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B.C. bathtub overflow costs upstairs neighbour $1,694

B.C. bathtub overflow costs upstairs neighbour $1,694

Damages were not covered under the strata corporation's insurance.
Lost hiker dies in North Vancouver's Mount Seymour area: police

Lost hiker dies in North Vancouver's Mount Seymour area: police

NORTH VANCOUVER — Police say a hiker has died in North Vancouver's Mount Seymour area. RCMP say in a social media post that officers had worked with the local search and rescue team in an effort to find the hiker, who had become lost on Saturday.
Planning for spring's garden? Bees like variety and don't care about your neighbours' yards

Planning for spring's garden? Bees like variety and don't care about your neighbours' yards

The Conversation shares new research from University of Tennessee assistant professor Laura Russo showing that bees zero in on the flowers they like and ignore the surrounding landscape.
Opinion: A small difference in how ratings are displayed can unintentionally mislead consumers

Opinion: A small difference in how ratings are displayed can unintentionally mislead consumers

The way ratings are displayed — as stars versus numbers — can shape consumer perceptions in subtle, yet predictable ways.
B.C. shooting suspect dies after allegedly setting fire to apartment building: RCMP

B.C. shooting suspect dies after allegedly setting fire to apartment building: RCMP

FORT ST. JOHN — Police in northern British Columbia say a man was found dead inside a car Friday after he allegedly set fire to an apartment building and drove into the flames. Fort St.
Homicide team called to investigate 'suspicious' death, fire in Langley, B.C.

Homicide team called to investigate 'suspicious' death, fire in Langley, B.C.

LANGLEY — Police in Metro Vancouver say they're treating the death of a person inside a burned home as suspicious and homicide investigators have taken the case.
Garth Mullins on surviving decades of the war on drugs

Garth Mullins on surviving decades of the war on drugs

'Crackdown' highlights how drug policy has shaped the toxic drug crisis and what can be done about it. A Tyee Q&A.
The West Coast's tidal swamps are supercharged carbon sinks

The West Coast's tidal swamps are supercharged carbon sinks

A collaborative cross-border study digging into forested tidal swamps in the Pacific Northwest has determined these ecosystems are carbon storage superheroes.
Trump effect lingers as Canadians skip U.S. travel

Trump effect lingers as Canadians skip U.S. travel

Airlines are scaling back U.S. service and adding more domestic routes as Canadians rethink travel
Marginalized people were detained unlawfully, report says

Marginalized people were detained unlawfully, report says

The Adult Guardianship Act has been used to hold 300 people in the last five years.