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UBC researchers develop new shock absorption system for highrises to withstand big earthquakes

A team of researchers at University of British Columbia has developed a new design for highrises that could help tall buildings withstand major earthquakes, while keeping people safe inside.

CFIA says B.C. ostrich cull will go ahead despite regional district refusing to accept the carcasses

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it is going ahead with a cull of nearly 400 ostriches living in southeastern B.C. over fears of avian flu.

Vancouver bar owner convicted of sexual assault fails to get liquor licence back

This week, the general manager of B.C.'s Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch said the bar owner has proven "that his character renders him an unfit and improper" liquor licence holder.

Scientists gobsmacked by never-seen footage of earth rupturing during Myanmar quake

The video was captured by a surveillance camera on March 28 when a violent earthquake struck the southeast Asian country of Myanmar — causing widespread damage as far away as Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand, and killing some 3,700 people, according to Myanmar's ruling military junta. 

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