Canuck Jake Virtanen

Sexual assault trial begins for ex-Canuck Jake Virtanen

The trial is expected to last seven days.
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DFO suppressing research on steelhead, says BCWF

DFO suppressing research on steelhead, says BCWF

Wildlife Federation believes research confirms need for seal management, commercial closures
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B.C. Finance Minister Selina Robinson says she'll 'pass' on NDP leadership run

B.C. Finance Minister Selina Robinson says she'll 'pass' on NDP leadership run

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Finance Minister Selina Robinson says timing is everything, and after looking ahead five to eight years, she has decided not to run to replace John Horgan as premier.
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Two-year prison sentence for robber who hid stolen cash in his backside

Two-year prison sentence for robber who hid stolen cash in his backside

The clerk working in the store told investigators a man walked in and pulled a gun out of his jacket pocket.
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Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., grows to 1,706 hectares, remains "out of control"

Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., grows to 1,706 hectares, remains "out of control"

LYTTON, B.C. — A wildfire nearly two kilometres northwest of Lytton, B.C., has grown to 1,706 hectares, British Columbia's Wildfire Service said Sunday.
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Lack of ferry service forces many fleeing Lytton-area blaze to do so on foot

Lack of ferry service forces many fleeing Lytton-area blaze to do so on foot

At least six homes have been destroyed by the Nohmin Creek fire.
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