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UBC team probing tire chemical linked to salmon death wins $1.8M in funding Wa Jobz

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UBC team probing tire chemical linked to salmon death wins .8M in funding Wa Jobz

  A UBC-led project aiming to protect B.C.’s declining salmon population by identifying and reducing toxic road runoff, has received a significant financial boost. The team has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the provincial and federal governments through the second phase of the B.C. Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund. It was one of … Read more

Two South Koreans among 18 sentenced to death in Vietnam drug bust Wa Jobz

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Two South Koreans among 18 sentenced to death in Vietnam drug bust Wa Jobz

SEOUL: Two South Koreans were among 18 people sentenced to death on drug smuggling and trafficking charges in Vietnam, state media said. The communist country has some of the toughest drug laws in the world, and is notoriously secretive about its executions. South Korean ex-police officer Kim Soon-sik, 63, and compatriot Kang Seon-hok, 30, were … Read more