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The bears are starting to wake up. Coquitlam is issuing warnings

The bears are starting to wake up. Coquitlam is issuing warnings

As bruins emerge from their dens, Coquitlam RCMP and the City of Coquitlam are alerting the public to keep their garbage and organic bins inside until collection day.
Lap dog nets Burnaby driver $109 ticket

Lap dog nets Burnaby driver $109 ticket

BC Highway Patrol is warning drivers to avoid distractions.
Elephants at San Diego safari park huddle to protect calves during earthquake

Elephants at San Diego safari park huddle to protect calves during earthquake

SAN DIEGO (AP) — As the ground shook from a 5.2-magnitude earthquake , a herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park sprung into action to protect their young.
Powell River Salmon Society starts coho clipping campaign

Powell River Salmon Society starts coho clipping campaign

Goal is to clip 300,000 adipose fins this month
Firefighters rescue man and dog below 30-metre cliff in West Vancouver park

Firefighters rescue man and dog below 30-metre cliff in West Vancouver park

Both the pooch and the person emerged with no injuries, assistant chief of operation says
A beloved pet tortoise is reunited with its family weeks after disappearing in a Mississippi tornado

A beloved pet tortoise is reunited with its family weeks after disappearing in a Mississippi tornado

KOKOMO, Miss. (AP) — Myrtle, a cherished pet tortoise, has been reunited with its family in Mississippi weeks after disappearing during a deadly tornado outbreak in March. “He’s been through a lot,” said Myrtle's grateful owner, Tiffany Emanuel.
Grey whale captivates locals with 'unusual' visit to West Vancouver

Grey whale captivates locals with 'unusual' visit to West Vancouver

The grey whale, known as Little Patch, has been visiting the Puget Sound area nearly every year since 1991.
Humpbacks, transient whales and dolphins return to qathet waters

Humpbacks, transient whales and dolphins return to qathet waters

Report and see where recent cetacean sightings have taken place
Burnaby cat owner ordered to pay $7,600 for violating strata's no-pets bylaw

Burnaby cat owner ordered to pay $7,600 for violating strata's no-pets bylaw

Mohammed Parwesh Khan said his strata's enforcement of its no-pets bylaw was discriminatory, but he didn't convince the province's Civil Resolution Tribunal.
'Lucky little guy': Dog dumped in Vancouver garbage bin expected to recover

'Lucky little guy': Dog dumped in Vancouver garbage bin expected to recover

Police are continuing to investigate and have received a few tips since Oscar was found dumped in a garbage bin.