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Illegal prawn trapping in Howe Sound protected area nets $40,000 fine

Illegal prawn trapping in Howe Sound protected area nets $40,000 fine

Fisheries officers caught a man with prawn traps in an area closed to fishing to protect reef-building glass sponges. Canada has international agreements to protect this underwater species.
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Letters: We need a highway, not a museum

Letters: We need a highway, not a museum

'For MOTI to state that the capacity of the two-lane Highway 101 is sufficient to accommodate expected traffic volume for years to come beggars belief!!'
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Darryl Plecas, Alan Mullen speak on Craig James conviction

Darryl Plecas, Alan Mullen speak on Craig James conviction

Former speaker of legislature, chief of staff fear process leaves government open to more scandals
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Opinion: Ukrainian language schools in Western Canada were shaped by shifting settler colonial policies

Opinion: Ukrainian language schools in Western Canada were shaped by shifting settler colonial policies

Ukrainian language education in the Canadian Prairies was shaped by shifting policies governing non-English immigrant settler language instruction in a larger settler colonial context.
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Opinion: Cigarette ads were banned decades ago. Let's do the same for fossil fuels

Opinion: Cigarette ads were banned decades ago. Let's do the same for fossil fuels

The number of people who die from climate change each year is roughly the same as the number of people who die from tobacco use.
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Opinion: 'Every child matters': One year after the unmarked graves of 215 Indigenous children were found in Kamloops

Opinion: 'Every child matters': One year after the unmarked graves of 215 Indigenous children were found in Kamloops

As the number of unmarked graves found will likely only increase over the months and years to come, we can’t forget that every child matters.
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Losing one’s mother tongue in multicultural Canada

Losing one’s mother tongue in multicultural Canada

Language is tied to one's culture, history and sense of identity. But immigrants in Canada struggle to keep their mother tongues.
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Lotto 6/49 jackpot of $10.9M won in Metro Vancouver

Lotto 6/49 jackpot of $10.9M won in Metro Vancouver

Winning ticket was bought in New Westminster in Saturday’s draw.
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What will happen to woolly mammoth and other treasures as museum packs up to make way for new building

What will happen to woolly mammoth and other treasures as museum packs up to make way for new building

Vancouver airport could babysit woolly mammoth; museum preparing several mobile exhibits
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Crew shortages continue to affect ferries

Crew shortages continue to affect ferries

Despite hiring more than 800 new staff since the start of the year, crew shortages continue to affect sailings and services on B.C. Ferries. A shortage of staff resulted in B.C. Ferries cancelling baggage service on the 7:45 a.m.
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