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B.C. Youth Climate Corps backed by province to expand operations

B.C. Youth Climate Corps backed by province to expand operations

Government money allows Youth Climate Corps BC to more than triple its annual budget and expand across the province to places like Squamish, southern Vancouver Island and the northeast.
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Canadian minister waited too long to recommend spotted owl emergency order, judge rules

Canadian minister waited too long to recommend spotted owl emergency order, judge rules

The ruling found Canada's environment minister waited too long to issue a call to halt logging threatening the B.C. owl. It could guide future action on endangered species in Canada.
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Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study

Flat tax on big polluters could fund basic income, finds UBC study

Authors say flat tax on companies who release carbon emissions and overexploit natural resources could largely fund a basic income program, while boosting Canada's GDP by $541 billion
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Canada launches coastal flooding alert system

Canada launches coastal flooding alert system

System meant to warn Canadians of high-impact coastal flooding events, give emergency authorities time to prepare. 
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Canadian teleworkers save over an hour a day, finds StatCan study

Canadian teleworkers save over an hour a day, finds StatCan study

Share of Canadians working from home remains triple that of pre-pandemic levels, a Statistics Canada study has found.
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Chilliwack penalized $11,000 for removing bear fence and exposing landfill

Chilliwack penalized $11,000 for removing bear fence and exposing landfill

Chilliwack was found to have removed an electric bear fence, but says reported bear sightings at the landfill were a result of 'miscommunication or misunderstanding.'
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Make Metro Vancouver an elected board, councillors ask B.C. premier

Make Metro Vancouver an elected board, councillors ask B.C. premier

Metro Vancouver's current governance model includes 41 appointed board members from 23 local governments.
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Vancouver natural gas leads North American cities in toxic benzene

Vancouver natural gas leads North American cities in toxic benzene

Long-term exposure to benzene has been found to cause blood cancers like leukemia.
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Mysteriously drunk Canadian woman diagnosed with 'auto-brewery syndrome'

Mysteriously drunk Canadian woman diagnosed with 'auto-brewery syndrome'

The woman went to the emergency room seven times for alcohol intoxication but said she never had a drink.
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B.C. mayors slam feds over failure to produce flood protection money

B.C. mayors slam feds over failure to produce flood protection money

Merritt mayor: "I have people that are desperately in need of protection."
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