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U.S. announces new duty on B.C. lumber exports, police drug bust nets hefty seizures and more.
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Flowers left at a Garrison Crossing construction site in March 2016 where a concrete pumper truck collapsed killing a worker and seriously injuring another. (Paul J. Henderson file/The Progress)

1. U.S. government imposes new duties on softwood lumber

Canadian lumber exports into the U.S. are going up to the tune of about 20 per cent. See more >

2. Langley native represents B.C. in Canadian space race

Jason Leuschen, a military pilot born in Murrayville is one of 17 candidates left to become Canada’s next astronaut. See more >

3. VIDEO: Months-long investigation nets hefty seizure

New Westminster police say several have been arrested and $300,000 in fentanyl and heroin seized locally and in Surrey in a multi-jurisdictional drug bust. See more >

4. Equipment malfunction blamed in Chilliwack workplace death

Construction worker Sebastian Gomez Obando was killed, and the foreman suffered life-altering injuries in a workplace accident in 2015. See more >

5. VIDEO: Strangers rescue mother duck and her babies in Langley

It takes a village — to round up a wayward family of ducks and deliver them to safety. See more >


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About the Author: Ashley Wadhwani-Smith

I began my journalistic journey at Black Press Media as a community reporter in my hometown of Maple Ridge, B.C.
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