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UFO encounter at Duncan hospital depicted on Canadian coin

UFO encounter at Duncan hospital depicted on Canadian coin

On New Year’s Day 1970, a nurse doing her rounds at Cowichan District Hospital described seeing a large saucer-shaped craft with a glass-like dome top
Opinion: Climate change is affecting bears, and humans need to learn more to avoid conflicts

Opinion: Climate change is affecting bears, and humans need to learn more to avoid conflicts

We need to understand how bears are affected by climate change, and how those stresses might create new risks for humans.
B.C. man gets three years in prison for homeless camp machete attack

B.C. man gets three years in prison for homeless camp machete attack

Victim was attacked from behind in an Abbotsford homeless camp. His ear was partially amputated and later reattached.
Province introduces legislation to spur small-scale multi-unit home construction

Province introduces legislation to spur small-scale multi-unit home construction

Municipalities will be required to adopt new zoning bylaws to comply with the provincial changes by June 30 of next year
Coca-Cola switching to 100% recycled plastic bottles in Canada

Coca-Cola switching to 100% recycled plastic bottles in Canada

Coke Canada's Richmond manufacturing facility will help produce the new bottles for beverages including Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta.
More guilty pleas in Brothers Keepers gang B.C. drug cases, police say

More guilty pleas in Brothers Keepers gang B.C. drug cases, police say

Amandeep Singh Kang pleads guilty to commission of an offence for a criminal organization and conspiracy to drug trafficking.
You inhale a 'brain-eating fungi' in Vancouver every day. Here's why that's usually OK

You inhale a 'brain-eating fungi' in Vancouver every day. Here's why that's usually OK

Zygomycosis often lives in soil and releases spores that people can breathe in through their noses.
Panel recommends non-prescription opioids to prevent overdose deaths

Panel recommends non-prescription opioids to prevent overdose deaths

A death review panel report on the overdose crisis recommends that community groups be allowed to hand out non-prescription drugs
Vancouver court challenge claims Canada failed to protect endangered birds

Vancouver court challenge claims Canada failed to protect endangered birds

A federal order to protect marbled murrelet nests — along with 24 other migratory bird species — failed to protect wider habitat they need to survive, hears justice.
Column: Whistler Cornucopia returns in November

Column: Whistler Cornucopia returns in November

Celebration of food and drinks from Nov. 9 to 19 in B.C.'s northshore.