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Eighty workers to lose jobs at Surrey fish plant

Eighty workers to lose jobs at Surrey fish plant

Surrey's fish processing plant expected to permanently close March 2022
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Old-growth logging protesters set to block highway again in Nanaimo

Old-growth logging protesters set to block highway again in Nanaimo

An anti-logging group plans to disrupt Trans-Canada highway exits in Nanaimo and Vancouver this morning again. Last week, 12 people were arrested in similar protests
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Dozens of B.C. gyms reportedly set to open Tuesday regardless of if closure order lifts

Dozens of B.C. gyms reportedly set to open Tuesday regardless of if closure order lifts

To open or to not: these B.C. gym owners say no more closure
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Conservation financing key to securing B.C.’s old-growth deferrals

Conservation financing key to securing B.C.’s old-growth deferrals

Ken Wu, chair of the new Nature-Based Solutions Foundation, says conservation financing is necessary for First Nations in B.C. that agree to pause logging at-risk old-growth
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Passengers should check for ferry cancellations due to staffing issues: BC Ferries

Passengers should check for ferry cancellations due to staffing issues: BC Ferries

VANCOUVER — A BC Ferries spokesman is encouraging passengers to check online for possible service disruptions before heading to a terminal.
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Truckers call on B.C. government to ensure dangerous highways cleaned

Truckers call on B.C. government to ensure dangerous highways cleaned

VANCOUVER — A group representing truck drivers is calling on the B.C. government to ensure highways are cleared of snow and dangerous potholes are fixed or goods will no longer be transported.
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The Martin Mars Hawaii water bomber is listed for sale for $5 million (PHOTOS)

The Martin Mars Hawaii water bomber is listed for sale for $5 million (PHOTOS)

The last time the Hawaii Mars was used in B.C. to attack a fire was in 2015
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Ex-Canucks forward Boucher found guilty of sexual assault of minor

Ex-Canucks forward Boucher found guilty of sexual assault of minor

In 2011, the then 17-year-old hockey player assaulted a 12-year-old girl.
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Vancouver Island communities feel tsunami effects of undersea volcano eruption near Tonga

Vancouver Island communities feel tsunami effects of undersea volcano eruption near Tonga

Tofino closed its beaches; tides there appeared to be higher
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Meet the sqilxw women who are decolonizing the workplace

Meet the sqilxw women who are decolonizing the workplace

With babies on their hips and microphones at their lips, sqilxw women Elaine Alec and Jessie Hemphill recently celebrated a financial milestone for their community planning company, which they launched with Christopher Derickson in 2016
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