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Flooded Sproat Lake homeowner in limbo - CBC.ca

14-11-2016 22:21

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Flooded Sproat Lake homeowner in limbo
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Terri St. Jacques says she doesn't know how long it will take before she can return to her flooded home on Sproat Lake near Port Alberni,. She is also questioning whether more frequent flooding could threaten the future of the popular spot for ...

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Airbnb removes 130 Vancouver listings - CBC.ca

14-11-2016 21:31

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Airbnb removes 130 Vancouver listings
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Weeks after Vancouver city council announced measures to clamp down on short-term rental accommodation, Airbnb says it has "proactively" removed more than 130 Vancouver listings from its website. In a a statement sent to CBC News, Airbnb ...and more »

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Vancouver scientist lauded for catching food cheats - CBC.ca

14-11-2016 21:21

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Vancouver scientist lauded for catching food cheats
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In a world full of food fraud, the paprika-dusted wild salmon you ordered off the menu might not be exactly what ends up on your plate, a UBC researcher is warning. A 2013 University of Guelph study found one-third of the fish sold in grocery stores, ...

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Surrey RCMP seek Kathryn Cruickshank, missing since late August - CBC.ca

14-11-2016 18:14

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Surrey RCMP seek Kathryn Cruickshank, missing since late August
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Surrey RCMP are asking for the public's help finding Kathryn Cruickshank, who has been missing for more than two months. The 31-year-old was last seen in Surrey, B.C., at the end of August. Police say she is known to frequent Vancouver's Downtown ...and more »

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White Rock tap water looks like 'strong tea' residents complain - CBC.ca

14-11-2016 18:07

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White Rock tap water looks like 'strong tea' residents complain
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When White Rock resident Bev McLaughlin came home in mid-October from a week-long trip and drew a bath, she was not expecting her tub to fill up with dark brown water. McLaughlin said she has continued to experience the murky water and has ...

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Early morning Gastown shooting leaves woman injured - CBC.ca

14-11-2016 17:19

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Early morning Gastown shooting leaves woman injured
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Vancouver Police say a woman was shot just before 5 a.m. at Abbott Street near West Pender Street in downtown Vancouver. She was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. About 5-6 @VancouverPD cars here. Businesses on east side of Abbott ...
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Westbound Highway 1 reopened near Abbotsford after crash - CBC.ca

14-11-2016 17:05

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Westbound Highway 1 reopened near Abbotsford after crash
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Westbound Highway 1 was closed near Abbotsford, B.C., due to a car crash on Monday morning. The road was closed between Sumas Way and McCallum Road.A detour was in effect via Sumas Way. The road was reopened just before 8 a.m. PT, according ...and more »

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Researchers worried orca population will flatline with female deaths - CBC.ca

14-11-2016 13:01

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Researchers worried orca population will flatline with female deaths
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The death of a single wild animal is not usually scientifically significant, but for an endangered species of killer whales, the loss of a young female has some experts worried about the future growth of the population. There are only 80 whales among ...and more »

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Restrained and medicated senior spends months 'warehoused' in hospital - CBC.ca

14-11-2016 11:00

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Restrained and medicated senior spends months 'warehoused' in hospital
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The son of an 86-year-old B.C. woman says his mom spent months "warehoused" in hospital, moved to five different units, and was restrained so often that her mental and physical illness worsened. "People go there to get better and leave. It shouldn't be ...

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Sunken tug to be lifted Monday: Heiltsuk First Nation - CBC.ca

14-11-2016 05:29

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Sunken tug to be lifted Monday: Heiltsuk First Nation
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The Heiltsuk First Nation says in a news release that salvage operations to lift a sunken tug from the waters off British Columbia's central coast will begin on Monday, Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. PT. The release says the operation to remove the Nathan E ...and more »

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CBC's Jason Proctor in New Zealand describes 7.8 magnitude earthquake - CBC.ca

14-11-2016 02:07

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CBC's Jason Proctor in New Zealand describes 7.8 magnitude earthquake
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It was about midnight in New Zealand when CBC Vancouver reporter Jason Proctor was shaken by what he says felt like a train going through his cabin. "It was just completely insane. It was one of the scariest things I've ever experienced," Proctor said ...and more »

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