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Vancouver Canucks defenceman Nikita Zadorov, right, swats away a check from Calgary Flames forward A.J. Greer during first period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

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This is the logo for the 2024 RBC Canadian Open.

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Kelowna mushroom store owner speaks out after RCMP raid, seizure

Kelowna mushroom store owner speaks out after RCMP raid, seizure
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Road-tripping on the West Coast this fall? 10 must-see stops from Seattle to San Francisco

FILE - A Canada lynx heads into the Rio Grande National Forest near Creede, Colo., April 19, 2005. Federal officials on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, proposed a $30 million recovery plan for Canada lynx in a bid to help the snow-dependent wild cat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

U.S. proposes plan to help the Canada lynx before warming shrinks its habitat
A new survey suggests one in four Canadians believe a university degree is essential to succeed economically. Students make their way around the Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

25% of Canadians believe a degree is necessary for economic success
Canada’s lopsided 5-0 win over an experimental Australia side in the rain Friday at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., and the hoopla surrounding it provided a taste of what is to come in Christine Sinclair’s farewell game at B.C. Place Stadium. Sinclair passes the ball as Australia’s Amy Sayer looks on during second half soccer action at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., on Friday, December 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Hoopla expected to hit new heights for Sinclair’s farewell game in Vancouver
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says allegations of a toxic culture, involving harassment and sexual assault at Canada’s spy agency are “devastating” and “absolutely unacceptable.” Trudeau speaks with reporters before caucus, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Claims of toxic workplace at CSIS absolutely ‘devastating’: Trudeau says
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Video captured near Foster Avenue and North Road in Coquitlam shows a construction site retaining wall cracking open and spilling dirt into the foundation on Nov. 29, 2023. (@ashsharma75/X)

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The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Closing arguments for the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali are expected to begin today at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

2 minutes of silence punctuates closing argument in Ali murder trial

The Bank of Canada is framed by fall-coloured leaves in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. The Bank of Canada’s public consultations on the creation of a digital Canadian dollar reveal most respondents are opposed to it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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A home on Burns Street caught fire on Nov. 11. The Stewart family, who lived in the unit on the backside, were forced to evacuate due to the smoke. Their unit was broken into three days later. (Logan Lockhart Western News)

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Premier David Eby speaks during a press conference in the press theatre at legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Politicians left British Columbia’s legislature Thursday after passing a series of ambitious housing-focused laws Opposition parties say will do little to change the province’s status as the jurisdiction with the most unaffordable housing in North America. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

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Port Moody Police are investigating the campaign finances of West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager. (Port Moody Police photo)

West Vancouver mayor’s 2022 campaign finances investigated by B.C. police

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B.C. Lions Chief Operating Officer Duane Vienneau addresses the media during a press conference in Victoria to announce the Touchdown Pacific clash between the Lions and the Ottawa Redblacks on Aug. 31 at Royal Athletic Park. courtesy Liam Thomson, B.C. Lions

THE MOJ: Lions safari into Victoria to show this is not just Vancouver’s team

Touchdown Pacific game important to the team and especially to owner Amar Doman

Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard (98) plays against the Detroit Red Wings in the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Detroit. Bedard has been named the NHL’s rookie of the month for November.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Paul Sancya

B.C.’s Bedard named NHL rookie of the month for November

Canuck captain Hughes named the league’s 3rd star

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Giant panda Yang Guang sits as visitors have one final opportunity to say goodbye before zoo keepers get him ready to make his way back to China, at Edinburgh Zoo, in Edinburgh, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Yang Guang and Tian Tian have lived at Edinburgh Zoo since 2011 as part of a 10-year agreement between the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) and the China Wildlife Conservation Association. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

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Some of the young voices that make up Victoria’s Cathedral Choristers. (Samantha Duerksen/Black Press Media)

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