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‘What,” asks Chris Hadfield’s Saanich mother-in-law, “are we going to do now with no tweets?” Good question.

The good news, says federal Green party leader Elizabeth May, is that she won the title of hardest-working MP and tied with two others for best constituency MP in the 21st annual Hill Times Political Savvy Survey.

New maps of B.C.’s forests put together by conservation groups using provincial government data show 74 per cent of productive old-growth forests has been logged and much of the remaining old growth is made up of small, stunted trees.

B.C.’s 40th general election is Tuesday, and all parties and candidates are encouraging you to vote. Here’s how to do it. When can I vote? • Voting locations are open Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. across Greater Victoria.

VANCOUVER — The search for a second man swept into the surging waters of Gold Creek was called off Sunday because of treacherous conditions.

UPDATE An object discovered in Beacon Hill Park on Sunday that was thought to be a pipe bomb was in fact a sealed-off sprinkler head, part of a defunct watering system. The object was discovered at 2 p.m.

About 100 volunteers helped chip away at an estimated 4,530 kilograms of garbage and tsunami debris on the remote beaches around Clayoquot Sound on Saturday, organizers said.

VANCOUVER — The civilian-led body that conducts investigations into police-involved incidents that result in death or serious harm in B.C. had its workload grow over the weekend. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C.

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the recovery of items stolen from Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria on the weekend.

Victoria police are investigating after several historical artifacts were reported stolen from Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday night. An alarm call alerted police to a break and enter just before 10 p.m.