Crowds gathered at Central Park Saturday evening to mourn Marrisa Shen, who was found dead in the Burnaby park earlier this week.
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‘It would be helpful’: B.C. wildfire evacuees anxious to get Red Cross financial aid
Evacuees like John and Rena Gordey left Williams Lake a week ago with nothing. Now they, along with others at the evacuation centre in Kamloops, say they’re still waiting on $600 from the Canadian Red Cross to help cope.
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Red cloud: Environmental experts fear for fish as wildfires drive more fire retardant drops
With more than 700 wildfires burning through British Columbia’s forests since this spring, environmental experts fear the increasing use of chemical fire retardants may be putting wild fish at risk.
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Active wildfire forces closure of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
BC Parks says an evacuation of the park would be difficult, as it is only accessible by hiking trails.
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‘We might have to get the heck out again’: B.C. wildfire evacuees prepare to return home
Evacuees granted the right to return home Saturday afternoon greeted the news with a mix of relief and the pragmatic acknowledgment that they could be forced to abruptly leaving again soon after returning home.
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First Nation dealing with wildfires shocked outgoing B.C. government granted mining permits during crisis
While Tsilhqot’in elders and leaders were held up in a Abbotsford hotel because of smoke and fire back home, they learned that the B.C. government granted drilling permits to Taseko’s controversial New Prosperity Mine.
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This cannibalistic invasive species could be coming to your dinner table
Food scientists are exploring ways to turn the European green crab into a lucrative commercial industry.
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