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Quick summary The VHS’s PlantUniversity program published billboards and bus ads across Vancouver this summer to share the benefits of plant-based eating. The program expects to reach 300,000 people through billboards and bus ads and nearly 430,000 people through online messages this year. The VHS also hosted VegFest at UBC on September 28 to share…

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Two chuckwagons collided at Saturday’s chuckwagon race, leading to serious injury for horse 

VANCOUVER, July 12, 2026 – A horse has been seriously injured during the July 11th chuckwagon races at the Calgary Stampede, prompting renewed calls from the Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) to remove the dangerous event from the Stampede program.  The horse suffered a serious injury when two teams collided while attempting to round the barrels during heat 3 of the races. Stampede representatives shared that an initial exam revealed no fractures, but the injury is…

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