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22-year-old woman dies in slacklining accident near Squamish, say B.C. RCMP

A 22-year-old woman has died after falling from a slackline at a popular climbing area near Squamish, according to B.C. RCMP.

Family-run vintage shop owner frustrated by thefts amid reported rise in retail crime in B.C.

Tricia Hall, owner of Stoxx Vintage, says theft has become a growing burden for her family-run business. Police confirm shoplifting is on the rise in Burnaby and Vancouver, prompting enforcement efforts and initiatives to address root causes.

Scientists gobsmacked by never-seen footage of earth rupturing during Myanmar quake

The video was captured by a surveillance camera on March 28 when a violent earthquake struck the southeast Asian country of Myanmar — causing widespread damage as far away as Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand, and killing some 3,700 people, according to Myanmar's ruling military junta. 
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Mount St. Helens will blow again — but not like 1980

It's been 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted — and scientists say it will erupt again in our lifetime. Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down what will make it different from the deadly blast in 1980 and how today’s technology is giving us an early warning system.

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