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Two Japanese landmarks in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­receive historic national designation (PHOTOS)

Two Japanese landmarks in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­receive historic national designation (PHOTOS)

The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall were given a National Historic Site designation by Parks Canada - joining a select group of such places in Metro Vancouver.
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You can explore major WWI battlegrounds with this interactive tool (MAPS)

You can explore major WWI battlegrounds with this interactive tool (MAPS)

Travel over a hundred years back in time this Remembrance Day and explore historical spots and major battlegrounds of World War I online.
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The first B.C. ferry company was a rowboat up and down Okanagan Lake (WITH VIDEO)

The first B.C. ferry company was a rowboat up and down Okanagan Lake (WITH VIDEO)

In this episode of our history TV show, BC Was Awesome , we dig in to the story of Thomas "Captain" Shorts. An entrepreneur through-and-through, Shorts ran the first rudimentary ferry service up and down Okanagan Lake.
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Dinosaur unique to B.C. is now officially recognized

Dinosaur unique to B.C. is now officially recognized

Almost 50 years after the discovery of a mysterious claw in Northern B.C., the first dinosaur unique to B.C. has been officially recognized.
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Phantoms of First World War honoured at B.C. prison

Phantoms of First World War honoured at B.C. prison

The names of 21 Chinese labourers who died in B.C. on their way to fight in WWI in Europe have been uncovered, and the deceased men have been memorialized.
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Burnaby museum works to undo erasure of local Indigenous history

Burnaby museum works to undo erasure of local Indigenous history

Burnaby Village Museum is taking steps to undo the part it has played in erasing Indigenous history from the place we now call Burnaby.
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Photos: 10 of the most haunted places in Vancouver

Photos: 10 of the most haunted places in Vancouver

Even if you don’t believe in ghosts, you’ll definitely want to know about these 10 haunted places in Vancouver.
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10 of the most haunted places in Vancouver

10 of the most haunted places in Vancouver

Even if you don’t believe in ghosts, you’ll definitely want to know about these 10 haunted places in Vancouver. 👻
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You probably don't know the real story of Sasquatch (WITH VIDEO)

You probably don't know the real story of Sasquatch (WITH VIDEO)

In this episode of our BC Was Awesome show I travel to Harrison Hot Springs and the Sts'ailes First Nation Reserve to dig up the real story of Sasquatch.
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Beloved B.C. highway landmark destroyed by fire

Beloved B.C. highway landmark destroyed by fire

The lumberjack statue marking the former Clarke Sawmill near Mile 62 was destroyed after someone shot a flare at the family's Halloween decorations and started the fire.
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