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Bird causes large power outage in Richmond

Bird causes large power outage in Richmond

BC Hydro restored power within about three hours.
Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still 'natural'?

Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still 'natural'?

Grist reports on legal battles against bottled water companies by consumers hoping to protect themselves from microplastic contamination.
Opinion: It's hard to reach out to old friends, but doing so may help alleviate loneliness

Opinion: It's hard to reach out to old friends, but doing so may help alleviate loneliness

Social relationships are a key source of happiness but most people won’t reach out to an old friend.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Thankfully, these things escaped the tech outage

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Thankfully, these things escaped the tech outage

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Guilty pleas entered in B.C. Boxing Day double stabbing

Guilty pleas entered in B.C. Boxing Day double stabbing

Things turned violent after two people agreed to meet in Olympic Village to conduct a Facebook Marketplace exchange.
Grouse Mountain building new mountain bike park and coaster ride

Grouse Mountain building new mountain bike park and coaster ride

Once complete, the Mountain Coaster will take riders up to 45 km/h down a vertical descent of 919 metres
New Canuck Daniel Sprong is eager for opportunity to prove doubters wrong

New Canuck Daniel Sprong is eager for opportunity to prove doubters wrong

Sprong: "I know what I can bring to the team and what the opportunity is if I gain the trust."
B.C. murder accused faces assault charge from same day

B.C. murder accused faces assault charge from same day

A woman charged in a fatal Vancouver stabbing was allegedly involved in an assault the same day, court records show.
Kajaks awarded 13 golds at B.C. track & field championship

Kajaks awarded 13 golds at B.C. track & field championship

Sofia Varma-Vitug came home with a triple gold and a bronze in the U18 category
New photo released in suspicious death of 17-year-old B.C. boy

New photo released in suspicious death of 17-year-old B.C. boy

Wenyan Michael Zhao's last known location in Langley is about 19 kilometres from where he was discovered dead in Surrey.