Tribunal upholds $10K fine for B.C. ostrich farm over failure to report sick birds
sootoday - The Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal has upheld a $10,000 fine handed to the British Columbia ostrich farm whose flock of more than 300 birds was culled last fall, nearly 11 months after the confirmation of an avian influenza outbreak.
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Cypress Mountain chairlift fall claims life of Maple Ridge man
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - An 18-year-old man from Maple Ridge has died following a fall from a chairlift at Cypress Mountain Resort, West Vancouver Police confirmed Friday.
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B.C. First Nations groups say they were shut out of decision to end drug decriminalization pilot
Andrea Woo / theglobeandmail - Health Minister announced Wednesday that the province is ending its three-year, first-in-Canada pilot program
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BC's charity herring sale is back on after hundreds of sea lions feasted
Nono Shen / nationalobserver - Victoria fisherman Bob Fraumeni is used to the challenges of the sea, having worked on fishing boats since he was 12 years old.
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Extortion-related shooting in B.C.’s Lower Mainland is fourth since last week, police say
theglobeandmail - Attack is likely linked to ‘ongoing series of extortions’ targeting South Asian community, Surrey Police say
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