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UBC seeks patent on blood thinner with 'enormous potential'

UBC seeks patent on blood thinner with 'enormous potential'

A new medical advancement in blood thinning treatment for heart attacks and strokes is in the works at UBC, following promising results in mice.
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North Vancouver team named finalist in national space food contest

North Vancouver team named finalist in national space food contest

Designed by staff at Ecoation, part of the grow system prototype creates protein from fungus.
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Burnaby senior loses more than $7.5M in 'elaborate' scam

Burnaby senior loses more than $7.5M in 'elaborate' scam

Burnaby RCMP say the case is one of the largest personal scams the detachment has ever investigated.
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Kitimat housing market not feeling the LNG love

Kitimat housing market not feeling the LNG love

Bucking the rosy forecasts of five years ago, housing sales and prices in the northwest B.C. city have fallen steadily, even as LNG Canada nears completion
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B.C. childcare company alleges defamation in Google reviews

B.C. childcare company alleges defamation in Google reviews

Company alleges Port Moody parents gave one-star reviews and left comments that damaged its reputation.
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BC Children's Hospital clarifies confusing stay-home-if-ill tweet

BC Children's Hospital clarifies confusing stay-home-if-ill tweet

The hospital is asking children who are showing symptoms of illness to refrain from attending non-emergency clinic appointments as they can be re-booked.
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Fly round-trip Vancouver to Las Vegas with 3 nights in a hotel for only $309

Fly round-trip Vancouver to Las Vegas with 3 nights in a hotel for only $309

This is one of the best deals out of YVR.
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'This is heartbreaking': B.C. woman ID's deceased father after police release tattoo photo

'This is heartbreaking': B.C. woman ID's deceased father after police release tattoo photo

Surrey RCMP say they have a possible identity of the remains, however, it has not been confirmed.
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Dwindling timber supply sparks need for diversification: Gorman CEO

Dwindling timber supply sparks need for diversification: Gorman CEO

While B.C. industry rushed to salvage log large tracts of timber, that supply of beetle-kill has dried up.
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Newborn infant found dead in Victoria parking lot; police concerned for mother

Newborn infant found dead in Victoria parking lot; police concerned for mother

Police believe the baby had been born not long before, possibly in the area.
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