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Ugliest lawn contest: B.C. cities reward residents for embracing brown grass

Ugliest lawn contest: B.C. cities reward residents for embracing brown grass

B.C. cities offer prizes in innovative bid to encourage water conservation
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A fish with a face that horror movie fans would love surfaces off Island

A fish with a face that horror movie fans would love surfaces off Island

A family found the remains of a long-nosed lancetfish, a large cannibalistic fish that swims more than one mile below the surface.
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Why four days in the office a week is the ‘magic number’ for renewing leases

Why four days in the office a week is the ‘magic number’ for renewing leases

Companies with a higher number of mandated days in the office per week are more likely to renew, according to Colliers
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How the feds could push cities to build more homes — with a carrot or stick

How the feds could push cities to build more homes — with a carrot or stick

Housing experts, advocates and industry groups agree new developments are hindered by hefty municipal fees, exclusionary zoning bylaws and other roadblocks at the city level.
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Young Canadian women, disabled struggle most with leisure time, says study

Young Canadian women, disabled struggle most with leisure time, says study

A new Statistics Canada social survey of free time finds young women desire more free time than young men, likely due to their higher propensity to care for children and adults, such as their parents
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Father's sentence reduced after contesting child's gender dysphoria treatment

Father's sentence reduced after contesting child's gender dysphoria treatment

Father joked about his child's suicide attempts.
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Zig-zagging B.C. snowboarder not at fault for collision with skier, says tribunal

Zig-zagging B.C. snowboarder not at fault for collision with skier, says tribunal

A young snowboarder moving side to side collided with a skier going straight down the hill, resulting in an injury to the skier
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Housing minister says federal government should have stayed in housing game

Housing minister says federal government should have stayed in housing game

BURNABY, B.C. — Housing Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government should have never got out of the housing business even as high-income professionals are struggling to find affordable housing.
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Giant circle in B.C. sky sparks conspiracy theory chatter

Giant circle in B.C. sky sparks conspiracy theory chatter

Giant circle in the sky could have something to do with Abbotsford Air Show, speculated a spokesperson for the Kelowna International Airport, who had no knowledge of the aircraft.
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Records tumble as heat wave spreads from B.C.'s south coast to Interior, hitting 40 C

Records tumble as heat wave spreads from B.C.'s south coast to Interior, hitting 40 C

VANCOUVER — During British Columbia's heat dome in 2021, Nasrin Moshiri had to resort to putting the children in her daycare in the bathtub to stay cool. This week, she's taking them to the beach.
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