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‘Great day for America’: Vaccinated can largely ditch masks

piquenewsmagazine.com – WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing t…

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‘Bucktooth bandits’: Police trace stolen lumber to beaver dam

piquenewsmagazine.com – PORCUPINE PLAIN, Sask. — Mounties in east-central Saskatchewan have cracked what they are calling an “extremely Canadian case.

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Whistlerites behind plant-based bakery BReD win Best Young Entrepreneur Award

piquenewsmagazine.com – Whistler’s organic, plant-based bakery, BReD, is the winner of the 2021 Best Young Entrepreneur Small Business BC Award.

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Top 5 Must-Have Golf Gear With Padraic O’Rourke – Fairmont Chateau Whistler

chateau-whistler.com – Step up your golf game this summer with this list of must-have golf gear with tips from Canadian Top 10 Ranked Padraic O’Rourke.

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Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine approved for kids 12 to 15 years old

piquenewsmagazine.com – OTTAWA — Health Canada says the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can now be given to kids as young as 12. The vaccine was previously authorized for anyone at least 16 years of age or older.

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Pemberton wetland area at risk due to vehicles, campers

piquenewsmagazine.com – The Lil’wat Nation and Pemberton Wildlife Association are asking people to only visit sensitive area by foot—and leave their cars and ATVs on the road.

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Over 5,500 Peloton treadmills recalled in Canada due to safety hazard

piquenewsmagazine.com – Canadian consumers who bought a Peloton Trend treadmill in 2021 are advised the product poses a safety risk and has been recalled by the exercise equipment company.

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Outage map

bchydro.com – Find current power outages on a map.

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Opinion: It’s time for the B.C. COS to learn about bears, not kill them

piquenewsmagazine.com – Guest op-ed author Ellie Lamb argues that conservation officers would not be so quick to trap and kill bears if they better understood their behaviour.

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MAXED OUT: Celebrating moms everywhere…

piquenewsmagazine.com – What’s the history behind Mother’s Day? As North America gears up to celebrate, Whistler writer G.D. Maxwell dives into the topic in this week’s Maxed Out.

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COVID-19: Parts of Surrey grapple with high rates of infection, low rates of vaccination

vancouversun.com – Premier John Horgan talking to community leaders this week to discuss ways to combat vaccine hesitancy

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Are ‘wildest times’ ahead for urban nightlife?

piquenewsmagazine.com – Recovery following the coronavirus pandemic will be slow but will be exuberant for clubs and bars, industry experts forecast.

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World Series? Wait a Minute…

npr.org – They call it the World Series, but it’s played only in North America. Yet professional leagues thrive in Japan and Latin America, and the number of international players on big-league teams in the Un…

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Was anyone issued a $575 travel fine in B.C. this weekend?

piquenewsmagazine.com – According to BC RCMP, as of Monday afternoon, no one was fined the new $575 B.C. travel fine on the weekend.

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WSSF unveils festival winners tonight

piquenewsmagazine.com – Tune in to the Whistler broadcast on Friday, April 30, to find out the video, photo, and top sheet winners. And bid farewell to the ski and snowboard season.

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