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B.C. pulp mill fined for repeated pollution breaches

B.C. pulp mill fined for repeated pollution breaches

Domtar's environmental penalties at its Skookumchuck mill were dropped to $17,200, from an initial $39,000 recommended by ministry inspectors
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'You're shaped like a toe': Meet the woman reviewing Vancouver's fire hydrants

'You're shaped like a toe': Meet the woman reviewing Vancouver's fire hydrants

"I don't plan these things. I just turn on my camera and start speaking, and I don't even know what I'm going to say."
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Vancouver Island land returned to Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes

Vancouver Island land returned to Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes

VICTORIA — A stretch of culturally significant land in the Cowichan Valley has been returned to the Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes communities.
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Cyclist killed in Saturday collision with minivan on Trans-Canada Highway in View Royal

Cyclist killed in Saturday collision with minivan on Trans-Canada Highway in View Royal

The northbound lanes were closed for more than four hours while collision reconstructionists examined the scene
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First LNG modules arrive at Woodfibre site in Squamish

First LNG modules arrive at Woodfibre site in Squamish

Construction is 'going vertical' at the Woodfibre LNG site near Squamish as workers begin installing enormous pre-fabricated steel structures that arrived by sea over the weekend.
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B.C. man sentenced on drug, firearm charges triggered by silencers found at airport

B.C. man sentenced on drug, firearm charges triggered by silencers found at airport

VANCOUVER — A Nanaimo, B.C., man has been sentenced to five years in prison and a lifetime firearm ban after an investigation triggered by the discovery of illegal silencers at Vancouver International Airport.
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Nanaimo man gets five years after airport seizure triggers investigation

Nanaimo man gets five years after airport seizure triggers investigation

Canada Border Services Agency launched an investigation after three firearm suppressors were intercepted at Vancouver International Airport in 2022
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'Dangerous': Ferrari driver caught speeding 124 km/h in B.C. residential area

'Dangerous': Ferrari driver caught speeding 124 km/h in B.C. residential area

He won't be driving his red Ferrari for seven days.
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Canada needs to boost productivity and housing affordability: OECD report

Canada needs to boost productivity and housing affordability: OECD report

The report says the Canadian economy has been resilient, but per capita GDP growth has been weak, particularly compared with the U.S.
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Judge approves $500M settlement in Loblaw, George Weston bread price-fixing case

Judge approves $500M settlement in Loblaw, George Weston bread price-fixing case

The decision ends one chapter in a saga that has lobbed allegations at the country's biggest grocers, including Metro, Sobeys, Walmart Canada, Canada Bread and Giant Tiger.
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