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Inflation fuels corporate drive to reduce food waste

Inflation fuels corporate drive to reduce food waste

Data, technology, creativity helping address the 15 tonnes of food wasted daily in Metro Vancouver.
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Food theft, food bank demand increasing with food inflation

Food theft, food bank demand increasing with food inflation

B.C.'s food banks growing into ever-bigger businesses as inflation erodes purchasing power.
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Logging, forest loss may have awakened ancient B.C. landslides, at cost of about $1B

Logging, forest loss may have awakened ancient B.C. landslides, at cost of about $1B

Forest loss due to extensive logging, as well as mountain pine beetle infestation and wildfires, is playing a key role in the hydrological disruptions behind the slides.
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Surgery wait times for cancer, joint replacement patients still lagging amid backlog

Surgery wait times for cancer, joint replacement patients still lagging amid backlog

The longest recommended wait time for knee and hip replacements is six months.
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New invention aims to 'zap' harmful chemicals from B.C.'s drinking water

New invention aims to 'zap' harmful chemicals from B.C.'s drinking water

Engineers at UBC will be piloting a new water treatment in the Lower Mainland next month, to remove "forever chemicals" from drinking water.
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Nearly $24 million lost to crypto scams in B.C. in 2022

Nearly $24 million lost to crypto scams in B.C. in 2022

The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says only five to 10 per cent of victims report fraud.
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Metro Vancouver renter says they had a bed bug infestation and their carpet was ruined from sewage

Metro Vancouver renter says they had a bed bug infestation and their carpet was ruined from sewage

They said they had blood-stained bedsheets from the pests, too.
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Open House profiles Marine Life in Bowen’s best known Bay

Open House profiles Marine Life in Bowen’s best known Bay

Bowen Island Conservancy, Library, and Nature Club are hosting the March 26 event
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Homicide police investigating after fatal attack in West Van

Homicide police investigating after fatal attack in West Van

Witness said woman screamed that her son had been stabbed. Police are still searching for the suspect
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Nearly half of B.C. EV owners worried about public charging access

Nearly half of B.C. EV owners worried about public charging access

Despite worries over public charging, 96% of electric vehicle owners said they would buy an EV again if they had to replace their current car, according to a poll from the Canadian Automobile Association.
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