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91Ô­´´ waterfront fire contained, health effects yet to be seen

91Ô­´´ waterfront fire contained, health effects yet to be seen

Symptoms of exposure to the chemical-laden smoke that blanketed portions of east 91Ô­´´ and carried into Burnaby could be delayed by as much as 24 hours, health officials warned after a massive container fire at the port Wednesday afternoon.
UBC scientists find key to deadly poplar tree fungus

UBC scientists find key to deadly poplar tree fungus

VANCOUVER - University of B.C. scientists say they have discovered why a certain type of fungus is killing poplar trees.
Average price of a home in Metro 91Ô­´´ cracks seven figures

Average price of a home in Metro 91Ô­´´ cracks seven figures

Benchmark for single-family home up 9.7 per cent to $1.026 million
Layoffs hit nearly 1,200 Lower Mainland health-care workers

Layoffs hit nearly 1,200 Lower Mainland health-care workers

Nearly 1,200 health-care workers in the Lower Mainland received layoff notices last week.
New bill adds to B.C. parks, protected areas

New bill adds to B.C. parks, protected areas

More than half the additions are from private land acquisitions
Search crews rescue overdue hikers after night on North Shore mountain

Search crews rescue overdue hikers after night on North Shore mountain

A pair of overdue hikers have been rescued from Crown Mountain in the third visit to the North Shore peak by search crews in as many days.
Low snowpack no reason to worry about water this summer: experts

Low snowpack no reason to worry about water this summer: experts

Warm tropical rains and above-average temperatures left much of B.C.’s South Coast without a winter this year, but experts are wagering a lack of snowpack won’t mean water shortages this spring and summer.
Mothers of slain B.C. girls plan to attend court hearing for man accused of 1970s murders

Mothers of slain B.C. girls plan to attend court hearing for man accused of 1970s murders

Almost 40 years after two young B.C. girls were murdered, their families will be in an Abbotsford courtroom Monday to see the man accused of killing them.
Irate hunters to protest at legislature over guide-outfitter decision

Irate hunters to protest at legislature over guide-outfitter decision

Cabinet minister Bill Bennett has talked about changing the legislation
Northwest B.C. town, Alaska community concerned about overnight border closure

Northwest B.C. town, Alaska community concerned about overnight border closure

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Residents in a small southeast Alaska community are worried that overnight closure of the Canada border will hurt safety and the local economy. The Canada Border Services Agency said Friday the new hours would be 8 a.m.