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With end of daylight saving time, evenings becoming darker, earlier

A reminder has been sent out by the City of Maple Ridge for drivers to slow down and watch for pedestrians as daylight saving time has come to an end. With evenings getting darker, earlier, the city is reminding pedestrians and drivers about the ABCD’s of safety: • Alert – stay focused, avoiding distractions like […]

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Hope to heartbreak: Newest endangered B.C. orca calf missing, presumed dead

Hope has turned to heartbreak for B.C.’s endangered southern resident killer whales. Newborn calf J64, who was first spotted in mid-September, has been declared missing and presumed dead by researchers from Washington-based Center for Whale Research. The calf’s mother J42, also known as ‘Echo’, was observed travelling with other members of J pod Oct. 23,

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UBC scores in dying moments to edge UVic for women’s national rugby title

For the second year in a row, the UVic Vikes women’s rugby team came up just short in the U Sports national championship, losing 15-13 to the UBC Thunderbirds on Nov. 2. The low-scoring final was a nail-biter, and fourth-overall meeting on the season between UVic and UBC. The Vikes had beat the Thunderbirds in

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