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VANCOUVER — The incoming leader of a group that represents surgeons across British Columbia is questioning the health minister's claims that nearly all surgeries that were cancelled in the first and later waves of the pandemic have been completed.

Two brothers charged in a Vancouver lumber theft have taken responsibility for their actions, one receiving a conditional discharge and community service while the other will be dealt with outside the courts.

Police said at the time that the attacks appeared completely unprovoked.

"Any help is greatly appreciated," says the GoFundMe page. Money raised will go toward the funeral.

Local resident of nearly five decades says they generally see one bear every year

The woman turned on her vacuum cleaner to scare off the bear. The incident is a good reminder to put away bird feeders, she says.

With the housing crisis in the province, the organizer wonders where refugees will live.

Responses to this crisis aren't just about geo-politics. It's also about race, says one B.C. immigration lawyer.

Fin whales are the second-largest mammal in the world. Their population in the Northern Pacific is currently listed under Canada's Species at Risk Act as threatened.

The ketamine experience can vary among patients