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• Expected La Nina weather pattern could ease continuing drought conditions in B.C.

  02-10-2024 15:26 via vancouversun.com
  
  B.C.'s nagging drought could be eased by an incoming weather pattern that may bring a colder and wetter than normal winter, says Sean Fleming, an adjunct University of B.C. professor of atmospheric sciences. Read More
  
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• B.C. Crime News: Two men wanted in Fort Nelson trafficking probe | Woman charged in Campbell River drug busts

  11-10-2024 00:12 via vancouversun.com
  
  B.C.'s gang police are looking for two men in connection with a drug trafficking investigation in Northern B.C. Read More
  
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• B.C. writer Steven Galloway’s defamation case clears court hurdle as appeal rejected

  10-10-2024 22:31 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a bid to appeal by accusers of former University of British Columbia writing professor and novelist Steven Galloway, paving the way for his defamation case against them to go to trial. Read More
  
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• Transit Alert: Temporary service disruption to Canada Line SkyTrain in Richmond starts next week

  10-10-2024 20:28 via vancouversun.com
  
  Starting Tuesday, Oct. 15 there will be disruptions to the Richmond portion of the Canada Line SkyTrain for three weeks. Read More
  
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• International: 30 bestselling books of the week for Oct. 5

  10-10-2024 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
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• Beauty buzz: Rabanne Million Gold, Skinbetter Science Mystro Active Balance Serum, and NYX Professional Makeup Buttermelt Blush

  10-10-2024 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  They say: A new fragrance from Rabanne that's billed as its first Grand Floral scent, Million Gold for Her features white flowers, sparkling rose and a musk base. Read More
  
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• B.C. NDP could be punished for its policies on crime

  10-10-2024 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  After being arrested, a British Columbian can successfully sue the police for making racist or other insulting comments, “even if the mental distress is not very serious,” now-B.C. Premier David Eby wrote in 2007. Read More
  
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• B.C.: 15 bestselling books for the week of October 5

  10-10-2024 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  1. Today is Orange Shirt Day — Phyllis Webstad, illustrated by Natassia Davies (Medicine Wheel Publishing). Read More
  
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• Classical music: Adventurous streak plays out in Vancouver's Friends of Chamber Music fall program

  10-10-2024 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The saga of Vancouver’s Friends of Chamber Music is one of the astonishing success stories of our classical scene. Founded right after the Second World War, Friends has showcased the world’s great chamber ensembles ever since. Even more extraordinary is the grassroots nature of the endeavour: FOC support comes from its audience and stakeholders who recognize that the quality of what’s on offer is as good as it gets. Read More
  
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• Sold (Bought): Corner condo in Central development features wraparound city views

  10-10-2024 18:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  Weekly roundup of three properties that recently sold in Metro Vancouver. Read More
  
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• B.C. Election: Conservative candidate Brent Chapman apologizes for racist comments about Palestinians

  10-10-2024 18:47 via vancouversun.com
  
  Brent Chapman, the B.C. Conservative candidate in Surrey South, has apologized for racist slurs against Palestinians he posted on Facebook in 2015. Read More
  
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• Former Hedley singer Jacob Hoggard abandons bid to challenge 2022 conviction

  10-10-2024 17:53 via vancouversun.com
  
  Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is abandoning his bid to appeal his 2022 sexual assault conviction before Canada's top court. Read More
  
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• Vancouver park board order restricting CRAB Park shelters faces court challenge

  10-10-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Among the residents of CRAB Park on Vancouver’s waterfront forced to move after the park board ordered the camp's staggered closure earlier this year was Brittany Littlejohn. Read More
  
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• Court case seeks transfer of schools in Vancouver, Abbotsford to French school district

  10-10-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The body that oversees all of B.C.'s French-language schools is suing the provincial government to force it to transfer several properties from English-language school districts to the French district, including schools in Vancouver and Abbotsford. Read More
  
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• Cirque du Soleil in Vancouver: See haute couture on the high wire — plus 5 of the greatest costumes

  10-10-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Echo is the newest addition to the Cirque du Soleil family. Read More
  
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• B.C. Election Fact Check: Conservatives say NDP soft on crime

  10-10-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has accused B.C. NDP Leader David Eby of being soft on crime and having revolving-door policies that allow dangerous criminals, including convicted pedophiles, back into B.C. communities. Read More
  
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• Are you a distracted pedestrian? Watch where you are going, says UBC study

  10-10-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Can't resist responding immediately to the rhythm of your Calypso ringtone? Well, hear this: Using your cellphone while crossing the road is dangerous. Read More
  
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• Washington state woman calls 911 after being hounded by up to 100 raccoons

  10-10-2024 02:01 via vancouversun.com
  
  Sheriff's deputies in Washington's Kitsap County frequently get calls about animals — loose livestock, problem dogs. But the 911 call they received recently from a woman being hounded by dozens of raccoons swarming her home near Poulsbo, northwest of Seattle, stood out. Read More
  
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• Former Canucks owner Arthur Griffiths among those named in illegal-securities investigation

  10-10-2024 01:44 via vancouversun.com
  
  A former owner of the Vancouver Canucks is among a group of investors in a global cannabis company facing allegations of illegally distributing securities. Read More
  
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• John Rustad failed to deliver in leaders' debate, now faces uphill battle

  10-10-2024 01:17 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — The most-revealing moment in the TV leaders' debate came when NDP Leader David Eby was asked if he were more focused on John Rustad than on his own plans for the next four years. Read More
  
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• Vancouver park board backs plan to keep removing dead trees from Stanley Park

  10-10-2024 01:04 via vancouversun.com
  
  An organized effort to stop the removal of dead trees from Vancouver's Stanley Park has failed. Read More
  
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• John Rustad changes story after B.C. Coroners Service says no record of fatal overdose

  10-10-2024 00:39 via vancouversun.com
  
  B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has changed his story about seeing a man die of a drug overdose on his way to a televised election debate, after the B.C. Coroners Service said it had no record of such a death where he said it occurred. Read More
  
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• B.C. Coroners Service says no record of fatal overdose where John Rustad says he saw man die

  10-10-2024 00:39 via vancouversun.com
  
  The B.C. Coroners Service says it has no record of any recent drug toxicity death at a Vancouver intersection where B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad said he saw a man die on his way to a televised election debate. Read More
  
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• B.C. Election: Who won, who lost the leaders' debate? We asked voters

  09-10-2024 23:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  Maureen, an 82-year-old retired accountant from Chilliwack, said she learned something during Tuesday's televised leaders' debate, but it wasn't about party platforms or policies. Read More
  
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• B.C. Election: ’Wired’ after election debate, NDP’s David Eby says he’ll focus on relaying improvements

  09-10-2024 21:50 via vancouversun.com
  
  British Columbia New Democrat Leader David Eby says he was "wired" and had trouble falling asleep after the televised election debate, adding that he would see his performance as successful if those watching at home felt he was focused on their priorities. Read More
  
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• B.C. Election: NDP’s David Eby says he’ll focus on his record, but can’t resist more digs at John Rustad

  09-10-2024 21:50 via vancouversun.com
  
  New Democrat Leader David Eby says he’s focusing his provincial election campaign on commitments to B.C. residents after acknowledging he didn’t speak enough about his team’s work on the cost of living at Tuesday’s debate. Read More
  
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• Elections B.C. still looking for workers in remote and rural areas

  09-10-2024 20:58 via vancouversun.com
  
  Elections B.C. is gearing up for the provincial election by hiring 17,000 people to work on advance voting days and final voting day. Read More
  
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• B.C. crime news: Reward offered in bear paw case | Man injured in Burnaby shooting | Driver sought in 'bizarre' Nanaimo incident

  09-10-2024 20:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says it is investigating after the bodies of two black bears with their paws removed were found in a Fraser Valley river. Read More
  
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• B.C. crime news: Man injured in Burnaby shooting | Driver sought in 'bizarre' Nanaimo incident | Two wanted in Abbotsford break-and-enter

  09-10-2024 20:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  Burnaby RCMP say a shooting left one man with non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday. Read More
  
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• B.C. Crime Briefs: Man injured in Burnaby shooting | Two wanted in Abbotsford break-and-enter | Driver causes damage in downtown Nanaimo

  09-10-2024 20:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  Burnaby RCMP say a shooting left one man with non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday. Read More
  
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