A UBC Okanagan (UBCO) doctoral student has utilized an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to study fire behaviour. Laden Tazik, the lead author of a new study in Fire, used the “Segment Anything Model”, a state of the art AI tool to capture fire behaviour and extract fire perimeters from experimental burn videos frame-by-frame to study […]
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The holiday season has a way of bringing out the best in us. We gather with loved ones, enjoy warm meals, share laughter, and find comfort in familiar traditions. But for so many abandoned and homeless animals, this time of year looks very different. Shelters fill past capacity. Cold weather sets in. And frightened dogs
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Leona Starr believes the incorporation of traditional medicines and healing practices is essential to the holistic wellness of Indigenous peoples. With that in mind, Interior Health (IH) staff in B.C.’s East Kootenay region were recently invited to discuss and learn about the incorporation of traditional Indigenous medicines while receiving care within IH facilities. “The knowledge
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Nikita Tolopilo didn’t wait long to begin activating his dad powers in between the pipes for the Abbotsford Canucks. The Belarusian goaltender and his wife welcomed a baby daughter to the world earlier this week and he celebrated her arrival with an outstanding performance in a Canucks 2-1 shootout win over the Calgary Wranglers inside
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Ridge Meadows RCMP gave the Friends in Need Food Bank a much-needed boost with a recent donation drive. The local cops were at the Meadowtown Shopping Centre in Pitt Meadows for their regular Cram the Cruiser campaign over the weekend, and loaded it with 200 pounds of food and approximately $2,000 in cash. Donations to
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