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Alanna Kelly

@alannakellynews.bsky.social
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Journalist, based in Squamish • Covering the Sea-to-Sky & Sunshine Coast

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Programming note for today: we'll have a live special for today's snap election call, starting at noon. I'll be in our Vancouver studio, while @katiederosa.bsky.social will be at Government House in Victoria. Our live page is already up, and we'll be adding to it all day.
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B.C. snap election expected as premier makes noon PT announcement | CBC
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
AND THE MOMENT SAR FOUND HIM Stas said we could share this photo ♥️
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
STAS IS ALIVE! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Man found alive after being 'stuck' in B.C. mountains for several days | CBC News
Stanislav Volo went for a hike on Sunday above the Sea-to-Sky Gondola and did not return home.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Within five seconds, only five seconds — and it said sold out," she said. "I was like, there's no way." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Free passes to popular B.C. park being resold online for money, hiker says | CBC News
A Vancouver woman is raising concerns that people are snapping up free day passes to the popular Joffre Lakes Provincial Park and then flipping them for cash online.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Hearing reports of a mudslide up Squamish Valley Road. Anyone there or have photos?
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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Enchanted Forest will NOT be advancing to the final of the Search for B.C.'s Roadside Attraction, due to hundreds of automated votes from IP addresses with the same pattern in the final 90 minutes of voting. The final will be Barkerville vs. Cathedral Grove. what a world
Text says: "In the final 90 minutes before the close of voting yesterday, there were 85 instances where five or more votes were submitted at the exact same second, at consistent timing intervals, from the same pattern of anonymized IP addresses. In total, 672 votes were submitted this way, and all 672 were submitted for the Enchanted Forest."
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Evacuation alert issued tonight for an area of Lions Bay. The fire was sparked today and discovered around 5:40 p.m. Cause under investigation.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Public records show the company received over $50 million from the B.C. government since 2019, a figure the province confirmed. At least $1.4 million of that provincial funding went directly to the Howe Sound mill, and more than $17 million went to the Crofton mill. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Forestry giant behind idled B.C. mill received millions in government funding | CBC News
A day after Canada's largest forestry company announced plans to shutter a pulp and paper mill on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, the community is still reeling.
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Tyler Olsen @tyolsen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
STORY: After my 93-year-old grandmother was evacuated from a Summerland seniors home, no one could tell us where she was. My family wasn't alone. I went hunting for answers for how this happened.
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‘They Lost Granny’ | The Tyee
My grandmother was evacuated from Summerland. We spent days trying to find her.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Ya. This is not what I want to see right now in Squamish. This lightning storm is hitting close by.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
After talking to the fire chief about how dry it is in Squamish I hate to see this storm tonight.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We’ve got a lightning and thunder storm here in Squamish. Hopefully this passes quickly.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Woah! Lound rumble near Squamish. Sounded like thunder. Anyone else hear it?
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Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is so awful and chilling: a 12-year-old boy from Edmonton was found dead in Calling Lake, about 200 km north. His death has been ruled a homicide, and it doesn't appear he was reported missing. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
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RCMP searching for tips in death of 12-year-old boy, while Edmonton's Somali community provides support for family
Remains of 12-year-old Edmonton boy Faisal Hussein, found in Calling Lake late last week. Tips rolling in but nothing solid, say RCMP.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Do you know what to do if you come across a grizzly bear? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
COOMBS GOATS VS MALAHAT SKYWALK CHEMAINUS MURALS VS CATHEDRAL GROVE VANCOUVER ISLAND ROADSIDE ATTRACTION SEMIFINAL IS HERE www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Search for B.C.'s best roadside attraction: Coombs Goats , Malahat Skywalk, Chemainus Murals, Cathedral Grove | CBC News
Round 2, Vancouver Island matchups 'diverse mix' of nature, art, purpose-built tourist attractions and business
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Tarnjit Parmar @tarnjitparmar.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
From the Penticton Sikh gurdwara … hundreds of meals prepared by volunteers and sent to people who have been evacuated by the fire. Delivered to parking lots where people were camped out and other spaces evacuees have gathered.
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Castanet.net @castanet.net · 10/08/2026
Flights cancelled into and out of Penticton due to wildfire #Penticton
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Flights cancelled into and out of Penticton due to wildfire - Penticton News
Flights into and out of Penticton have been impacted by the Bald Range wildfire. 
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Castanet.net @castanet.net · 10/08/2026
Highway 97 not likely to open tonight between Summerland and Peachland due to Bald Range wildfire #SummerlandBC
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Highway 97 not likely to open tonight between Summerland and Peachland due to Bald Range wildfire - Summerland News
Highway 97 continues to remain closed between Summerland and Peachland Sunday morning due to the Bald Range wildfire.
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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 03/08/2026
Details of celebration of life for Mike
Image describing details of celebration of life for Michael Coyle. Sunday August 9, 4-5:30 pm Dogwood Pavilion/Community Centre 1655 Winslow Avenue Coquitlam BC. email mfcmemorial2026@gmail.com for link to livestream. Photos of Mike waring red hat hat, in helicopter looking backward, with his partner and son, and hiking.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Do we think I am allergic? 🐝 I can confirm the wasps are out in full force in the Sea to Sky region Stung yesterday by Brohm Lake
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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 30/07/2026
Thank you to all who have shared your condolences about Mike's passing - it is overwhelming. There will be a celebration of life for Mike on August 9 at Dogwood Pavilion in Coquitlam - and a livestream to ensure all who were touched by him may come should they wish. More details later. Sylvia
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A devoted partner and caring father who spent nearly three decades volunteering his time to rescue strangers has died while mountain biking in Squamish. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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B.C. man who devoted nearly three decades to rescuing strangers dies in Squamish | CBC News
Michael Coyle had worked with Coquitlam SAR for years and helped many other teams in B.C.
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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 27/07/2026
This is Mike's partner Sylvia Fuller - I am so sorry to say that Mike was found unresponsive while mountain biking yesterday and died despite the best efforts of other riders and Squamish EMS. Thank you to Squamish Search and Rescue for carrying him out and taking care of our dog. We are shattered
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Brent Ward @geobrentatlarge.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Yet another rockfall from the Stawamus Chief. It is likely only a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt or killed there. It is such a popular climbing and bouldering area. Stay safe everyone! @alannakellynews.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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No one injured after rockfall at B.C.'s Stawamus Chief mountain on Monday | CBC News
Onlookers caught rocks tumbling down the Stawamus Chief on camera at 9:03 a.m. PT on Monday.
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Jérôme OLLIER @jeromeollier.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Via @ubcoceans.bsky.social - Researchers call for more collaboration to stop whale strikes in B.C. - @alannakellynews.bsky.social CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Researchers call for more collaboration to stop whale strikes in B.C. | CBC News
In San Francisco Bay, scientists, ferry operators and the public are working together to track whales, using an app and a special kind of camera.
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Brent Ward @geobrentatlarge.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
More rockfalls near Whistler ski hill. nice piece by @alannakellynews.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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‘I heard it before I saw it’: Witness watches rockfall at Whistler Peak | CBC News
The area where the rockfall occurred, at Whistler Peak on Whistler Blackcomb, was closed and no one was injured.
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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Our FERRIES WEEK series continues with a story from @alannakellynews.bsky.social on whale-ferry collisions and what can be done to reduce them in the future www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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B.C. Ferries ramping up protection for whales with slower speeds, detection cameras | CBC News
From slower speed limits to using technology to detect whales, B.C. Ferries is looking to reduce vessel collisions with whales as experts call for more education and research.
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Brent Ward @geobrentatlarge.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Cool video of another rockfall from Stawamus Chief. Looks like a meteor coming down the cliff. Love the way it spreads out on the cone! As Pierre says, this one is freeze thaw related. Others occur in heat waves. Nice piece by @alannakellynews.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Third rockfall event on popular Squamish mountain | CBC News
Some unsanctioned climbing access trails and boulder areas are below where the rockfall took place.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Highway 99 in Mount Currie is closed in both directions
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Jeremy Valeriote @jervaler.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
My thoughts and sympathies are with the residents of Lions Bay and the friends and family of Barbara and David Enns, one year after the landslide that took their lives. Thanks to the Sea to Sky’s @alannakellynews.bsky.social for revisiting this tragic climate event. 1/
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Brent Ward @geobrentatlarge.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Nice piece by @alannakellynews.bsky.social on the fatal Lions Bay debris flow that happened a year ago. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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2 Lions Bay, B.C., residents were killed in a landslide a year ago — and questions remain
Sunday marks one year since a deadly landslide that claimed the lives of a Lions Bay couple. As Alanna Kelly reports, the tragedy is still very raw for the small community in B.C.’s Sea-to-Sky region,...
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
People living on B.C.’s coast are offering up their private properties to host technology that can detect whales, in hopes of safeguarding the marine mammals that pass through. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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B.C. residents host whale detection devices on their properties in bid to protect animals | CBC News
From infrared thermal cameras to hydrophones, these B.C. residents offered up space on their properties as researchers look to help safeguard marine mammals.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
A humpback calf with a deep gash near its dorsal fin has been identified as the whale struck by a high-speed ferry off Vancouver. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Calf with deep gash identified as humpback struck by ferry off Vancouver | CBC News
"Given the seriousness of the injury, it will be important to monitor the animal’s healing progress," a DFO spokesperson said.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Paul Wilkins, vice-president of the Squamish Pirates Swim Club, said the closure of the pool has been disruptive for the team, and young athletes are travelling to North Vancouver or Whistler. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'It's impacting our kids': Contract dispute in Squamish in its 3rd week | CBC News
People are driving to Whistler or North Vancouver to get pool access or practice time after the Squamish facility closed amid job action.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
‘Thought I was going to die’: Video captured near-miss on Sea to Sky Highway. Three people narrowly avoided being in head-on collisions while driving on Highway 99 after temporary traffic lines were painted for paving. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Drivers narrowly miss head-on collisions after temporary lines painted on Sea to Sky Highway | CBC News
Temporary traffic lines painted on the Sea to Sky Highway are causing confusion for drivers - some of whom narrowly avoided collisions.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
A humpback whale was reportedly hit by a B.C. Ferries vessel Wednesday night off B.C.'s North Coast, about 130 kilometres southeast of Prince Rupert. On Thursday morning, a humpback was found dead near the same area, according to the ferry service. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Humpback whale found dead after possible collision with B.C. Ferries vessel | CBC News
B.C. Ferries says it believes one of its vessels "made contact" with a humpback whale Wednesday night. On Thursday morning, a humpback whale was found dead in the vicinity.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Flotillas from islands on either side of the Canada-U.S. border will meet half way today as part of a celebration of the friendship between the two countries amid ongoing political tensions.  www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Cross-border handshake planned to affirm Canadian, American friendship amid political tensions | CBC News
A group of up to 100 boats is expected to head north from Orcas Island, one of Washington state's San Juan islands, while another group sails south from Salt Spring Island, meeting near the internatio...
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
The only ice rink in Squamish, B.C., about 50 kilometres north of Vancouver, remains closed after nearly two weeks with no known re-opening date.  www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Squamish families facing long commutes for ice time | CBC News
Families in the Sea-to-Sky region have been commuting all over the Lower Mainland to get ice time, after the only rink in Squamish, B.C., has been closed for 13 days.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Parents and young athletes from Squamish are stuck driving to other B.C. communities for practice, after the only rink in town has closed. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Rink closure in Squamish forces athletes off home ice
Parents and young athletes are stuck driving to other B.C. communities for practice, after the only rink in Squamish, B.C., has closed. As Alanna Kelly reports, the issue could still take some time to...
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Surrey, B.C.'s mayor and police chief are expected at city hall Monday morning to announce a new initiative addressing the recent spike in extortion cases targeting South Asian businesses in the community. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Surrey, B.C., mayor, police chief to announce initiative to combat rising extortion cases | CBC News
Surrey, B.C.'s mayor and police chief are expected at city hall Monday morning to announce a new initiative addressing the recent spike in extortion cases targeting South Asian businesses in the commu...
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
'She crushed it': 8-year-old leads climb up daunting Stawamus Chief in Squamish, B.C. youtu.be/RrgN5FDPFeQ?...
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Young rock climber mounts the Stawamus Chief in under six hours
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Squamish Chief @squamishchief.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
First Nation files for judicial review of Mount Polley dam enlargement
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First Nation files for judicial review of Mount Polley dam enlargement
Leaders of Xatśūll First Nation say the provincial government has stepped on Aboriginal title rights and skirted environmental protections in a rush to approve expansion of a previously problematic mine site
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Fight breaks out at Two Eagles Golf Course in West Kelowna www.castanet.net/news/West-Ke...
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Fight breaks out at Two Eagles Golf Course in West Kelowna - West Kelowna News
According to a Reddit post, the altercation lasted approximately two minutes, with one golfer losing his shirt and another suffering a broken jaw.?
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richard-vickery.bsky.social @richard-vickery.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
@alannakellynews.bsky.social Sheesh, I feel bad for the officers!https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/vancouver-cops-set-on-fire-during-arrest-in-downtown-eastside-10511952 Glad they are /he is recovering
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The men then approached the vehicle and "pointed a handgun at the owner of the Jeep, and demanded that he turn over his keys,” according to police. www.nsnews.com/highlights/b...
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Balaclava-wearing thieves steal Jeep at 'gunpoint' from B.C. hiker
Police are asking anyone who saw the getaway vehicle on the afternoon of April 4 to contact them.
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The family of a 40-year-old Vancouver man charged with breaking and entering, unlawful confinement, choking and extortion could lose their home if he breaches bail. www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/b...
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B.C. family could lose $100,000 of home value if son breaches bail
Ping Fen Jiang, 40, is charged with breaking and entering, unlawful confinement, choking and extortion.
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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
That 43 pounds of fentanyl that was the Trump administration's legal justification for imposing tariffs on Canada? Just 0.74 pounds – or 0.13% – has been positively attributed to Canada, according to new data obtained by The Globe's Kathryn Blaze Baum: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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New fentanyl data undercuts White House’s portrayal of Canada’s role in U.S. drug crisis
Fentanyl identified as coming from Canada amounted to barely more than one-10th of 1%, according to data obtained through American freedom-of-information laws
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Alanna Kelly @alannakellynews.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
"When I looked down, all I could see was dolphins underneath me," said McArthur. B.C. man gets chased by 100+ dolphins in Howe Sound. www.nsnews.com/highlights/h...
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'Holy crap': B.C. man has epic encounter with 100+ dolphins
A Pemberton man was in the right place at the right time this week in Howe Sound.
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