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Two poisonous arrows from Africa turned in to North Vancouver RCMP
Two poisonous arrows from a Maasai tribe in Africa, which were turned over to the North Vancouver RCMP, could find a new home at UBC. RCMP Cpl. Richard de Jong said Tuesday that an elderly resident of...
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ICBC rolls out massive computer system project for brokers
VICTORIA — B.C.’s public auto insurer says it’s cautiously optimistic there won’t be any massive problems as it rolls out the last phase of the largest computer project in its history, but auto brokers...
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'Supersizing' of Burnaby town centres investigated by ombudsperson
Burnaby’s plans to “supersize” its four town centres by demolishing old rental stock in favour of high-rise condominiums will be the focus of an investigation by the B.C. Office of the Ombudsperson....
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Fentanyl crisis: New detox program for home treatment
Vancouver Coastal Health has formed a home-detox team to help substance users who may be hesitant to use conventional centres and programs. Confronted with a rash of fatal overdoses – most connected...
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Coquitlam family hit hard by fentanyl 'epidemic'
Coquitlam mother Michelle Jansen is only too familiar with fentanyl’s deadly wake. On March 7, her middle son Brandon died of a fentanyl overdose at age 20. And on Sunday, her youngest son Nick’s...
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Victim tried to 'play dead' to stop Burnaby road-rage beating
Metro Vancouver — The victim in an alleged Burnaby road rage assault says there’s no excuse for the type of beating he received Monday evening, one in which he even tried to ‘play dead’ to fend off his...
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Video: New Westminster shoppers weigh in on competing grocery stores
Shoppers at Royal City Centre in New Westminster give insight as to how they spend their grocery dollars as both Walmart and Save-On-Foods compete for their business.
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B.C. government offers up fund to save school bus service
VICTORIA — B.C.’s education minister says parents won’t have to pay for school bus services next year, and districts won’t have to cut bus routes, because of a new $15-million fund announced Wednesday....
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Female suicide bombers: 150 and rising
A new book by Canadian scholars explores the lives and coverage of more than 150 female suicide bombers. “Female suicide bombings entered the stage of modern political violence nearly three decades...
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B.C. youth representative says Coquitlam teen's drug death 'could have been...
B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth says the suspected overdose death last weekend of a Coquitlam teenager was a “tragedy that could have been prevented”. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond said her...
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Canadian doctors legally cautioned on risk of providing birth tourism services
The Canadian Medical Protective Association is cautioning doctors about providing medical services to birth tourists coming here to have babies in order to acquire Canadian citizenship for their...
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Vancouver's West Side aquifer still not capped nearly a year after being...
By the time crews are ready to cap the out-of-control, breached aquifer in Vancouver’s West Side, as many as 365 days and estimated 615 million litres of groundwater could have gone down the drain. Up...
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Vancouver police admit to having used mass-surveillance device StingRay
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Police Department’s revelation that it has indeed employed a controversial mass-surveillance device despite initially insisting it had no documentation of its use raises...
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Bella Bella fuel spill raises alarm
Environmental concerns remain after two boats moored at the main dock in Bella Bella sank in a storm. Residents Wednesday reported a strong smell of diesel fuel while the water has had a greasy sheen...
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Jilted bride heartbroken, humiliated after boyfriend's double-life deception
It was supposed to be the happiest day of her life. For months, Riya, her fiance and her family had been preparing for the couple’s Aug. 6 wedding. The gurdwara in Richmond was booked. More than...
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Camera operator injured in crash on Vancouver movie set
VANCOUVER – A camera operator was seriously hurt after a crash on a film set early Wednesday in Vancouver. Vancouver police Const. Brian Montague says at around 12:30 a.m., a 55-year-old cameraman was...
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Green leader Elizabeth May should have foreseen furor over anti-Israel...
OTTAWA — Federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May should take some of the blame for the latest in a series of setbacks for the party, says a former member of her shadow cabinet. May is publicly...
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In The Garden: Busy Burnaby street gets beautiful heart transplant
If at first you don’t succeed, you just can’t quit — you have to keep trying until you get it right. At least, that’s Ian Wasson’s experience. Wasson is Burnaby’s top urban design planner, and for six...
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Career paths: B.C. political leaders' #firstsevenjobs
It was a simple tweet that set twitter ablaze. Alaskan songwriter Marian Call said she was writing a song about work when she decided to tweet out “What were your first 7 jobs”? The query quickly...
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Poll: Dogs rule in households in British Columbia
On some days, dog owners in B.C. say they love their dogs more than their spouse, partner or significant other according to a new poll. The Insights West poll of 879 British Columbians in late July...
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