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• Mission RCMP arrest four in connection with pyramid scheme

  26-02-2018 22:11 via vancouversun.com
  Mission RCMP arrested four people and executed four search warrants in connection with what they say is an illegal pyramid scheme operating in the Lower Mainland.
  Mounties launched a criminal investigation following a Sept. 25, 2017 complaint to the Coquitlam RCMP alleging there were District of Mission employees, contractors and volunteers working within the RCMP detachment, running a large-scale “gifting circle.”
  A gifting circle is a pyramid scheme that offers high financial
  
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• Ex-Canuck Bo Horvat looks on course for Team Canada

  19-12-2025 00:10 via theprovince.com
  The unfortunate news for Vancouver Canucks fans, outside of the fact the organization was no longer palatable to the best defenceman in team history, is they won't get to see former captain Bo Horvat in action this week. Read More
  
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• Strong South Coast storm causes BC Ferries cancellations, power outages

  18-12-2025 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  Global BC senior meteorologist Kristi Gordon says more ferry cancellations and power outages are expected as the winds pick up into Thursday evening.
  
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• Opinion: Canada’s post-secondary system is hitting a breaking point

  18-12-2025 21:33 via vancouversun.com
  With new global attraction strategies, Canada is trying to draw talent from abroad but neglecting the systems that nurture our own youth. Read More
  
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• Opinion: We’re sending B.C.’s extreme weather bills to the wrong people

  18-12-2025 21:30 via vancouversun.com
  Another devastating flood event has hit B.C. These disasters are no longer rare emergencies for the province. They are recurring events with recurring bills. And with each flood, fire or storm, we make a default choice about who pays. Read More
  
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• Design-build brings gentle density to Burnaby’s Capitol Hill, in a stylish package

  18-12-2025 21:30 via vancouversun.com
  “Would I want my family to live here?” It’s a question Suraj Jhuty asks himself on every home project. “We always try to build as if our own family is going to live there; as if our siblings or our own mother will live in it,” he says. Read More
  
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• Vancouver Island grocer settles lawsuit with employees secretly recorded in bathroom

  18-12-2025 21:23 via vancouversun.com
  A small Vancouver Island grocery store chain and a former assistant manager have settled a class-action lawsuit with former employees who were secretly recorded in the bathroom by the assistant manager, who then uploaded the images to a Russian pornography website. Read More
  
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• Highway 3 remains closed indefinitely due to storm damage

  18-12-2025 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  Highway 3 between Hope and Manning Park has been closed due to major damage caused by a series of atmospheric tivers that began on Dec. 10.
  
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• Michael Geller: How B.C. real estate is shaping up for the year ahead

  18-12-2025 20:01 via vancouversun.com
  During the past year, I was often asked what I thought would happen to Vancouver’s housing market. My response was simple. There is no Vancouver housing market. Read More
  
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• 5 jewelry and watch gift ideas for every budget

  18-12-2025 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  If you are looking to give a gift this holiday season that's guaranteed to be worn daily, for years to come, consider jewelry. Read More
  
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• UBC researchers discover why cholesterol-lowering statins harm muscles— here's why that matters

  18-12-2025 19:59 via vancouversun.com
  Statins— a prescription drug that lowers cholesterol to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes— can save lives but they also have side-effects that can be debilitating for some patients. Read More
  
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• UBC researchers discover why cholesterol-lowering statins harm muscles — here's why that matters

  18-12-2025 19:59 via vancouversun.com
  Statins — a prescription drug that lowers cholesterol to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes — can save lives but they also have side-effects that can be debilitating for some patients. Read More
  
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• Canucks video: How the Quinn Hughes trade shapes the future and who’s the boss?

  18-12-2025 19:51 via theprovince.com
  In this edition of our Canucks video, Canucks This Week, beat writer Patrick Johnston delves into the Quinn Hughes trade and the path forward for Vancouver. Read More
  
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• B.C. Mountie must resign or be fired after vulgar group chats with fellow officers

  18-12-2025 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  A British Columbia Mountie convicted of discreditable conduct for making sexist comments in group chats has been ordered to resign within 14 days, or he will be fired.
  
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• Shoppers Drug Marts in Ontario, Quebec, B.C. targeted in ‘hundreds’ of organized thefts

  18-12-2025 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  Hamilton police say they have arrested 21 people in connection with hundreds of 'organized retail thefts' at multiple Shoppers Drug Mart locations across Ontario, Quebec and B.C.
  
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• Sold (Bought): Cloverdale home features family-oriented design and cul-de-sac location

  18-12-2025 18:30 via vancouversun.com
  Weekly roundup of three properties that recently sold in Metro Vancouver. Read More
  
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• Canucks Live: No reunion with a former captain, more trades! And lack of a practice facility strikes again

  18-12-2025 18:19 via theprovince.com
  Welcome to Canucks Live. Here we'll highlight some of the news that drops daily about the Canucks. Come back throughout the day as we update with all the news you need to know. If you haven't done so already, sign up for our Canucks Report to get our stories delivered to your inbox every day. Read More
  
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• Canucks Live: Another reunion with a former captain, more trades! And lack of a practice facility strikes again

  18-12-2025 18:19 via theprovince.com
  Welcome to Canucks Live. Here we'll highlight some of the news that drops daily about the Canucks. Come back throughout the day as we update with all the news you need to know. If you haven't done so already, sign up for our Canucks Report to get our stories delivered to your inbox every day. Read More
  
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• More than 450 square kilometres of forestry land now protected in southeastern B.C.

  18-12-2025 17:07 via vancouversun.com
  More than 450 square kilometres of forestry land in southeastern B.C. has been protected from logging, the Nature Conservancy of Canada announced this week. Read More
  
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• Talking skin care with Tatcha ambassador Steph Shep

  18-12-2025 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  The buzz: Tatcha The Longevity Memory Cream. Read More
  
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• 20 temporary overnight shelter beds to open at Coquitlam's former Riverview Hospital site

  18-12-2025 16:01 via vancouversun.com
  Twenty temporary shelter spaces are opening at the old Riverview Hospital site in Coquitlam next month. Read More
  
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• Music and celebrity stories a go-go from this rock 'n' roll lifer

  18-12-2025 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  Like a good record collector, Marty Kramer spins stories at 33-1/3 and 45 revolutions per minute. Read More
  
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• Wine Guy: Toast the holidays with one of these sparkling wines

  18-12-2025 15:00 via theprovince.com
  May as well go out with a bang. Or at least a pop and a fizz! It’s the last Wine Guy column of 2025 after all, and well we’re right in the thick of holiday season. So, given the propensity to bring out the bubbles this time of year, it makes sense to discuss sparkling wines — whether to pair with open house canapés, toast family over the holiday table, or ring in the new year with friends. Read More
  
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• What's on the Christmas wish list for each of B.C.'s provincial party leaders?

  18-12-2025 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  It was the night before Christmas and all through the legislature, not a creature was stirring, not even a cat. The mace was placed in the chamber with care, in hopes that Throne Speech day would soon be there. The party leaders were all snug in their ridings, as visions of being premier danced in their heads. Read More
  
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• These were the 10 best Vancouver concerts of 2025

  18-12-2025 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  2025 was a banner year for concerts in Vancouver. The live music scene boomed, with shows packing venues of all shapes and sizes catering to a very wide range of tastes. Read More
  
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• Most Vancouverites believe city is 'on the wrong track,' poll suggests

  18-12-2025 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  Paula Havard, a 72-year-old retired human-resources professional, counts herself among those who feel the city of Vancouver is on the wrong track. Read More
  
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• Massive pile of construction waste left behind by company on vacant south Vancouver site

  18-12-2025 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  In an industrial area of southeast Vancouver, not far from the city's garbage transfer station and recycling depot and across from a row of railway tracks, sits a massive waste pile that stretches for more than a block and in some sections is metres higher than the surrounding concrete wall and wire fence. Read More
  
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• Empty Stocking Fund: It’s a Whitecaps wonderland as players recount the joys of Christmas

  18-12-2025 15:00 via theprovince.com
  For as long as he can remember, soccer has always been part of Jayden Nelson's Christmas. Read More
  
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• Woman with blood disorder finds B.C. is only province not to cover ‘life-changing’ drug

  18-12-2025 06:55 via globalnews.ca
  Joey Kerr was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS, which is a rare blood disorder where bone marrow fails to produce healthy blood cells.
  
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• B.C. wineries facing wine surplus after bumper grape harvest

  18-12-2025 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  After several difficult growing seasons, some wineries are now dealing with an abundance of grapes, and more wine than they can typically sell.
  
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