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World News: Philippines seizes hundreds of smuggled animals

World News: Philippines seizes hundreds of smuggled animals

Manila - Authorities seized on Tuesday hundreds of exotic pets smuggled into the Philippines, which is a regional hub in the illicit animal trade.
Richmond employers looking to hire this spring: survey

Richmond employers looking to hire this spring: survey

Richmond employers are looking ahead to a positive hiring climate this spring, according to an employment survey.
Canada could be caught in the middle of a U.S. trade-war

Canada could be caught in the middle of a U.S. trade-war

If recent history tells us anything about trade wars, U.S.
World News: Facebook defends track record on fighting Myanmar hate speech

World News: Facebook defends track record on fighting Myanmar hate speech

Yangon - Facebook said Tuesday it is "seriously" fighting hate speech in Myanmar, following blistering criticism from UN officials who said the platform had morphed into a "beast" that helps spread vitriol against Rohingya Muslims.
World News: Trudeau accuses China of 'dumping' steel on global markets

World News: Trudeau accuses China of 'dumping' steel on global markets

Ottawa - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused China of flooding global markets with cheap steel Monday, saying Canada has already taken steps to prevent "dumping.
School board's draft SOGI policy takes steps towards review process

School board's draft SOGI policy takes steps towards review process

More than a year in the making, a draft sexual orientation and gender identity policy has been completed by a special committee within Richmond's Board of Education.
Significant delays at YVR due to Air Canada network interruption

Significant delays at YVR due to Air Canada network interruption

Passengers traveling through Vancouver International Airport on Monday may have experienced significant delays as Air Canada experienced a network outage nationwide. Shortly before 9 a.m.
'Trumpism' tainting B.C. housing tax, critic says

'Trumpism' tainting B.C. housing tax, critic says

Polls say a new tax that the B.C. government plans to introduce later this year is popular among British Columbians, but to BC Liberal housing critic Sam Sullivan, it carries an ugly tinge of Trumpism.
Vancouver Coastal Health pup hits the road to sniff out C. difficile

Vancouver Coastal Health pup hits the road to sniff out C. difficile

Vancouver Coastal Health has its very own four-legged infection fighter – Angus, the three-year-old English springer spaniel – and he’s taking his sniffing skills on the road in search of C. difficile spores in hospital environments.
World News: Sumatran tiger kills Indonesian man

World News: Sumatran tiger kills Indonesian man

Jakarta - An Indonesian man has been mauled to death by a Sumatran tiger in a remote village, authorities said Sunday, the second deadly attack this year.