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B.C. fisherman fined $160,000 in Boundary Bay crabbing case

B.C. fisherman fined $160,000 in Boundary Bay crabbing case

Boundary Bay crab fishing could jeopardize Canada-U.S. efforts to preserve and maintain populations, judge says.
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Squamish and Sea to Sky programs receive federal funding for opioid crisis

Squamish and Sea to Sky programs receive federal funding for opioid crisis

Federal funding of $20 million announced for local pain and harm reduction programs.
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Most of B.C. under campfire ban as heat, lightning likely to ramp up wildfire risk

Most of B.C. under campfire ban as heat, lightning likely to ramp up wildfire risk

VANCOUVER — More campfire bans are on the way in British Columbia, with a heat wave in many areas not expected to ease for days and a moderate to extreme wildfire risk covering all but the southeast corner of the province.
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Warnings remain from coast to coast as parts of Canada swelter under heat wave

Warnings remain from coast to coast as parts of Canada swelter under heat wave

TORONTO — As Canada sweltered under a persistent bout of intense heat, weather warnings were issued Thursday from coast to coast to coast.
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Lawsuit accuses Metro Vancouver priest of grooming and sexual abuse

Lawsuit accuses Metro Vancouver priest of grooming and sexual abuse

The lawsuit, brought by a woman from Haida Gwaii, seeks damages against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver and Father James Comey, who worked in parishes in Vancouver, Delta, Langley, Richmond and North Vancouver.
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Canada and Portugal forge firefighting alliance amid record wildfire season

Canada and Portugal forge firefighting alliance amid record wildfire season

This is the second wildfire MOU Canada has signed with a foreign country in two weeks.
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Earth hit an unofficial record high temperature this week – and stayed there

Earth hit an unofficial record high temperature this week – and stayed there

Sweltering heat is blanketing the planet, and the past seven days have been the hottest week on record, the latest grim milestone in a series of climate-change-driven extremes.
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Federal petition calls on Canada to close truck pollution loophole

Federal petition calls on Canada to close truck pollution loophole

Older heavy-duty trucks threaten the health of millions in Canada, warn doctors and an environmental group.
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Go fish: How fishers and scientists are racing to protect a world-famous species from invasives

Go fish: How fishers and scientists are racing to protect a world-famous species from invasives

Meet the people on a mission to get rid of invasive pumpkinseed sunfish in a Sunshine Coast Lake – and prevent their spread.
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Opinion: Even Albertans aren’t in favour of separatism, survey shows

Opinion: Even Albertans aren’t in favour of separatism, survey shows

Despite social media traction and support for the idea, most Albertans do not support secession from Canada
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