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  1. bill barilko

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    People have been calling for higher penalties but what this woman was doing was egregious to the max Whistler woman handed $60k fine for feeding and attracting bears https://www.blackcombpeaks.com/sites/default/files/images/I_Bear_4.jpg It’s being called a precedent-setting case. A resident...
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    Huawei's Meng Wanzhou expected to plead guilty today in U.S. court-Canada Rejoices

    How soon before the hostage are free? Huawei's Meng Wanzhou expected to plead guilty today in U.S. court: sources Huawei executive was arrested back in 2018 on a U.S. extradition request Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou is expected to appear virtually in an American federal courtroom...
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    Earliest definitive evidence of people in Americas-BBC

    Stunning news and who knows what else is to come-Clovis is well & truly dead Earliest definitive evidence of people in Americas Humans reached the Americas at least 7,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to new findings. The topic of when the continent was first settled from...
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    Typical Vancouver Patio Sign

    Brought to you by the illiterate passive aggressive creeps managing JJ Bean coffee gunk
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    Nanaimo-Vancouver Passenger Ferry Here we go Again!

    https://www.cheknews.ca/new-high-speed-passenger-ferry-to-travel-between-nanaimo-downtown-vancouver-885226/
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    The Last Train to Expo '67

    And Yes I was there-age 14
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    Cannabis first domesticated 12,000 years ago: study

    https://phys.org/news/2021-07-cannabis- ... years.html Cannabis first domesticated 12,000 years ago: study Cannabis was first domesticated around 12,000 years ago in China, researchers found, after analyzing the genomes of plants from across the world. The study, published in the journal...
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    Links between ancient North American horses and modern species examined in new study

    I've read elsewhere about research done in the US southwest with a somewhat similar focus, interesting to see the Przewalski's horse in the illustration Links between ancient North American horses and modern species examined in new study The genetic analysis could strengthen a campaign to...
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    'We have not been home for a long time'-Otava Yo- I congratulate everyone on Victory Day!

    The song was written in May 1945 near Königsberg ,,, The song is beautiful for the soul, beautifully performed, as in old Soviet films....
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    JetBlue is coming to Canada for the first time, with flights into Vancouver scheduled for summer of next year.

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/jetblue-vancouver-1.5996649 U.S. airline JetBlue expands into Canada for the 1st time Airline heading to Vancouver in 2022 says it wants to shake up market 'dominated by high-fare carriers' U.S. airline JetBlue is coming to Canada for the first time, with...
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    A Uniquely Canadian Phenomenon-the 'Pretendian'

    A 'pretendian' is someone who claims indigenous ancestry in order to qualify for the generous benefits the Canadian federal gov't allows indigenous writers, film makers, academics and others- in the past month two 'pretendians' have been unmasked as 100% white people. One was prominent...
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    Salish Sea Killer Whales Have a Surprising New Way of Hunting

    It's all good boys 'n girls a dead Seal is a good Seal https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/salish-sea-killer-whales-have-a-surprising-new-way-of-hunting/
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    'Sistine Chapel of the ancients' rock art discovered in remote Amazon forest

    https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/nov/29/sistine-chapel-of-the-ancients-rock-art-discovered-in-remote-amazon-forest 'Sistine Chapel of the ancients' rock art discovered in remote Amazon forest The paintings are being filmed for a major Channel 4 series to be screened in December, Jungle...
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    Scene from Vancouver Island Life

    Seriously Reported handgun being passed around in vehicle was actually a bong, say Campbell River RCMP Campbell River RCMP say multiple officers responded to an area near a grocery store for reports of a handgun only to discover the gun was actually a bong being passed around in a vehicle. A...
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    Spawning Salmon Chilliwack River Nov 2020

    An hour's drive from downtown Vancouver-the ragged striped ones are Chum & the Cherry coloured ones are Coho.
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    Chum Salmon Fishing Trip Campbell River BC

    Fished Brown's Bay & environs Thursday & Friday-seiners vacuumed the place pretty much clean hit three fish Thurs & nothing Friday even quit early as the water was empty not a jumper to be seen and next to nothing on the sounder. Sunrise over the mainland Some people live right The...