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Dolphins and humans' relationship explored in new book
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In her new book, Voices in the Ocean, Canadian author Susan Casey seeks to better understand our relationship with dolphins: why we find them so mysterious, why we feel a connection to them and why we often mistreat them. Casey began this journey as ...and more »

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Downtown Eastside fire puts 60 people out of their homes
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A major fire on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside has put 60 residents out of their homes. The fire, which grew into a three-alarm blaze, started around 5 a.m. PT Saturday in a four-storey wood frame apartment building near Cordova Street and Dunlevy ...and more »

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QUIZ: Do you know British Columbia's famous mascots?
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This week, the Seattle Times wrote an editorial calling on Victoria to get a sewage treatment plant. In it, they wrote that if 130 million litres of raw sewage continues to be dumped in the Strait of Juan de Fuca everyday, Washington State should ...and more »

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Banned campfires lead to tickets, warnings
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The B.C. Conservation Service says some people just aren't getting the message about illegal campfires. Despite an open fire ban in much of the southern Interior since the beginning of July, some B.C. residents are still lighting fires outside ...and more »

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Baby Mary Jane Pierce case adjourned until mid-September
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Mary Jane Pierce, who was born prematurely at 25 weeks with serious health problems, remains on life-support while the case that will decide whether her parents or guardian have the right to take her off the support will resume in mid-September.and more »