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Thousands of CRA and government accounts disabled after cyberattack

piquenewsmagazine.com – OTTAWA — Federal authorities were scrambling for answers over the weekend after revealing that hackers used thousands of stolen usernames and passwords to fraudulently obtain government services — wi…

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Garibaldi never set foot here. Why is a park still named after him?

nsnews.com – He had blessed the Skwxwú7mesh with an abundance of natural resources and beauty, and yet they were forgetting the teachings of their medicine people and spiritual leaders. Despite repeated warnings,…

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Here’s the geological telling of the Squamish Nation’s Great Flood

nsnews.com – High atop Canada’s Western mountain ranges, geologists have been amazed to chance upon the fossils of prehistoric aquatic creatures. How did remnants of a vast tropical seabed wind up touching the sk…

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B.C. implements new gas price reporting regulations

piquenewsmagazine.com – There haven’t been any breakthroughs with the province’s investigation of Squamish gas prices, but authorities have brought in new regulations that they believe will ensure more accountability. On Au…

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Pemberton townhouse fire damages four units (PHOTOS)

piquenewsmagazine.com – Twelve people are displaced after a massive fire damaged four units in a Pemberton townhouse complex Saturday. Pemberton Fire Rescue (PFR) members were dispatched to the scene shortly after 2 p.m. on…

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PIQUE’N YER INTEREST: Art should be challenging—but is that what Whistlerites want?

piquenewsmagazine.com – While COVID-19 has forced us to physically distance from those around us, it’s been art that has helped tie us back together during these past few months. And hasn’t that always been the function of …

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RANGE ROVER: The Armenian viper caper: Part II

piquenewsmagazine.com – In the Armenian capital of Yerevan to report on efforts to save the critically endangered Armenian viper, I’d joined my former doctoral supervisor Dr. Bob, Russian scientist Kolya, and our Armenian h…

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Whistler Mountain Landscape

fineartamerica.com – Whistler Mountain Landscape by Richard Andrews. … more

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Premier slams rude restaurant patrons as ‘idiots’

piquenewsmagazine.com – Premier John Horgan has a message for the “idiots” who abused restaurant staff in his home community of Langford. “Certainly that’s not how I raised my kids,” Horgan said at a news conference in Surr…

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Squamish Real Estate Market Statistics – July 2020

macrealty.com – Here are the latest real estate market statistics from Macdonald Realty on Squamish, Whistler, and Sunshine Coast listings and sales in July 2020. Find all the infographics related to the May Market …

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Deadlier drug mix deepens crisis; naloxone not effective against new substances

piquenewsmagazine.com – The illicit drug supply in Victoria is becoming deadlier due to higher concentrations of fentanyl and the presence of other overdose-causing substances that can’t be reversed using naloxone, accordin…

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Squamish Tim Hortons employee tests positive for COVID-19

piquenewsmagazine.com – Tim Hortons has confirmed that one of its employees at its restaurant located at 38930 Progress Way, tested positive for COVID-19. The restaurant is currently closed. “The health and safety of guests…

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Petition to legalize natural psychedelic drugs in Canada signed 13,000 times

piquenewsmagazine.com – A petition that will go before the House of Commons and calls for the legalization of natural psychoactive drugs has gained over 13,000 signatures. After it was posted on Apr. 18, Trevor Millar, Chai…

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Whistler strata windup reveals threat to commercial owners

castanet.net – Commercial stratas – where business space is sold rather than leased – have become popular in British Columbia because business owners see it as protection against rising rents while sharing in real …

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Discover foodie neighbourhoods along the Sea-to-Sky

vancouversun.com – Hungry for spectacular mountain views and food that’s just as delectable? Visit these eight foodie neighbourhoods from Vancouver and Richmond through the scenic Sea-to-Sky Corridor to savour everythi…

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