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Canada’s possession limit for legal cannabis drinks jumps 860%

biv.com – The Canadian federal government has increased the number of 355-millilitre cans of cannabis-laced drinks that consumers can buy: to 48, from five.

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COP15 — the Canadian summit trying to stop a global extinction crisis

tricitynews.com – The UN biodiversity conference in Montreal, Quebec will aim to ratify a plan to halt and reverse the largest extinction crisis since the end of dinosaurs.

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B.C.’s health-care wait times not the worst in Canada, says study

squamishchief.com – Canadians are waiting longer than ever for medical treatment, but where has the worst wait in the province?

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‘Uncharted’ dry spell threatens B.C. reservoir levels

coastreporter.net – BC Hydro, province’s utility provider, says it’s the driest fall season on record for all Vancouver Island hydroelectric watersheds, with fewer wet days.

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Whistler ski instructor Otto Kamstra inducted into CSIA Hall of Fame

piquenewsmagazine.com – Otto Kamstra, former head of Whistler Blackcomb ski school, was inducted into the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance Hall of Fame in Lake Louise on Nov. 17.

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Watch: Life as a marine biologist in the Canadian Arctic

vancouverisawesome.com – “You’ll end up in really cool places in your life and in the world, like in the Arctic.” Researcher Eugenie Jacobsen explains where a career in marine biology can take you.

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Maintenance Technician/Cleaner

go2hr.ca – Job Title: Maintenance Technician/Cleaner Department: Building Operations Position Status: Full Time, Year Round About Tourism Whistler Tourism Whistler is the official marketing and sales organizati…

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Letter: Fix Sea to Sky housing situation ‘before our communities break’

piquenewsmagazine.com – A letter writer urges officials in Whistler, Pemberton & Squamish to enact short-term solutions to the region’s housing situation before it’s too late.

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Carly Madge: Maybe we need a Ministry for the Future today

piquenewsmagazine.com – The Ministry for the Future, a novel by Kim Stanley Robinson, with real science and not-so-far from reality-fiction, should be on your “to-read” list.

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Basketball organizations join forces to create Squamish ‘powerhouse’ league

squamishchief.com – Squamish Youth Basketball (SYBA) and Hoop Reel are joining forces to create one basketball program in town.

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B.C.’s fracking industry consumed 5.2 billion litres of water in 2021

piquenewsmagazine.com – The volume of freshwater used by the oil and gas industry in 2021 was enough to fill roughly 2,080 olympic size swimming pools. Much of it won’t be returned to the natural water cycle, claims a new r…

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Aava Hotel Whistler workers achieve significant contract gains

unifor.org – WHISTLER—Wage increases and improved sick day benefits are key features of a new three-year collective agreement signed between Unifor Local 3000 and the Aava Hotel Whistler. “Unifor contracts lead t…

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25 ways you could be saving money today

thesimpledollar.com – Saving money doesn’t have to be complicated.

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Young adults are the most lonely, data shows

charliehealth.com – Data sources like IPSOS and Pew Research found that young people are overstimulated, lacking community and ritual, and anxious than previous generations.

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True Crime Canada: The Greyhound bus beheading case

vancouverisawesome.com – In July 2008, Tim McLean was beheaded by Vince Li, while travelling on a greyhound through Manitoba, Canada. He was found not criminally responsible.

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