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Good Birding: Why it's pretty amazing Anna’s hummingbird is on the Sunshine Coast

Good Birding: Why it's pretty amazing Anna’s hummingbird is on the Sunshine Coast

The colourful bird’s range was once confined to Mexico but it’s now a common year-round resident here
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Letters: Bigotry not accepted in Facebook group

Letters: Bigotry not accepted in Facebook group

'Our objections are directed at the plan itself, which is rationalized with – to our estimation – dodgy engineering and environmental studies, is distressingly unclear, and which threatens our water-based industries and residents’ ability to get to their water-access homes. Secondary industries will be diminished, property values will plummet, and our struggling economy will be further gutted.'
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'Looks so realistic': Meet the artist who creates life-sized whales made of snow

'Looks so realistic': Meet the artist who creates life-sized whales made of snow

He spent seven hours perfecting the whale to make it look as lifelike as possible.
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Provincial ministers denounce 'disrespectful statements and death threats' toward shíshálh Nation

Provincial ministers denounce 'disrespectful statements and death threats' toward shíshálh Nation

'We extend our sympathies to those affected by the threats and we affirm our support to all members of shíshálh Nation,' reads a joint statement from the Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Nathan Cullen, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Murray Rankin and lhe hiwus yalxwemult (Chief Lenora Joe).
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B.C. lawyer suspended after mistakenly using elderly couple's cash

B.C. lawyer suspended after mistakenly using elderly couple's cash

Lawyer David Schaeffer withdrew $9,903 from the couple's accounts in 33 separate withdrawals after he says he mixed up his debit cards.
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Reimagined couture ready to let rip: Ripped Open Anti-Fashion Cabaret is Sunday

Reimagined couture ready to let rip: Ripped Open Anti-Fashion Cabaret is Sunday

The Ripped Open Anti-Fashion Cabaret takes place on Sunday, Jan. 28 from 3 to 6 p.m. Details and tickets are available at deercrossingtheartfarm.org/ripped-open. 
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'Bloodied and beaten': Crown seeks nine years for B.C. home invasion

'Bloodied and beaten': Crown seeks nine years for B.C. home invasion

John Doe, 37, sat with his head down as one of his victims told him how his cowardice has impacted her life.
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B.C. English instructor who called Hamas attack 'brilliant' no longer employed by college

B.C. English instructor who called Hamas attack 'brilliant' no longer employed by college

The Langara College instructor had been reinstated after making remarks at an off-campus event in October.
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Sechelt Skies: Lunar encounters and Regulus, heart of the lion

Sechelt Skies: Lunar encounters and Regulus, heart of the lion

This month’s article is mostly about our moon’s passes by various objects, with a bit of extra detail about one of them – the star Regulus.
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B.C. restricts cellphones at schools, targets social media firms with new legislation

B.C. restricts cellphones at schools, targets social media firms with new legislation

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia is restricting the use of cellphones in schools and targeting social media companies in an attempt to reduce the harm they cause to children, which Premier David Eby likened to the damage from tobacco and opioids.
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