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Seaweed is creating food, fertilizer, cosmetics — and Island jobs

Seaweed is creating food, fertilizer, cosmetics — and Island jobs

Seaweed is being used in everything from food products, such as sushi and ice cream, to fertilizer, cosmetic creams and lotions
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Geoff Johnson: Emotion has a big impact on learning

Geoff Johnson: Emotion has a big impact on learning

Emotion has a substantial influence on cognitive processes, including perception, attention, learning, memory, reasoning and problem solving
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No ambulance after half an hour and, she learned, none available

No ambulance after half an hour and, she learned, none available

After the 76-year-old was told nothing was available, bystanders flagged down a passing ambulance
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Divers find ferry's propeller on sea floor

Divers find ferry's propeller on sea floor

The 60-year-old ferry was pulled from service after the incident Tuesday morning, which saw 800 litres of light hydraulic fluid leak into marine waters.
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BC United to run some candidates to retain party name

BC United to run some candidates to retain party name

The move is intended to ensure BC United remains a registered political party with Elections BC, executive director Lindsay Cote said in a letter to members on Friday
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Baby boom: A record 86 Vancouver Island marmot pups born in alpine this year

Baby boom: A record 86 Vancouver Island marmot pups born in alpine this year

It’s the highest number for wild-born marmots since 2011, when 75 babies were born
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Adrian Raeside cartoon: How former BC United candidates will explain themselves

Adrian Raeside cartoon: How former BC United candidates will explain themselves

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New ad campaign takes aim at B.C. LNG

New ad campaign takes aim at B.C. LNG

The ads will run on social media, YouTube and in newspapers.
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Man charged for hit-and-run death of B.C. teen

Man charged for hit-and-run death of B.C. teen

Hundreds of people attended a vigil after the 15-year-old's death.
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Bowen's July 2024 home sales

Bowen's July 2024 home sales

Four properties sold on Bowen along with three lots on Gambier Island
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