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TransLink reports highest ridership since 2020 for Canada-Qatar match

TransLink saw its highest ridership Thursday since early 2020. There were 1.36 million boardings across the TransLink network on June 18, which was the day of the Canada-Qatar World Cup match at BC Place. A typical day would see 1.19 million boardings. TransLink says ridership growth was “especially strong” in Richmond, Burnaby and the Tri-Cities.

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B.C. nurses vote 67% to reject recently negotiated tentative collective agreement

B.C.’s nurses have voted to reject the tentative deal negotiated between their union and the B.C. government on May 22. The union’s president said the vote — 67 per cent of members rejected the deal — shows the “frustration” members have with pressures facing the profession. “For many nurses, this vote was about more than

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PHOTOS: B.C. photographer captures rare moment of herons raised by eagle

Herons and eagles are natural enemies, but in Chilliwack they evidently put their differences aside, according to a local photographer. Ian McAlpine shared his “once in a lifetime” story on social media after seeing young herons being raised by an eagle. He was walking along the Vedder Rotary Trail in Chilliwack with fellow photographers Mercedes

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