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Good afternoon, these are your top stories for Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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Disability tax credits are critical for some Canadians. But applying for them can cost thousands; Kathy Meyers is pictured with her son in Port Coquitlam, B\.C, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025\.

Disability tax credits are critical for some Canadians. But applying for them can cost thousands

June 26 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

As Canada launches its new disability benefit payments in July, medical and disability experts are raising alarms over barriers to obtaining the main eligibility requirement, the disability tax credit. Former clients say companies are charging them thousands of dollars for help with their applications — unaware free alternatives exist.

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B.C. municipalities allowed to take on more debt for small projects, says province; Municipalities aren't allowed to run operational deficits on a yearly basis, but changes by the province will allow them to use debt financing on more capital projects without a referendum or alternative approval process\.

B.C. municipalities allowed to take on more debt for small projects, says province

June 26 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Municipalities in British Columbia are fiscally conservative whether they want to be or not — but the province is letting that change, at least a little.

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These massive waves used to be the stuff of legend; These massive waves used to be the stuff of legend

These massive waves used to be the stuff of legend

June 26 , 2025 at 10:06:53 a.m. PDT • :

Once dismissed as a maritime myth, rogue waves are now being recorded in Canadian waters more than ever. A network of AI-powered buoys off the coast of B.C. is capturing these giants in real time. Johanna Wagstaffe meets the engineer developing new tools to understand — and maybe one day forecast — their chaotic nature.

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B.C. shipyard contracted to build federal vessels but not local ferries; Seaspan Shipyard logo

B.C. shipyard contracted to build federal vessels but not local ferries

June 25 , 2025 at 06:24:18 p.m. PDT • :

There have been questions over why a B.C. Ferries' contract went to a Chinese shipyard instead of North Vancouver's Seaspan. As Leanne Yu reports, B.C.'s largest shipyard is already busy with federal projects.

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I didn't know what it meant to be Canadian until I saw a photograph that opened my eyes; Clare Currie, right, shares a cuddle with Ghena Alasfar, who was a part of the first Syrian family she helped to resettle in Canada\.

I didn't know what it meant to be Canadian until I saw a photograph that opened my eyes

June 26 , 2025 at 01:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

When the photo of a drowned Syrian boy began circulating, Cape Breton's Clare Currie felt deeply moved to help. She saw the people of her beautiful but underresourced island mobilize in a big way to welcome newcomers to Canada.

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TSB report into fatal plane crash says aircraft may have been flying too slowly; First responders at the Chilliwack Motor Inn after a plane crashed in nearby bushes\.  

June 25 , 2025 at 12:53:50 p.m. PDT • :

TSB report into fatal plane crash says aircraft may have been flying too slowly

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Parents are pressured to give kids an '80s summer. Are we wearing nostalgia blinders?; A surge of posts and articles urging parents to let kids be bored and ditch the schedules can make modern parents feel guilty for scheduling their kids in day camps and activities\.  

June 26 , 2025 at 01:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Parents are pressured to give kids an '80s summer. Are we wearing nostalgia blinders?

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Aggressive cougars shut down biking trails in Whistler, B.C., area; A young cougar near a tree looks directly at the hikers filming it near the popular Garibaldi Lake trail in B\.C\.'s Sea-to-Sky region\.  

June 25 , 2025 at 06:30:49 p.m. PDT • :

Aggressive cougars shut down biking trails in Whistler, B.C., area

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Vaccination rates are slipping around the world. Canada isn't immune, says new study; For decades, health authorities made huge strides in vaccinating children against preventable diseases\. But since 2010, progress has stalled, and even declined, according to a new study\.  

June 26 , 2025 at 01:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Vaccination rates are slipping around the world. Canada isn't immune, says new study

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Chilliwack, B.C., teacher suspended over inappropriate comments; A teacher in a Chilliwack, B\.C\., school was handed a one-day suspension after making inappropriate comments to vulnerable children, according to the province's teacher regulator\.  

June 25 , 2025 at 07:25:47 a.m. PDT • :

Chilliwack, B.C., teacher suspended over inappropriate comments

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June 25 , 2025 at 05:59:21 p.m. PDT • :

New campaign encourages B.C. to 'squeal' on invasive pigs

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June 25 , 2025 at 01:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Ever heard of Driver Inc.? Canada's trucking industry is calling it a $1B scam

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June 25 , 2025 at 02:55:36 p.m. PDT • :

Canada says lawsuit by group claiming to represent B.C. Métis should be dismissed

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June 25 , 2025 at 09:04:44 a.m. PDT • :

NHL winger Evander Kane traded from Edmonton Oilers to Vancouver Canucks

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June 25 , 2025 at 11:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Firefighters urge hikers to stay out of trails near Squamish, B.C., wildfire

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