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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.
22-year-old woman dies in slacklining accident near Squamish, say B.C. RCMP
Family-run vintage shop owner frustrated by thefts amid reported rise in retail crime in B.C.
Woman whose empty boat washed ashore near Nanaimo may not be aware she's considered missing: RCMP
2 killed, others injured after Mexican navy ship sails into Brooklyn Bridge
MEC back under Canadian ownership after 5 years of U.S. management
Sikh man killed in Ontario shooting had faced repeated threats, children say, echoing concerns from B.C.
Artist Donna Seto takes readers on a tour of Vancouver's Chinatown in new illustrated book
Kamloops, B.C., exploring city-owned and operated medical clinic
Advocates call absence of disability ministry in PM's new cabinet 'a real slap in the face'
Flurries expected on high-elevation B.C. highways Saturday overnight
Canadians recall blast, fine ash from 1980 volcanic eruption at Mount St. Helens
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