British Columbia Coast

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  In Canada, A Bear Breaks Into A Car And Guzzles 69 Cans Of Soda

  After entering a house's compound, a bear got inside a car and drank more than 60 soda cans.

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  Canada Province Declares Emergency, Braces For More Deaths Amid Historic Flooding

  Canada is sending the military to help evacuate and support communities hit by "catastrophic" flooding, with the deaths expected to rise after record rainfall on the Pacific coast triggered a state of emergency Wednesday.

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  Container Ship Fire off British Columbia Smoldering, No Longer Spreading

  A container fire that broke out on Saturday on a cargo ship carrying mining chemicals off British Columbia is smoldering and appears to be under control, Canadian Coast Guard officials said on Sunday.

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  Cargo Ship Fire "Stabilized", Spewed Toxic Gas Off Canada's Pacific Coast

  A fire broke out on Saturday on a cargo ship off the coast of British Columbia, causing containers carrying mining chemicals to expel toxic gas. The Canadian Coast Guard said it is working with the US Coast Guard to assess the situation.

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  Not Rude, Just French: Fired Waiter Claims Discrimination

  Guillaume Rey, who worked at a Vancouver restaurant on Canada's Pacific coast, filed a complaint with British Columbia's Human Rights Tribunal against his former employer, claiming "discrimination against my culture." In alleging discrimination Rey said French culture just "tends to be more direct and expressive." He owes his sacking to his "direct...

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  Canadian Government Approves Natural Gas Project

  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau approved Tuesday a $27 billion liquefied natural gas project on British Columbia's northwest coast in a decision that's considered a litmus test for a government that has vowed to do more for the environment.

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  Australian Humpback Whale Comeback a 'Symbol of Hope'

  Australia's humpback populations have recovered so well from years of devastating whaling that they could be delisted as a threatened species in a conservation success story scientists today hailed as "a symbol of hope".

• Canadian Coast Guard Reaches Drifting Russian Container Ship

  The Canadian coast guard on Friday reached a fuel-laden Russian container ship that was dangerously adrift off the Pacific shore and threatening to cause an environmental catastrophe.

• Russian Container Ship Adrift Off British Columbia Coast

  Local officials say the Canadian coast guard has secured a towline to a Russian container ship carrying hundreds of tons of fuel that was drifting without power in rough seas off British Columbia's pristine northern coast.

• Canada Sees Landmark Ruling on Aboriginals, Land

  A landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling that Aboriginals can stake a broad claim to traditional territories could have a significant impact on future development of resources, energy projects and pipelines, including a plan to move crude oil to the Pacific coast for shipment to Asia.

• Shallow 6.3 quake off west Canada coast: U.S. Geological Survey

  A shallow quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 was recorded off British Columbia on Canada's west coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Tuesday.

• Magnitude 7.7 quake strikes off Canadian coast

  A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada, but there were no reports of major damage. Residents in parts of British Columbia were evacuated, but the province appeared to escape the biggest quake in Canada since 1949 largely unscathed.

• Magnitude 6.4 quake strikes British Columbia coast

  A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck on Friday off the coast of British Columbia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.