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B.C. youth H5N1 diagnosis: Anti-whistleblower “ag-gag” laws help global pandemics grow and spread

A teen in British Columbia recently became critically ill after becoming infected with H5N1. H5N1 is a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu.

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Deer Mysteriously Shows Up in Small Town Wearing Yellow Safety Jacket, Sparks Local Drama: 'I Just Want to Know How'

A newspaper reporter was driving through her small town in British Columbia when she spotted a deer wearing a high-visibility jacket, which proceeded to cross the road in front of her.

Latin Times

Hiker Presumed Dead Found Alive After Weeks in Freezing Cold Wilderness, Baffling Rescuers with 'Unbelievable' Survival Story

A man who went missing in a remote provincial park in British Columbia during a camping trip has been found alive after five weeks.

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Astonishment as missing Canadian hiker emerges after weeks in wilderness

Sam Benastick, 20, discovered shivering and unsteady by two oil workers after getting lost in British Columbia wild

The Guardian - US

Elusive deer spotted wearing high-vis jacket in Canada: ‘Who is responsible?’

‘Double takes’ as British Columbia mountain community tries to figure out how local animal came to don neon jacket

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Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans

Scientists are racing to understand what a hospitalized teen’s case of bird flu may mean for future outbreaks

The Guardian - US

Treaties, truth and equality: how NZ, Australia and Canada are all struggling with colonial politics

With the ACT Party’s Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill having its first reading in parliament last week, the debate and protests have been – understandably – focused on the local historical and political landscape.

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Watch: This grizzly bear encounter was close, but close like family

A travel writer taking a six-day trip to Spirit Bear Lodge in British Columbia couldn’t believe the encounter her group had with a grizzly.

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British Columbia Teen Confirmed With Bird Flu Virus

Teenager in British Columbia hospitalized with bird flu linked to poultry outbreak. Health officials investigating source to prevent further spread.

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Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen

Canadian health officials have confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen

The Independent UK

Canadian teen in critical condition with what is believed to be human case of bird flu

It’s not clear how the teenager picked up the virus

The Independent UK

Canada reports 1st local case of H5 bird flu

A teen in Canada may be the first person to catch an H5 bird flu virus within the country. Health officials are now working to confirm the diagnosis.

LiveScience

First human case of H5N1 bird flu in Canada sparks concern; all you want to know

First-ever case of H5N1 Bird Flu has been detected in Canada in a teenager who has been hospitalized for a presumed case of avian influenza, according to an official statement published on the official website of the western province. The first human case of the deadly virus has sparked concern…

The Times of India

‘Rare event’: Canada records its first human bird flu case

A teenager from British Columbia tested positive for the H5 avian flu; health authorities investigating.

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Two men plead guilty to contract killing of Sikh man in Canada but don’t say who hired them

Tanner Fox and Jose Lopez trade blows in court after confessing to shooting Ripudaman Singh Malik

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Two plead guilty in Canada for killing man acquitted in Air India bombing

Ripudaman Singh Malik, acquitted in 2005 of attack that killed 329 people, was shot dead in British Columbia in 2022.

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Tuesday briefing: Canada puts India ‘on notice’ as row over alleged killing of Sikh activists escalates

In today’s newsletter: Justin Trudeau says there are ‘credible allegations’ that Modi’s government was involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia. What does say about India’s global standing?

The Independent UK

Expelled Indian high commissioner denies involvement in murder of Sikh leader in Canada

India’s high commissioner to Canada has denied any involvement in the murder of a Canadian Sikh leader who was killed in British Columbia last year even though the Canadian government has named him as a person of interest in the assassination

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The Conversation

B.C. election tells the tale of two British Columbias divided along ideological fault lines

The British Columbia election has turned out to be a nail-biter. Throughout the four-week campaign, the polls predicted a very close race between the incumbent NDP led by David Eby and a newly rejuvenated Conservative Party under the leadership of John Rustad. Those polls turned out to be accurate as…

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Drive-by shootings, arson and murder: is the Indian government trying to silence Canada’s Sikh activists?

Officials point to a string of cases they suspect are part of a cross-border effort sanctioned by Delhi to silence separatists

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The B.C. election could decide the future of the province’s species at risk laws

With British Columbians going to the polls this week, a whole host of key issues are on the agenda. Among these issues stands the future of species at risk legislation in B.C. — and perhaps with it Canada as a whole.

The Conversation

B.C. election: Debate over the rights of gender-diverse youth continues as their school safety declines

The treatment of sexual minority and gender-diverse youth in Canadian schools continues to be a contentious issue among parents and political parties, particularly in provinces like Alberta and British Columbia.

The Conversation

B.C. election: Party proposals on climate action point in opposite directions

With affordability, housing and health care at the top of voters’ minds in British Columbia, they haven’t heard much about climate change with less than a week to go until the provincial election.

LiveScience

Bear hair and fish weirs: Meet the Indigenous people combining modern science with ancestral principles to protect the land

The Heiltsuk of British Columbia are using a mix of traditional principles and modern implementation to protect salmon and bears in their territory.

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‘We want clean water back’: British Columbia town fights hydro plant

Hudson’s Hope residents receive offer from power corporation BC Hydro after three-year nightmare

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