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British Columbia Transport Canada has announced salmon fishery closures and mandatory speed limits in areas where southern resident killer whales forage and travel in the ongoing effort to protect the endangered species. Until December, vessels must slow down to a maximum of 10 knots in speed-restricted zonesThe Canadian Press ·Continue Reading

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British Columbia B.C.’s Public Safety Minister says a cyberattack conducted by a state-sponsored actor last month may have hit nearly two dozen email boxes containing sensitive information on 19 government employees. Handful of inboxes contained sensitive information on 19 people but no evidence of misuse, Mike Farnworth says Jason ProctorContinue Reading

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Partnership between CARP, Big Tobacco leaves senior fumingA B.C. senior was surprised to find Canada’s largest advocacy association for older adults, the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP), has teamed up with the world’s biggest tobacco companies to convene a focus group about alternatives to cigarette smoking. Ellen Gould joinedContinue Reading

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British Columbia B.C. communities ravaged by flooding in November 2021 say they’ve been left high and dry after being denied disaster funding from the federal government, with no explanation why. No reason given why Merritt and Princeton’s applications for funding were denied, mayors sayCBC News · Posted: Jun 01, 2024Continue Reading

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British Columbia In a ruling posted earlier this week, Justice Carla L. Forth called the actions of the accused, Hayden Chokrev-Evans, “predatory.”  Judge says acts showed ‘high level of violence and callous disregard’ for the victim Maryse Zeidler · CBC News · Posted: May 31, 2024 7:07 PM EDT |Continue Reading