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This B.C. town made Time Magazine's list of the 50 greatest destinations to visit in 2022

This B.C. town made Time Magazine's list of the 50 greatest destinations to visit in 2022

It's one of only two Canadian spots to make the global wanderlust bucket list
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Letters: Help make your Coast community a better place

Letters: Help make your Coast community a better place

'There are many charities and non-profits that are integral to making the Coast an amazing place to live. Each of these organizations can use some of your skills and time as a volunteer, whether as a board member or some other volunteer activity.'
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Opinion: Virtual reality can support and enhance outdoor environmental education

Opinion: Virtual reality can support and enhance outdoor environmental education

The use of virtual reality and augmented reality in environmental education is controversial, but there are clear benefits.
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Agreement at premiers' meeting that health system needs to be rebuilt

Agreement at premiers' meeting that health system needs to be rebuilt

Health care, labour shortages and COVID-19 recovery are dominating a two-day meeting of premiers at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria this week.
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Opinion: How to talk about climate change: Highlight harms — not benefits — to alter behaviour

Opinion: How to talk about climate change: Highlight harms — not benefits — to alter behaviour

Messages about climate change must be adapted to people’s histories, differences and expectations.
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Thousands of galaxies revealed in James Webb telescope's first image

Thousands of galaxies revealed in James Webb telescope's first image

Four more images will be released Tuesday morning.
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Ex-speaker Plecas reacts to Craig James breach of public trust sentencing

Ex-speaker Plecas reacts to Craig James breach of public trust sentencing

Plecas worries what message is sent to deter public officials from pilfering the public purse.
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B.C. doctors stressed over medical dye shortage

B.C. doctors stressed over medical dye shortage

Nearly a month after the shutdown of a Shanghai facility, hospitals in B.C. are still lacking contrast dye that is crucial to some procedures.
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B.C.’s opioid lawsuit win no cause for celebration, say advocates

B.C.’s opioid lawsuit win no cause for celebration, say advocates

Experts and advocates say the litigation ignores the fact that the increasingly toxic illicit drug  supply is what’s driving drug poisonings, not prescription medications.
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How digital prospectors are staking First Nations land and private property in B.C.

How digital prospectors are staking First Nations land and private property in B.C.

The province saw a 70 per cent increase in staked land the year the mineral claims process went online — modernizing a 19th century law but leaving its values deeply rooted in the past
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