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• B.C. man pleads guilty in Manitoba drug conspiracy case

  16-09-2024 23:28 via vancouversun.com
  
  A Burnaby man charged in 2022 after a major organized crime investigation in Manitoba has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic fentanyl. Read More
  
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• 5 Things to Do in Vancouver This Week (September 16-22) - Vancouver Magazine

  16-09-2024 22:29
  5 Things to Do in Vancouver This Week (September 16-22)  Vancouver Magazine
  
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• BC United MLA scraps retirement to run as independent, citing ‘backroom deal’

  16-09-2024 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Karin Kirkpatrick joins fellow BC United incumbent MLAs Mike Bernier, Dan Davies, Tom Shypitka and Coralee Oakes in announcing independent runs.
  
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• B.C. Ferries aims to add seven new major vessels to its fleet

  16-09-2024 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — B.C. Ferries has announced plans to add seven major diesel-electric hybrid vessels to its fleet and upgrade the Queen of Oak Bay and the Queen of Surrey to extend their life, in what will likely be the company’s largest vessel expenditure in its history. Read More
  
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• Ex-coach on Canucks PTO invite Dylan Ferguson: ‘We’ll see the best version of him’

  16-09-2024 21:57 via theprovince.com
  
  Dan De Palma knows goaltenders. Read More
  
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• Major vessel replacement to occur in 2 phases, BC Ferries says

  16-09-2024 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The ferry company is opening a request for proposal process for pre-qualified shipyards to build five new vessels, followed by two more in a second phase.
  
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• Suspect in aggravated assault of woman in northwestern B.C. charged with attempted murder

  16-09-2024 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nathan Rinsma, 30, was initially charged with one count of aggravated assault in connection with an alleged domestic incident on Aug. 31 in Thornhill, B.C.
  
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• Here’s why you won’t want to miss this Mid-Autumn Festival coming to Metro Vancouver - Daily Hive

  16-09-2024 20:56
  Here’s why you won’t want to miss this Mid-Autumn Festival coming to Metro Vancouver  Daily Hive
  
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• B.C. wildfire crews to receive ‘enhanced’ pensions

  16-09-2024 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced his government has committed to earlier and enhanced pensions for wildland firefighters, saying the province owes them a "deep debt of gratitude" for their efforts in battling recent fire seasons.
  
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• B.C. grants extensions to 21 communities to pass new housing density bylaws - Vancouver Sun

  16-09-2024 20:41
  B.C. grants extensions to 21 communities to pass new housing density bylaws  Vancouver Sun
  
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• B.C. grants extensions to 21 communities to pass new housing density bylaws

  16-09-2024 20:41 via vancouversun.com
  
  The B.C. government has granted extensions to nearly two dozen local governments, giving them more time to adopt new housing density regulations on single-family lots issued last year. Read More
  
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• Diptyque opens first boutique in Vancouver

  16-09-2024 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The news: Diptyque sets up shop in Vancouver. Read More
  
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• B.C. mayors, officials issue ‘urgent call to action’ on bail reform, public safety

  16-09-2024 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A coalition of B.C. mayors and other elected officials is calling for urgent action from governments to combat issues of public safety, mental health and addictions.
  
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• Strong earthquake recorded off B.C.’s North Central coast

  16-09-2024 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck about 275 kilometres northwest of Port McNeill around 2:22 p.m.
  
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• The Home Front: IDS Vancouver is a show you won't want to miss

  16-09-2024 19:24 via vancouversun.com
  
  The annual interior design show IDS Vancouver runs Sept. 26 to 29 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. This year's show is incredibly dynamic, says IDS director Will Sorrell, with many thought-provoking installations and interesting guest speakers. Read More
  
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• Criticism levelled at B.C. Premier David Eby following involuntary care expansion

  16-09-2024 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog, who has called for more involuntary treatment, said that it's a step in the right direction but that it won't address the full extent of the problem.
  
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• Recent Alberta bear encounters prompt attack survivor to speak out about her own experience

  16-09-2024 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nykoluk was seriously injured and traumatized by the event. She said the mental recovery took years.
  
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• B.C. commits to earlier, enhanced pensions for wildfire fighters

  16-09-2024 18:28 via vancouversun.com
  
  British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced his government has committed to earlier and enhanced pensions for wildland firefighters, saying the province owes them a "deep debt of gratitude" for their efforts in battling recent fire seasons. Read More
  
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• VIDEO: Vancouver FC shut out by Pacific - Mission City Record

  16-09-2024 18:22
  VIDEO: Vancouver FC shut out by Pacific  Mission City Record
  
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• Preparations underway to move keepers off two Vancouver Island lighthouses

  16-09-2024 17:46 via vancouversun.com
  
  Lumber to construct moving crates is landing at two Island lightstations earmarked for destaffing, as opponents continue to fight to preserve a human presence on the remote west coast stations. Read More
  
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• B.C. municipal leaders gather to talk infrastructure, addiction, emergency management

  16-09-2024 16:20 via vancouversun.com
  
  The president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities says communities have billions of dollars worth of infrastructure that will need replacing in the next decade and the province needs to step in with new funding to help. Read More
  
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• Vancouver company unearths 1,094-carat diamond in Botswana - National Post

  16-09-2024 16:19
  Vancouver company unearths 1,094-carat diamond in Botswana  National Post
  
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• Osoyoos sues over stalled 'eyesore' house build, court orders it completed or torn down - Vancouver Sun

  16-09-2024 15:07
  Osoyoos sues over stalled 'eyesore' house build, court orders it completed or torn down  Vancouver Sun
  
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• WATCH LIVE TONIGHT: B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau answers your questions

  16-09-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  This week, The Vancouver Sun and Conversations Live will bring you The Leaders Series, hosted by Stuart McNish. Read More
  
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• Osoyoos sues over stalled 'eyesore' house build, court orders it completed or torn down

  16-09-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The adage about a man’s home being his castle apparently doesn’t apply to a partly built house in Osoyoos, as homeowners have found. Read More
  
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• Not always a ‘dysfunctional clown show’: Former Province columnist Ed Willes tracks Canucks history

  16-09-2024 15:00 via theprovince.com
  
  When people ask me about what it's like to cover the Vancouver Canucks, it's always been an easy answer: "Never boring." Read More
  
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• How to decide whether to keep or sell your rental property

  16-09-2024 15:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Q: My partner and I bought our first rental property a few years ago. It’s a condo in a newer building close to our own house. We found some great tenants who took care of the place like it’s their own, but they’ve now decided to move to another city for a work promotion. Of course we’re happy for them, but sad at the same time to lose them as tenants. While our son could move in with a roommate, he recently finished school and is busy working his first career job. He wan
  
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• Here are the 10 fall fashion MVPs you need to try on this season

  16-09-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Fall fashion is all about transition. Long gone (sadly) are the warm days of summer, but the dreary days of winter have yet to fully settle in. Read More
  
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• Former B.C. correctional officer caught with SIM cards, phones, drugs, says lawsuit

  16-09-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  A former correctional officer facing charges of working for a criminal organization smuggled phones, SIM cards, and drugs into the Kent Institution prison in Agassiz, a B.C. government lawsuit alleges. Read More
  
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• Abuses show need for fundamental change to foreign worker program: advocates

  16-09-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  In February 2022, Miguel Gómez answered a Craigslist ad to work in construction as a temporary foreign worker in Canada. Read More
  
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• 5 things you (probably) didn't know about science in Vancouver - Vancouver Is Awesome

  16-09-2024 09:27
  5 things you (probably) didn't know about science in Vancouver  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• Man slashed, found with facial wound in downtown Vancouver on Saturday night - Vancouver Is Awesome

  16-09-2024 06:23
  Man slashed, found with facial wound in downtown Vancouver on Saturday night  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• Canucks sign goalie Dylan Ferguson to a professional tryout

  16-09-2024 04:40 via theprovince.com
  
  The Vancouver Canucks have made a move to shore up their goaltending ranks by signing journeyman netminder Dylan Ferguson to a professional tryout offer (PTO). Read More
  
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• 'Mixed bag' forecast for Metro Vancouver this week - Vancouver Is Awesome

  16-09-2024 04:03
  'Mixed bag' forecast for Metro Vancouver this week  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 – September 15

  16-09-2024 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC.
  
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• Earthquakes shake deep below northern B.C. coast

  16-09-2024 02:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  HAIDA GWAII — The northern B.C. coast was rattled by two earthquakes below the ocean floor on Sunday. Read More
  
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• B.C. will force severely addicted and mentally ill people into involuntary care: Eby - Vancouver Sun

  16-09-2024 02:22
  B.C. will force severely addicted and mentally ill people into involuntary care: Eby  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Tuesday's Lotto Max jackpot will be a record $80 million

  16-09-2024 00:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Lotto Max jackpot for the next draw has hit $80 million for the first time. Read More
  
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