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Vatican ‘donating’ its own 3 Parthenon sculptures to Greece

Vatican ‘donating’ its own 3 Parthenon sculptures to Greece

Fragments expected to arrive in Athens later this month after spending 200 years in Vatican museum
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Costa Rica ponders ways to sustain reforestation success

Costa Rica ponders ways to sustain reforestation success

Costa Rica went from having one of the world’s highest deforestation rates in the 1980s to a nation centered on ecotourism, luring world travelers with the possibility of moving between marine reserves and cloud forest in a single day.
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B.C. has ‘obligation’ to help Europe find alternative forms of energy: Falcon

B.C. has ‘obligation’ to help Europe find alternative forms of energy: Falcon

Falcon made the statement as world marks one-year-anniversary of Russia’s attack on Ukraine
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B.C. Premier David Eby signals no help for municipalities pondering large property tax hikes

B.C. Premier David Eby signals no help for municipalities pondering large property tax hikes

UBCM, province are currently reviewing municipal financing system
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Court certifies class-action suit alleging rampant illegal strip searches in prisons

Court certifies class-action suit alleging rampant illegal strip searches in prisons

Suit seeks an end to unauthorized searches, seeks compensation for victims
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Victoria police arrest man found with more than $11,000 in stolen goods after break-ins

Victoria police arrest man found with more than $11,000 in stolen goods after break-ins

Suspect faces 23 recommended charges after proprietary technology taken twice from same business
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B.C. floats $100M to protect provincial watersheds

B.C. floats $100M to protect provincial watersheds

BC Greens Leader Sonia Furstenau calls the funding a start, but wants to see details
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Special watchdog to oversee foreign interference investigations: PM Trudeau

Special watchdog to oversee foreign interference investigations: PM Trudeau

Move does not include a public inquiry into allegations of foreign meddling in Canada’s elections
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Afghanistan envoy defies Taliban to keep embassy running, seeks Canadian aid fix

Afghanistan envoy defies Taliban to keep embassy running, seeks Canadian aid fix

The Taliban has tried to rename the country since it seized Kabul in August 2021
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PODCAST: Seeing Double, Duplex homes and lifestyle benefits

PODCAST: Seeing Double, Duplex homes and lifestyle benefits

TODAY IN BC: HAVAN’s podcast ‘Measure Twice, Cut Once’
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