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‘My wife’s going bonkers’: Abbotsford residents fed up with overnight construction noise
Residents of a rural Abbotsford neighbourhood are fed up with the noise from a provincial project that has meant hundreds...
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Widow of Chinese businessman who was executed for murder can sell her Vancouver house, court rules
A murder in China and a civil lawsuit in B.C. have been preventing the sale of multiple Vancouver homes, but...
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Vancouver Police Board member resigns over social media posts
A member of the Vancouver Police Board was asked to resign after social media posts surfaced that made her continued...
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Hypothermic man found submerged and ‘clinging to piling’ in Cowichan Bay water rescue
A boater is grateful for the services of local rescue groups after being left stranded in the cold waters of...
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Second Cup closes Montreal franchise over hateful incident
Second Cup Café has closed one of its franchise locations in Montreal following allegations of hateful remarks and gestures made...
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Woman left ‘screaming for help’ after car journey with male driver, say Abbotsford police
Abbotsford police are requesting dash cam video and witness information after a frightening car journey with an unknown male left...
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Harris pokes fun at Trump in pre-recorded skit
Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell privately criticised Donald Trump as “stupid”, “ill-tempered”, and “a despicable human being” after the 2020...
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‘He thought of himself as a king’: The parties that led to Diddy’s downfall
There was a time when an invitation to a party hosted by Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of the most...
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The mystery of the missing butterflies in Vancouver
Dr. Michelle Tseng, botany and zoology professor, discusses what may have happened to all the butterflies, and what we can...
Patrick Keeling has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Election to the National Academy is one of the highest honours in science.
Patrick Keeling’s research program has illuminated fundamental properties of the evolution and diversity of algae, and microbial life in general....
What you can learn from Dr. Alex Moore’s career path
Image and write-up by Nivretta Thatra As of summer 2022, Dr. Alex Moore (she/they) is an Assistant Professor co-appointed at...
Advice for young scientists from Dr. Kaitlyn Gaynor
For Dr. Kaitlyn Gaynor (she/her), Assistant Professor in UBC’s Departments of Botany and Zoology, being able to do research was...
Winner of the 2022 Campus as a Living Lab Fund Competition
Congratulation to Michelle Tseng and her collaborators on being one of the recipients of the 2022 Campus as a Living Lab...
Celeste earns West Coast teaching award
Dr. Celeste Leander, Professor of Teaching in the Departments of Botany and Zoology, has received a 2023 West Coast Teaching...
Uncertainty in the research process is a source of excitement for Yujun Peng, Dewar Cooper Fellowship recipient
Yujun Peng, a member of Dr. Yuelin Zhang’s lab group, was recently awarded the Dewar Cooper doctoral fellowship for her...
Elizabeth Mahon, Jonathan Page Fellowship awardee, finds satisfaction in scientific problem-solving
Elizabeth Mahon, PhD student in the lab group of Dr. Shawn Mansfield, was awarded the Jonathan Page Fellowship for...
This parasitic plant convinces hosts to grow into its own flesh
Dr. Chen and colleagues—including University of British Columbia botanist Dr. Sean Graham—compared the genomes of Balanophora and Sapria, another extreme parasitic plant in the...