great news from British Columbia
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1st grey whale in 100 years spotted in Howe SoundA grey whale spotted feeding in Howe Sound north of Vancouver in recent days is a sign that efforts to restore the area's natural ecosystem are working, according to the chief of the Squamish First Nation. |
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PETA’s Olympic protest
An activist from animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protests outside the Canadian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Major breast cancer breakthrough announced at BC Cancer AgencyFor the first time in history, BC Cancer Agency scientists in British Columbia, Canada have decoded all of the three billion letters in the DNA sequence of a metastatic lobular breast cancer tumour, a type of breast cancer which accounts for about 10 per cent of all breast cancers, and have found all of the mutations, or "spelling" mistakes that caused the cancer to spread. |
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Owner gives boy dog after Yukon adventureThe woman whose dog accompanied a missing two-year-old through the Yukon wilderness for more than 24 hours says the toddler and the canine are meant to be together. |
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Endangered blue whales returning to AlaskaBlue whales are returning to Alaska in search of food and could be re-establishing an old migration route several decades after they were nearly wiped out by commercial whalers, scientists say. |
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Students running underground junk food trade donate profits to charity
Two high school students from Burnaby, B.C., who made headlines in September for selling junk food out of their lockers are hoping to do some good with their earnings.
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Giant, Prehistoric Fish Rebounding in Canada
The white sturgeon, North America's largest freshwater fish, has bounced back in the Fraser River thanks to an unprecedented volunteer effort including fishermen and aboriginal groups.
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Metro Vancouver to get tough on recyclingVancouver - The collapse of Metro Vancouver's bid to establish a new landfill site for the region's garbage will force us to dramatically increase the amount of waste that we recycle, Metro director Marvin Hunt said today. |
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Old-growth B.C. forests worth more standing than fallen, study saysLeaving British Columbia's old-growth forests standing may make more economic sense than cutting them down for timber, especially as the province looks to strategies to cut global warming, a new B.C. study suggests. |
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Humpbacks make a comeback in PacificNorthern Pacific Ocean - Humpback whales appear to be returning from the brink of extinction in the North Pacific Ocean, a new study shows. |
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- Fair trade goes mainstream
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- Canada to phase out older coal-fired power plants
- Fruits and veggies becoming bigger part of Canadian diet
- Canada, U.S. to regulate emissions of heavy vehicles
- Greenpeace lauds historic new pact to save Canada’s Boreal Forest
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