Positive reinforcement training is often talked about as if it’s simply giving a dog treats for good behavior, but in practice it’s far more precise, and when done correctly, it can completely reshape how a dog feels about situations that once triggered fear or reactivity. Not long ago, I was asked to help with a […]
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An 11-year-old boy from Pitt Meadows is rising through the ranks of the Canadian chess world. Over the Easter long weekend, Lucas Yao competed in a national tournament, against some of the country’s strongest competitors, placing 10th overall and securing multiple major title milestones along the way. In fact, Yao is the youngest competitor to
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One of the City of Maple Ridge’s top administrators has died. Mayor Dan Ruimy gave a tearful tribute to deputy chief administrative officer Stephane Labonne at Tuesday night’s (April 14) council meeting, after Labonne passed away from pancreatic cancer. “Stephane was not just a colleague, he was someone who made an impact on this organization,
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A Keremeos heavy equipment operator has filed a lawsuit against Interior Health and the doctors who allegedly failed to correctly diagnose an arterial blockage that led to the amputation of his leg. The civil claim, filed this April 1 in Vancouver by Steven Barker, alleges that multiple visits to the Similkameen Health Centre over issues
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The plan did not start with the baseball game. It started with a schedule, a bit of foresight, and a Calgary Flames logo on a hat. By the time the Clipper pushed off from Victoria’s Inner Harbour, Greg Cundal already knew exactly why he was on board. The nearly three-hour trip to Seattle was not
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