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Charging network expansion easing EV road trips

Charging network expansion easing EV road trips

Rapid growth of long-range charging networks reducing ‘range anxiety,’ says expert
Logging threatens 'critical lifeline' to fend off climate crisis, scientists warn Trudeau

Logging threatens 'critical lifeline' to fend off climate crisis, scientists warn Trudeau

As Canada gets set to release its plan to reduce emissions by up to 45% by 2030, scientists say we need to pay more attention to protecting boreal and temperate forests — major carbon sinks that account for 16 per cent of the world's remaining primary forests.
People age 18 and up can get free COVID-19 rapid tests at B.C. pharmacies

People age 18 and up can get free COVID-19 rapid tests at B.C. pharmacies

They should be picked up to use at a future time when you show symptoms of the virus.
Survey of B.C. health-care workers finds 1 in 3 likely to quit in next 2 years

Survey of B.C. health-care workers finds 1 in 3 likely to quit in next 2 years

Many health-care workers are at a "breaking point, exhausted by all they've been through," says the Hospital Employees' Union.
'This is mind-blowing': Metro Vancouver woman wins $150,000 while in bed

'This is mind-blowing': Metro Vancouver woman wins $150,000 while in bed

“I was in shock and didn’t sleep that night!”
GoFundMe launched for man fatally shot inside Abbotsford home

GoFundMe launched for man fatally shot inside Abbotsford home

"Any help is greatly appreciated," says the GoFundMe page. Money raised will go toward the funeral.
Squamish woman startled by black bear in window

Squamish woman startled by black bear in window

The woman turned on her vacuum cleaner to scare off the bear. The incident is a good reminder to put away bird feeders, she says.
Rare whale found dead on B.C.'s coast under investigation

Rare whale found dead on B.C.'s coast under investigation

Fin whales are the second-largest mammal in the world. Their population in the Northern Pacific is currently listed under Canada's Species at Risk Act as threatened.
U.S. interest rates hold back loonie amid record oil prices

U.S. interest rates hold back loonie amid record oil prices

Geopolitical risk from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has strengthened the U.S. dollar’s value
'Stop the bleeding': B.C. groups call on Alaska to halt interception of Canadian salmon

'Stop the bleeding': B.C. groups call on Alaska to halt interception of Canadian salmon

Researchers initially thought Alaskan salmon interceptions were concentrated to fish returning to the Skeena and Nass rivers. New data suggests the problem is more widespread.