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B.C. upholds precedent-setting $800K penalty against coal company for toxic discharges

B.C. upholds precedent-setting $800K penalty against coal company for toxic discharges

The recently affirmed and once record-setting penalty against Peace River Coal comes as the company faces a potential $4.4 million in additional sanctions.
'Always be alert': Whistler's Grant Lamont and dog escape coyote encounter

'Always be alert': Whistler's Grant Lamont and dog escape coyote encounter

The incident occurred Aug. 25 while Lamont was riding his bike on Danimal
Hiker survives 18-metre fall while trying to save her dog near Squamish

Hiker survives 18-metre fall while trying to save her dog near Squamish

'It wasn't a straight fall—I tumbled four times,' said Margaux Cohen, recalling the moment she plunged down Tricouni Peak during an August hike.
Co-ordinated plan needed to save 'alarmingly low' monarch butterfly population: study

Co-ordinated plan needed to save 'alarmingly low' monarch butterfly population: study

Researchers are urging Canada, United States and Mexico to take immediate action to save the monarch butterfly as the migratory insect faces a growing risk of extinction amid habitat loss.
'Quite the show': Video shows orcas getting up close with B.C. boaters

'Quite the show': Video shows orcas getting up close with B.C. boaters

The pod of six or seven orcas swam directly toward a group of people in boats and on inflatables.
Five things to know about B.C. ostrich farm fighting against avian flu cull

Five things to know about B.C. ostrich farm fighting against avian flu cull

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Aug. 21 that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak.
Luigi the cat has been found

Luigi the cat has been found

A community rescue story at the Tsawwassen ferry terminal
Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved

Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved

Celebrity doctor-turned-U.S. health official Mehmet Oz says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's order to cull a herd of ostriches in B.C. over bird flu concerns would amount to a "slaughter" based on rules made in a "bygone era." Dr.
Supporters head for B.C. ostrich farm as it plans top court appeal to stop cull

Supporters head for B.C. ostrich farm as it plans top court appeal to stop cull

Vancouver's Lucas Robinson was making a 575-kilometre trip east to the small community of Edgewood, B.C., with steaks, hamburgers, watermelon and his dog.
A court says cull of 400 ostriches in B.C. can proceed. Here are five things to know

A court says cull of 400 ostriches in B.C. can proceed. Here are five things to know

The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak.