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Several B.C. salmon farms to be shut down between now and 2023

Several B.C. salmon farms to be shut down between now and 2023

Four salmon farms in the Broughton Archipelago will be shut down by the provincial and federal governments in 2019, and another 13 could be phased out by 2023. In a joint announcement Friday, Dec.
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Squamish residents’ poor recycling habits could be costly

Squamish residents’ poor recycling habits could be costly

District of Squamish could face annual penalty of $125,000, which would be passed down to locals
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Desperately seeking chum salmon returns

Desperately seeking chum salmon returns

‘Without a healthy chum population, the other salmon populations are going to perform poorly,’ local fisher
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Vancouver’s cannabis store licences to cost 331 times more than Kimberley’s

Vancouver’s cannabis store licences to cost 331 times more than Kimberley’s

Wide discrepancy in municipal business licence fees could influence store location decisions
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Canada Post backlog, Greyhound exit creating headaches ahead of the holidays

Canada Post backlog, Greyhound exit creating headaches ahead of the holidays

Jennifer Critch hopes to spend Christmas morning watching her two young daughters play with a brand new train table.
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Shoppers Drug Mart granted licence to sell medical marijuana online

Shoppers Drug Mart granted licence to sell medical marijuana online

TORONTO — Shoppers Drug Mart has been granted a licence to sell medical marijuana online.
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CleanBC’s deferred action, policy gaps worry critics

CleanBC’s deferred action, policy gaps worry critics

NDP climate blueprint borrows from plan drawn up by BC Liberals
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Three males charged after sexual assault near Lillooet

Three males charged after sexual assault near Lillooet

Three men are facing charges of sexual assault and kidnapping following a Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police investigation into a report that a local female had been the victim of a sexual assault near Lillooet.
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Carbon monoxide poisonings in B.C. prompt warning about detectors

Carbon monoxide poisonings in B.C. prompt warning about detectors

VANCOUVER – A senior paramedic in British Columbia is encouraging homeowners to buy carbon monoxide detectors and inspect their appliances following a spike in poisonings in the past week. Leon Baranowski, paramedic practice leader with B.C.
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Canada’s largest cannabis conference since legalization sparks up at Parq Vancouver this weekend

Canada’s largest cannabis conference since legalization sparks up at Parq Vancouver this weekend

O’Cannabiz Conference and Expo runs Dec. 9-11
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