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Les Leyne: More old-growth forests are off limits to loggers

Les Leyne: More old-growth forests are off limits to loggers

Old growth logging has been slowly crimped in B.C. over the years, but measures announced Tuesday could see it grinding almost to a halt in the most contentious stands of timber.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Honeysuckle can take two or three years to flower

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Honeysuckle can take two or three years to flower

Ideal growing conditions include full sun to part shade and a fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil.
Comment: Too late for me, but track your health through your doctor

Comment: Too late for me, but track your health through your doctor

The locum phoned me and said there had been a misdiagnosis and it was cancer. He advised me to put my affairs in order and consider intervention.
Les Leyne: Lesson from deadly heat dome: check on vulnerable neighbours

Les Leyne: Lesson from deadly heat dome: check on vulnerable neighbours

Death toll from B.C. heat dome updated to 595
B.C. Liberal leadership contender Falcon fires campaign aide amid sexual harassment allegations

B.C. Liberal leadership contender Falcon fires campaign aide amid sexual harassment allegations

Aide accused of yelling profanities at staffer from rival campaign
Ottawa lifts pandemic ban on cruise ships but not advisory against travelling on them

Ottawa lifts pandemic ban on cruise ships but not advisory against travelling on them

Cruise lines have worked hard to institute COVID-19 safety protocols, says travel agent
B.C. submits application to decriminalize small amounts of drugs

B.C. submits application to decriminalize small amounts of drugs

The application to Health Canada comes five years after B.C. declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency.
B.C.'s chief coroner reveals city death tolls due to heat wave

B.C.'s chief coroner reveals city death tolls due to heat wave

Over one 25-day period, nearly a quarter of all deaths in the province — 595 people — were due to the late June heat wave. Vancouver, Surrey and Burnaby recorded the most deaths, according to the BC Coroners Service.
On-duty assault took 'joy, excitement, bliss and trust' from police officer, court hears

On-duty assault took 'joy, excitement, bliss and trust' from police officer, court hears

Const. Jenny Lequesne was injured after being kicked in the face while making an arrest
Eric Akis: Mustard and horseradish crust elevates top sirloin roast

Eric Akis: Mustard and horseradish crust elevates top sirloin roast

With a bit of embellishment, a less pricey cut makes a tasty Sunday dinner