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B.C. crisis centre renews call for suicide prevention fencing on Lions Gate, Granville bridges

B.C. crisis centre renews call for suicide prevention fencing on Lions Gate, Granville bridges

Ministry of Transportation: "Unfortunately, the Lions Gate Bridge cannot accommodate suicide barrier/tall safety fencing…"
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B.C.'s drought: What exactly are droughts and what causes them?

B.C.'s drought: What exactly are droughts and what causes them?

It's more than just a dry spell that causes a drought — here are some of the factors scientists study in determining when a place is in a state of drought.
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Hail the size of 'small grapes' falls in 'unusual' storm for Metro Vancouver

Hail the size of 'small grapes' falls in 'unusual' storm for Metro Vancouver

White Rock was hit by white hail stones.
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Letter: Ottawa, keep your promise to get fish farming out of B.C. waters

Letter: Ottawa, keep your promise to get fish farming out of B.C. waters

The federal government's goal was to transition open net pen salmon farms out by 2025, and this letter writer urges the public to speak up.
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Photos: Richmond students showcase their first comic book about local biodiversity

Photos: Richmond students showcase their first comic book about local biodiversity

A group of Richmond elementary students recently published their first comic book after six months of hard work.
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Column: Inflation, a word for many occasions

Column: Inflation, a word for many occasions

It’s not only the economy that’s felt the effects of inflation.
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Mass mortality event kills hundreds of tonnes of B.C. farmed salmon

Mass mortality event kills hundreds of tonnes of B.C. farmed salmon

DFO and operator attribute mass die-off to low oxygen, but one scientist who visited one far-flung site in a kayak worries the real cause could be more complicated.
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Affordable housing complex in Steveston gets $6.7 million for upgrades

Affordable housing complex in Steveston gets $6.7 million for upgrades

Metro Vancouver is funding upgrades to extend building life and reduce energy consumption.
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B.C. kidnapper fires lawyer minutes before sentencing

B.C. kidnapper fires lawyer minutes before sentencing

For each day Harman Singh Parmar stays in custody before sentencing, he receives 1.5 days' credit.
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Delay in getting in to see a doctor almost cost Victoria writer his leg

Delay in getting in to see a doctor almost cost Victoria writer his leg

After having no luck with walk-in clinics, Urgent and Primary Care Centres and virtual care, Mark Leiren-Young ended up in ER with an infection that was at first thought to be flesh-eating disease
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