B.C. scientist changes the way we understand how plants react to stress

Forget everything you know about plant hormone production. That’s because a recent discovery that arose from UFV biochemist Dr. Harley Gordon and his team working with salicylic acid has introduced an entirely new method of phytohormone synthesis in plants. Although this might not sound like a particularly exciting scientific advancement to the average person, it […]

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RCMP arrest 4 protesters at remote logging blockade near Lake Cowichan

The RCMP arrested four people on Nov. 25 after a blockade at a forestry operation in the Carmanah Valley, near Lake Cowichan. Three of those were arrested for breaching an injunction granted by the B.C. Supreme Court in September that prohibits people from obstructing forestry operations on the Walbran Forest Service Road,. The fourth was

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(Sponsored content) Live Here, Shop Here shows readers how to dine out around the world for the holidays

(Advertising feature) Live Here, Shop Here is a Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News campaign that spans the holiday season to spotlight the value of shopping local. . An international array of restaurants will be offering a variety of festive dishes for the holiday season across Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. In many cultures the holiday

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Fraud charges laid against former City of Surrey staffer accused of $2.5M embezzlement

Fraud charges have been laid against a former City of Surrey employee accused of defrauding city hall of $2.5 million. Sunny Catlin, 40, is charged with four crimes that include committing fraud or breach of trust by issuing and depositing cheques from the City of Surrey without authority and for her own benefit; defrauding the

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B.C. breeder pleads guilty, sentenced for causing distress to animals

A Clearwater woman has been handed a 10-year ban on breeding dogs commercially after she pleaded guilty to causing distress to animals in Kamloops Provincial Court on Friday, Nov. 21. Bonnie Milligan, born in 1952, was also sentenced to one year of probation. She pleaded down from two animal cruelty charges — causing unnecessary pain

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