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Clearcutting tied to 18-fold increase in flood risk: UBC study
A new study from the University of British Columbia suggests that clearcut logging can make catastrophic floods up to 18 times more frequent with effects that can last more than 40 years.
MLS commissioner says B.C. Place not 'viable' for the Whitecaps, reigniting debate over team's future
The debate over the Vancouver Whitecaps' future has been reignited following comments by Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, who says the team's current home at B.C. Place is no longer a viable long-term solution.
B.C.-led team translating medieval Europe's 'largest' universal historical text
A unique and expansive 13th-century text that set out to chronicle the history of humankind is being translated and analyzed for the first time, with a University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) professor spearheading the international effort.
Nearly a third of forests in northeast B.C. could burn by year's end: province
Nearly 30 per cent of the forested land base in the Prince George Fire Centre, which covers B.C.'s northeast, is likely to burn by the end of this year, according to the province.
Wildfire near Princeton, B.C., prompts evacuation order for dozens of properties
An out-of-control wildfire just east of Princeton, B.C., has forced dozens of residents to flee their homes as fire crews continue to fight the blaze after an evacuation alert for nearby properties.
B.C. Labour Board certifies union at Amazon facility in Delta, B.C., Unifor says
Unifor says the B.C. Labour Relations Board has awarded union certification to workers at an Amazon facility in Delta, B.C. The workers will now begin the process of negotiating a first contract, the union says.
40 years after Air India bombing, son's grief fuels his work in counterterrorism and victim support
Susheel Gupta was 12 when his mother was killed in the 1985 bombing. He now works in counterterrorism and says Canada must do more to acknowledge what happened.
B.C. municipality pushes for European-style elevators to cut costs, boost accessibility
A Vancouver Island municipality is pushing the province to make changes to its elevator rules in a bid to make homes more accessible and affordable.
Hopes of fatherhood: UBC scientists on frontier of high-tech male infertility research
A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is using artificial intelligence in an effort to detect hard-to-find sperm and 3D bioprinting technology with the ultimate goal of growing sperm in the lab — technologies they say could eventually help men with infertility become parents.
1 child dead, 1 critically injured in boat crash at North Vancouver's Cates Park
The two children were in an inflatable tube and being towed on the water when a speed boat collided into them. Police say speed and alcohol may have been factors.