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Good afternoon, these are your top stories for Thursday, April 17, 2025.
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B.C. proposes changes to graduated driver's licensing program; The province says the changes, if approved, will see new drivers get 'on-road experience' and be subject to a 12-month restriction rather than be required to take another test to get their Class 5 licence\. 

B.C. proposes changes to graduated driver's licensing program

April 17 , 2025 at 07:01:08 a.m. PDT • :

The British Columbia government has introduced legislation to make changes to its graduated driver's licensing regime, seeking to eliminate the need for a second road test to obtain a full licence. 
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CBC B.C. launches paid summer internships for young, aspiring Indigenous storytellers; Robert Doane, shown here at an engagement session in Saskatoon, is the head of CBC's National Indigenous Strategy\. He got his start 20 years ago in an internship program designed for Indigenous storytellers\.

CBC B.C. launches paid summer internships for young, aspiring Indigenous storytellers

April 17 , 2025 at 10:45:00 a.m. PDT • :

CBC will hire a researcher, who will work out of either Victoria, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Kamloops or Kelowna for seven weeks.  
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This atmospheric trend is devastating crops (and no one's talking about it); Scarecrows in a rice field\.

This atmospheric trend is devastating crops (and no one's talking about it)

April 17 , 2025 at 10:49:19 a.m. PDT • :

Scientists have coined a new term: thirstwaves. The phenomenon occurs during extended periods of unusually high evaporation — caused not from a lack of rain, but because the air is extra thirsty. Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down how thirstwaves could seriously affect farming and water supplies.
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Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet; Scientists make 'major breakthrough' in search for life outside solar system

Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet

April 17 , 2025 at 06:08:36 a.m. PDT • :

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar system.
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B.C. Health Coalition urges province to end contract with U.S. owner of LifeLabs; About 1,200 LifeLabs employees represented by the B\.C\. General Employees' Union \(BCGEU\) have been on strike for eight weeks\.

B.C. Health Coalition urges province to end contract with U.S. owner of LifeLabs

April 16 , 2025 at 04:53:37 p.m. PDT • :

A public health advocacy group is urging the B.C. government to end its contract with the American company that owns LifeLabs, the province's main provider of outpatient lab services. 
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Ankylosaur footprints from Canada are first of their kind in the world; Victoria Arbour, curator at the Royal B\.C\. Museum, with Ruopodosaurus prints \(far left for the foot and middle for the hand\) in the field at Wolverine River near Tumbler Ridge, B\.C\., in August 2023\.  

April 16 , 2025 at 01:52:24 p.m. PDT • :

Ankylosaur footprints from Canada are first of their kind in the world

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Dozens of Vancouver flights delayed or cancelled as Nav Canada warns of 'resource constraints'; A shortage of air traffic controllers is delaying flights at Vancouver International Airport\.  

April 16 , 2025 at 01:35:30 p.m. PDT • :

Dozens of Vancouver flights delayed or cancelled as Nav Canada warns of 'resource constraints'

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West Kelowna golf course operators want restitution after on-course fight; The operators of an Indigenous-owned golf course in West Kelowna say the people involved in a fist fight there this week will be held accountable\. It broke out Monday after a clash over pace of play\.  

April 16 , 2025 at 10:27:01 p.m. PDT • :

West Kelowna golf course operators want restitution after on-course fight

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B.C. nurse appeals disciplinary decision over transgender comments; A disciplinary panel of the B\.C\. College of Nurses and Midwives said nurse Amy Hamm committed unprofessional conduct for her public statements about transgender people\. Hamm is appealing the decision\.  

April 15 , 2025 at 11:00:07 a.m. PDT • :

B.C. nurse appeals disciplinary decision over transgender comments

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Why is everyone suddenly a doll? Newest AI trend is more than harmless fun; Three AI-generated images posted on social media show examples of the AI action doll trend\. On the left is a LinkedIn image posted by the Chartered Institute of Marketing on Saturday\. The middle is British MP Dawn Butler, from her own X post on Friday\. On the right is an Instagram post by influencer Suzie Bonaldi from Thursday\. The trend has become popular on social media, but some experts say it may not all be harmless fun\.  

April 15 , 2025 at 01:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Why is everyone suddenly a doll? Newest AI trend is more than harmless fun

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April 16 , 2025 at 02:51:13 p.m. PDT • :

Police seize 10 kilos of meth, arrest 6 accused of trafficking drugs from B.C. to Manitoba

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April 16 , 2025 at 11:53:56 a.m. PDT • :

Quinn's landmark goal helps Vancouver Rise top Calgary Wild in Northern Super League's inaugural match

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April 17 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

New study shows increased pathogens near B.C. open-net salmon farms

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April 15 , 2025 at 12:48:05 p.m. PDT • :

Former Vancouver teacher, St. George's School named in claim alleging sex abuse

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April 17 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Split city: Some B.C. voters don't feel represented as urban centres carved into sprawling, rural ridings

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