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55% of B.C.'s most threatened old-growth forest still open to logging, says report card

55% of B.C.'s most threatened old-growth forest still open to logging, says report card

The B.C. government has failed to hit specific milestones and provide transparency around measures it has taken to protect old-growth forests in the province, according to the latest report car from three environmental groups.
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North Vancouver's Quarry Rock hiking trail has finally reopened

North Vancouver's Quarry Rock hiking trail has finally reopened

But construction in Deep Cove with limited parking could mean even worse traffic snarls than usual
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Bowen's 2023 five-year financial plan draft stage underway

Bowen's 2023 five-year financial plan draft stage underway

Property tax raise opens at 13.3% as capital costs come due
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What was this BC Ferries vessel doing in Burrard Inlet?

What was this BC Ferries vessel doing in Burrard Inlet?

Is this the direct-to-downtown-Vancouver route that we’ve all been waiting for?
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Multi-month Nexus backlog holding up Canada-U.S. cross-border travel flows

Multi-month Nexus backlog holding up Canada-U.S. cross-border travel flows

Meanwhile, restored Amtrak train service expected to help renew cross-border tourism
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Internal documents show what RCMP considered 'lessons learned' from 'Freedom Convoy'

Internal documents show what RCMP considered 'lessons learned' from 'Freedom Convoy'

OTTAWA — After policing the "Freedom Convoy," the RCMP came away with lessons learned, newly released documents show — including the need to better prepare for the potential targeting of emergency phone lines.
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Metro Vancouver facing civil infrastructure issues

Metro Vancouver facing civil infrastructure issues

Population growth, aging infrastructure among biggest strains on pipe systems
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Rob Shaw: Surplus spending not yet moving the needle on crises – or BC NDP’s popularity problem

Rob Shaw: Surplus spending not yet moving the needle on crises – or BC NDP’s popularity problem

How much support can $6 billion buy you? It’s a question Premier David Eby must be asking, after shovelling a good chunk of that cash out the door recently in a bonanza of feel-good announcements – yet largely failing to see any resulting
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Wild horses shot in B.C. likely ‘hunted down’ by person with local knowledge: researcher

Wild horses shot in B.C. likely ‘hunted down’ by person with local knowledge: researcher

BC Cattlemen’s Association finds it difficult to comprehend the killing of 17 wild horses.
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B.C. man loses flight delay claim against airline

B.C. man loses flight delay claim against airline

Derek Worchel claimed United downgraded his premium-paid direct flight to a flight with a stop.
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