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Belt band performing at Rogue Fest stretches limits of grunge

Belt band performing at Rogue Fest stretches limits of grunge

‘If most grunge is nihilistic…then we could be described as existential grunge’
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How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves

How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves

Heat waves around the world are happening more frequently and reaching higher temperatures because of climate change.
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Lingerie designer Christine Morton celebrates 50 years in fine fashion

Lingerie designer Christine Morton celebrates 50 years in fine fashion

The West Vancouver designer’s silk pieces have adorned some of the world’s most famous women, including Elizabeth Taylor, Chrissy Teigen, Cher and Oprah
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Sunshine Coast artists connect to world in pieces

Sunshine Coast artists connect to world in pieces

Coast artists united for worldwide puzzle
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Alberta teen dead after two jet skis collide on B.C. lake

Alberta teen dead after two jet skis collide on B.C. lake

A 14-year-old girl died from her injuries.
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Opinion: Inflation is down overall, so why are my grocery bills still going up?

Opinion: Inflation is down overall, so why are my grocery bills still going up?

Many Canadians are puzzled by food prices remaining high despite the Bank of Canada's efforts to curb inflation. If interest rate policies aren’t bringing food prices down, then what will?
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Old-growth blockaders return to Fairy Creek area; First Nation asks them to leave

Old-growth blockaders return to Fairy Creek area; First Nation asks them to leave

Blockades are an effort to stop forestry company Teal Jones from accessing trees in an area north of Port Renfrew.
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Sproat Lake voted best lake in B.C.

Sproat Lake voted best lake in B.C.

Sprawling fresh-water 37 square kilometre lake near Port Alberni was victorious over Shuswap Lake in final round of voting.
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Owner of burning house in Courtenay arrested for assaulting firefighter

Owner of burning house in Courtenay arrested for assaulting firefighter

Person was combative with a firefighter at scene of Courtenay fire.
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Ultra endurance B.C. athlete conquers Okanagan Lake swim in 71 hours

Ultra endurance B.C. athlete conquers Okanagan Lake swim in 71 hours

Nick Pelletier went through multiple coolers of baby rash cream and Vaseline to avoid chaffing.
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