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Adoptable pet of the week: Pekoe the cat is a special lady

Adoptable pet of the week: Pekoe the cat is a special lady

Adoptable pet of the week features animals at BC SPCA West Vancouver
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Gibsons Wildlife Rehab Centre set to close at end of December

Gibsons Wildlife Rehab Centre set to close at end of December

An increase in costs and decrease in donations means the centre needs a holiday miracle to remain open.
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BC SPCA plans to seize dozens of cats after family overwhelmed by strays

BC SPCA plans to seize dozens of cats after family overwhelmed by strays

SPCA: "This happens all too often when a kind person feeds a stray cat."
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Man injured while defending wife from polar bear attack in northern Ontario: police

Man injured while defending wife from polar bear attack in northern Ontario: police

FORT SEVERN, Ont. — A man who jumped onto a polar bear that lunged at his wife has been seriously injured but is expected to recover, police in a northern Ontario First Nation said Tuesday.
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B.C. pair on trial for salmon fishing charges

B.C. pair on trial for salmon fishing charges

Colette Peel and Gregory Peel face four charges.
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Pooches in pullovers strut their stuff at London's canine Christmas sweater parade

Pooches in pullovers strut their stuff at London's canine Christmas sweater parade

LONDON (AP) — Pooches in pullovers paraded past Buckingham Palace on Saturday for a gathering of dogs in Christmas sweaters to raise funds for rescue charities. About 130 pets, and their owners, walked Saturday from St.
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Orcas revive 'dead salmon hat' trend from the 1980s

Orcas revive 'dead salmon hat' trend from the 1980s

Researchers in Washington have noticed at least one orca balancing salmon on its head in Puget Sound this fall, taking the dead fish for a ride and possibly snacking on it
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'I'll never forget his face': Black bear trapped in car with Greek salad—and white paint

'I'll never forget his face': Black bear trapped in car with Greek salad—and white paint

'There's a black and white bear running around Squamish,' painter says of bear that broke into his vehicle for a Greek salad.
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How changing catch-and-release fishing practices can boost salmon survival

How changing catch-and-release fishing practices can boost salmon survival

VANCOUVER — A study has found catch-and-release sportfishing practices that leave salmon with injuries, particularly to their eyes, cause higher mortality than earlier research suggested.
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Avian flu found at poultry farm on Saanich Peninsula

Avian flu found at poultry farm on Saanich Peninsula

B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham said the virus was found in a flock of about 60 chickens on the Saanich Peninsula
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