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Toxic runoff from murder victim's torched Jeep killed dozens of young fish

Toxic runoff from murder victim's torched Jeep killed dozens of young fish

Toxic runoff from a murder victim’s burning Jeep killed dozens of young fish in a Burnaby Mountain creek recently.
Unravelling an unprecedented natural disaster: Why is B.C. burning every summer?

Unravelling an unprecedented natural disaster: Why is B.C. burning every summer?

Considered an anomaly even 10 years ago, a summer in B.C. without these conditions may not happen again for a generation.
Trudeau visits northern B.C. as cabinet holds retreat amid wildfire crisis

Trudeau visits northern B.C. as cabinet holds retreat amid wildfire crisis

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his newly shuffled cabinet gathered Tuesday for a retreat on Vancouver Island, under smoke-filled skies amid a province-wide wildfire emergency.
Teen rescued after Lynn Canyon cliff jump goes awry

Teen rescued after Lynn Canyon cliff jump goes awry

District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services members shut down access to the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge Saturday afternoon to pull off a high-angle rope rescue of the teen.
Haircut photography project aims to change perceptions of DTES residents

Haircut photography project aims to change perceptions of DTES residents

Non-profit organization 2 Paycheques Away is launching a book that tells the stories of residents living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES) through portrait photography. 2 Paycheques Away was founded by Barber & Co.
PHOTOS/VIDEO: East Vancouver kids on a roll at Raycam soapbox derby

PHOTOS/VIDEO: East Vancouver kids on a roll at Raycam soapbox derby

The Raycam Soapbox Derby was on a roll last Friday. The annual event supports and celebrates the eff The Raycam Soapbox Derby was on a roll last Friday. The annual event supports and celebrates the efforts of the NASKARZ program for at-risk youth.
First-ever puppy stampede happening at Pet-A-Palooza this Sunday

First-ever puppy stampede happening at Pet-A-Palooza this Sunday

Photo Shutterstock Pet-A-Palooza - Day of the Dog will be holding its first-ever puppy stampede in Yaletown on Sunday and the competition is open to all breeds under six months old.
Smoke choking B.C. skies another reason to oppose pipeline, says doctor

Smoke choking B.C. skies another reason to oppose pipeline, says doctor

Where there’s smoke, there’s wildfires – and a grave reminder of the threat climate change poses to public health, according to a local environmentalist and physician.
Here's why sockeye salmon is only $5 a pound right now

Here's why sockeye salmon is only $5 a pound right now

Photo Richmond News Fresh Fraser River sockeye salmon is being sold at Fisherman’s Wharf in Steveston for as low as $5 per pound as estimates of a large, dominant spawning run hold up.
The Park Board is asking people to send emails to a bunch of trees in Vancouver

The Park Board is asking people to send emails to a bunch of trees in Vancouver

The Vancouver Park Board's All The Trees initiative encourages people to send individual emails to 30 different trees in the city
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