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Amid wildfires, B.C. tree planting to plummet for third year

Amid wildfires, B.C. tree planting to plummet for third year

Tree planting in British Columbia is set to decline for a third straight year, falling short of government promises as wildfires destroy forests and timber harvests decrease.
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B.C. to appeal decision giving Indigenous title over Richmond, federal lands

B.C. to appeal decision giving Indigenous title over Richmond, federal lands

B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma says the ruling could have 'significant unintended consequences' for fee simple private property rights in the province.
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'Good neighbour' noise policy contributed to B.C. submarine accident

'Good neighbour' noise policy contributed to B.C. submarine accident

Noise restrictions at Esquimalt, B.C., dry dock identified as a contributing factor that compressed a work timeline and led to serious damage to HMCS Corner Brook while undergoing repairs
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'Stumbled right into it': AI images trick wildfire expert during crisis

'Stumbled right into it': AI images trick wildfire expert during crisis

Experts warn of a 'supercharged' era of misinformation, as AI-generated images—including over a half-dozen found by BIV—are increasingly shared on social media.
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Cowichan Tribes win fishing rights, title to historic Richmond lands

Cowichan Tribes win fishing rights, title to historic Richmond lands

Landmark ruling grants decedents of the Cowichan Nation title to lands surrounding historic fishing village in Richmond, B.C.; rights to fish the south arm of the Fraser River.
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B.C. judge OKs investor profits 'clawback' in $316M Ponzi scheme

B.C. judge OKs investor profits 'clawback' in $316M Ponzi scheme

Victoria, B.C., mortgage broker's $316-million Ponzi scheme leads to court-ordered 'clawback" of investor profits
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B.C. court rules Sobeys' franchise rebrand can't undo union contract

B.C. court rules Sobeys' franchise rebrand can't undo union contract

Sobeys had closed more than a quarter of B.C. Safeway stores, attempting to reopen some under the FreshCo banner with single-store collective agreements
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B.C. federal judge avoids removal after failing to disclose complaint

B.C. federal judge avoids removal after failing to disclose complaint

Panel finds claims had no merit but issued Justice Negar Azmudeh a 'public expression of concern' for failure to disclose information
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B.C. megathrust fault confirmed, could trigger more major quakes, tsunamis

B.C. megathrust fault confirmed, could trigger more major quakes, tsunamis

Confirming the megathrust fault line off Haida Gwaii offers a path to improve tsunami modelling in a zone that has produced Canada's two largest recorded earthquakes.
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B.C. scientists discover new oyster virus, solve mystery of sea star epidemic

B.C. scientists discover new oyster virus, solve mystery of sea star epidemic

Researchers at a University of British Columbia lab have discovered a virus 'strongly associated' with mass die-offs of farmed Pacific oysters and, in a separate study, the bacteria that wiped out billions of sea stars across the West Coast
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