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B.C. rivers on track for driest summer in recorded history

B.C. rivers on track for driest summer in recorded history

The head of B.C.'s River Forecast Centre says the province's rivers are on track for an outlier year, closer to what climate change is expected to do decades into the future.
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Campfire ban lifted on the Coast, with cautions extended

Campfire ban lifted on the Coast, with cautions extended

As of noon on Wednesday June 21, campfires will be allowed in some areas of the Sunshine Coast. One exception is that open burning is restricted at all times within the Town of Gibsons.
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B.C. leads country with highest proportion of renters living in unaffordable conditions

B.C. leads country with highest proportion of renters living in unaffordable conditions

New data from the Canadian Rental Housing Index illustrates some of the realities of renting in B.C. and across Canada
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Reduced Halfmoon Bay hall budget proposed

Reduced Halfmoon Bay hall budget proposed

The new proposed structure would be about a third smaller than what had been planned for Coopers Green.
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'Get prepared' for a hot summer, warn Environment Canada meteorologists

'Get prepared' for a hot summer, warn Environment Canada meteorologists

The spring heat "set the stage" for a hot B.C. summer, say forecasters.
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Opinion: Taking in immigrants, refugees good for Canada

Opinion: Taking in immigrants, refugees good for Canada

Countries like Canada are able to gain even more advantages from immigration by using the promise of a better life in a stable country to attract the best and the brightest from the developing world.
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Gibsons considers forgoing public hearing in Gibsons Way housing rezoning

Gibsons considers forgoing public hearing in Gibsons Way housing rezoning

Gibsons council is looking at moving away from 'one way formats for public engagement' and streamlining the process for building much-needed housing.
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Ozempic ads seem to be everywhere. Doctors and ethics experts are worried about that

Ozempic ads seem to be everywhere. Doctors and ethics experts are worried about that

With ads popping up on TV, social media, giant billboards and at professional sports games, Canadians may be feeling bombarded by marketing for Ozempic and sister drug Rybelsus.
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An unexpectedly generous pledge helps fund graduation field trip

An unexpectedly generous pledge helps fund graduation field trip

Langdale Elementary School student Seth Lamoureux recently participated in an Aquamarathon fundraiser for his year-end Grade 7 graduation camping trip. Seth was asking for sponsors – gathering 25 cent and $1 per pool length pledges – when one local pledged $25 per length.
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B.C. man awarded $3,457 in damages against 'yelling, screaming' neighbours

B.C. man awarded $3,457 in damages against 'yelling, screaming' neighbours

The complainant also received a $1,000 award for his neighbour spitting on him at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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