CBC News Online - British Columbia Digest - 2015-02-10

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UBC votes to divest fossil fuel industry holdings Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:22:27 EST Faculty at the University of British Columbia have voted in favour of the institution divesting its existing fossil fuel holdings and forgoing further investments in companies connected with fossil fuels. Read More 'It's like living in a war zone': Diggers return to Arbutus gardens Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:57:21 EST CP Rail has resumed its clearing of the community gardens along the Arbutus corridor, to the distress of local residents. Read More Tortoise vs. hare? Slow joggers live longer than fast runners, says new study Tue, 10 Feb 2015 21:16:39 EST A new study published in the American College of Cardiology found strenuous runners "weren't really better off than the people doing nothing." Read More Was B.C. throne speech a waste of time? Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:45:34 EST The Opposition has slammed B.C.'s latest speech from the throne for being "30 minutes we won't get back." Read More Lack of snow forces Cypress Mountain to close until further notice Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:17:22 EST Cypress Mountain is closing down operations until further notice due to a lack of snowfall on Vancouver's North Shore ski hills, it announced Tuesday. Read More More Headlines Police investigating soaking of homeless man outside Tim Hortons 3 reasons why a 3-day work week wouldn't work Nail trap set in field near B.C. school B.C. throne speech lacks bold LNG predictions Teen in custody after 15-year-old shot dead in B.C. Harbour seal vs. octopus: rare photos of interspecies battle UBC sex assault reports out of sync with police statistics Pat Quinn, Savard, Gregory named to Order of Hockey in Canada