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64-Year-Old Man Accidentally Ejects Himself from Fighter Jet at 2,500 Feet

A 64-year-old man on a surprise company outing to a French airbase was under so much stress when going for a joy ride in a fighter jet that he accidentally grabbed the ejector button and launched himself into the air 2,500 feet above the ground, CNN Travel reports. Apparently, the man’s co-workers didn’t know him as well as they thought. […]

SnowBrains | April 13, 2020
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It’s Official: Jumbo Valley, BC Will Stay Wild!

After decades of fighting for the protection of the Jumbo Valley in British Columbia, the battle is finally over. Over the past 30 years, plans to develop a year-round ski resort, Jumbo Glacier Resort, have been threatening the sacred area of Qat’muk to the Ktunaxa Nation. Reaching the level of the Supreme Court, the decision has been finalized and the […]

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Emily Crofton | January 24, 2020
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Court Rules BC’s ‘Jumbo Valley to Stay Wild’: Plans for Year-Round Ski Resort Shelved

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Plans for a year-round ski resort in southeastern British Columbia’s Jumbo Valley have been denied after more than two decades of push back from environmentalists and locals.  Jumbo Glacier Resort was first proposed in the early 1990s but has been protested from the very beginning. On Aug. 6, BC Court of Appeal denied the development of the proposed resort due […]

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Taliana Potts | August 16, 2019
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Brain Post: Tiger Population Increases For The First Time In A Century

According to BBC News, the estimated number of wild tigers worldwide has risen for the first time in over a century. 3,890 tigers have been counted in the latest global census, which is up from the 2010 census that recorded just 3,200 tigers in the wild. This increase is great nonetheless, but it is sad to see that the population […]

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Chris Wallner | April 16, 2016
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Gordon Samel, ‘Into the Wild’ Moose Hunter Killed in Police Confrontation

Gordon Samel, known for discovering the decaying body of ‘Into the Wild’ Chris McCandless has been killed in a police confrontation […]

SnowBrains | March 15, 2014
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