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Right the wrongs: make the Windrush Compensation Scheme independent

goodlawproject.org – Guest blog by Windrush Lives, an advocacy group and support network led by victims of the Windrush scandal. When the Second World War ended, Britain faced a labour shortage, including in critical sec…

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Range Rover: Inside Overexposure

piquenewsmagazine.com – It took over eight years to take the dream of a book about Chad Sayer’s life illustrated by top photographers to hit the stands.

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Omicron FAQ: How is it different? Is it a ‘super-variant?’ Can it evade vaccines? How transmissible is it?

piquenewsmagazine.com – We look at common questions about the coronavirus strain, including how is it different? Is it a ‘super-variant?’ Can it evade vaccines? How transmissible is it?

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Fork in the Road: Make it yours, make it yours, make it yours!

piquenewsmagazine.com – With COVID-19 still here, and food prices through the roof, try some alternatives to a big holiday feast this year.

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Edmonton’s animal cruelty investigations unit example for other police services

piquenewsmagazine.com – EDMONTON — It started with a puppy they named Tucker. In 2017, constables Ilka Cunningham and Ted Dyck with the Edmonton Police Service were sent to an animal cruelty call and found a puppy that had …

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Couriers struggle to deliver massive backlog of parcels

timescolonist.com – Floods and mudslides tore apart crucial sections of B.C.’s highway system

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Alerts for: Howe Sound

weather.gc.ca – When severe weather threatens, Environment Canada issues alerts that notify those in affected areas in British Columbia so that they can take steps to protect themselves and their property from harm.…

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A Tropical Virtual Corporate Retreat

brightideasevents.com – A glimpse inside a virtual corporate retreat planned by a Vancouver event planner. Check out the virtual event ideas used for this event!

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Vancouver scientists may have just brought us closer to the future of wearable tech (PHOTOS)

piquenewsmagazine.com – Researchers at the University of British Columbia have created what could be the first battery that is both flexible and washable.

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Vancouver eatery wants 242 bottles of seized whisky back

delta-optimist.com – The owners of a Commercial Drive restaurant raided by liquor inspectors in 2018 want 242 bottles of seized whisky, valued at $40,000, returned.

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Newly formed Canadian team takes sixth in World Cup luge relay

piquenewsmagazine.com – ALTENBERG, Germany — A newly formed Canadian luge team finished sixth in a World Cup relay on Sunday. Olympian Reid Watts of Whistler, B.C., teamed up with relative newcomers Trinity Ellis of Pembert…

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Marketing Agency | Mountain Bike Manufacturer Destination Event SEO Content Marketing

ai-marketers.com – What Drives Mountain Biking as an Industry These 6 elements of this biking culture make it an economic power: advancing bike technology that attracts big money destination vacations eco friendly type…

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Highway 1 fully reopens from Abbotsford to Hope

piquenewsmagazine.com – The opening follows a massive, three-week cleanup effort, including repairs and engineering assessments of the highway, as well as its bridges.

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Grinch caught on video stealing candy cane decorations from B.C. family

piquenewsmagazine.com – A woman was captured on video surveillance being naughty and stealing decorations from a home in Nanaimo, just a few weeks before Christmas.

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Floods set to worsen B.C.’s labour shortage

biv.com – Given the current supply chain disruptions, access to labour and materials will need to be watched closely when considering rebuilding costs, says BC Building Trades.

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