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• Jessica Scott-Reid: Whistleblower’s slaughterhouse footage reveals pain and suffering

  19-02-2025 23:58 via theprovince.com
  
  Nearly 859 million land animals were slaughtered in Canada in 2023. If you're someone who partakes of this kind of food for your holiday meals, family barbecues or dinner dates, this commentary is for you. Read More
  
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• Second measles case confirmed in B.C.’s Lower Mainland

  19-02-2025 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed a second case of measles in the Lower Mainland, this time in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.
  
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• B.C. overhauls its safe supply program to a witness model

  19-02-2025 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Josie Osbourne said they know people have benefited from these prescribed alternatives, which were first introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Vancouver Giants’ rookie goalie Burke Hood’s compelling stats show ‘age doesn’t matter’

  19-02-2025 23:22 via theprovince.com
  
  As good as he’s been in the Vancouver Giants’ net of late, Burke Hood’s most compelling stats show up on his birth certificate. Read More
  
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• Quinn Hughes not medically cleared to join Team USA for 4 Nations final

  19-02-2025 23:10 via theprovince.com
  
  There's medical clearance to practise and medical clearance to play. Read More
  
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• 2nd confirmed case of measles in B.C.’s Lower Mainland linked to travel

  19-02-2025 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vancouver Coastal Health confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that the person travelled to Southeast Asia in the same party as the first case, which was identified on the weekend.
  
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• RCMP conduct authority lawyer calls move to replace board ’desperate’ legal manoeuvre

  19-02-2025 21:59 via vancouversun.com
  
  A lawyer for three British Columbia RCMP members facing dismissal over alleged racist group chats told a police conduct board panel that they should be replaced over “real or perceived” bias against the officers. Read More
  
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• Second case of measles detected in B.C. travel companion

  19-02-2025 21:35 via vancouversun.com
  
  A second case of measles has been detected in B.C., after an individual contracted the virus from a travel companion. Read More
  
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• Fire-ravaged Lytton getting ’community hub’ with museum, pool, market space

  19-02-2025 21:28 via vancouversun.com
  
  LYTTON — The federal government is promising more than $25 million to help build a new "community hub" in the Village of Lytton years after much of the B.C. town was wiped out by fire. Read More
  
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• Ottawa pledges $25M for ‘community hub’ in fire-ravaged Lytton, B.C.

  19-02-2025 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government is promising more than $25 million to help build a new "community hub" in the Village of Lytton years after much of the B.C. town was wiped out by fire.
  
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• Charges laid in pair of ‘unprovoked stranger assaults’ at Surrey business

  19-02-2025 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Surrey police have made an arrest in a pair of alleged stranger assaults earlier this month.
  
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• Man charged in two separate Surrey sex assaults

  19-02-2025 20:04 via vancouversun.com
  
  A man has been charged in two separate Surrey sex assaults. Read More
  
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• B.C. crime news: Man charged in two separate Surrey sex assaults | Six arrested in extensive mail theft operation

  19-02-2025 20:04 via vancouversun.com
  
  Here's a roundup of crime news from across B.C. on Feb. 19, 2025: Read More
  
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• Vancouver brand Saltyface brings the beach to your bathroom

  19-02-2025 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver isn't exactly known for its warm, sunny weather. Especially not in the wintertime. Read More
  
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• These are the 5 best mocha mousse fashion items we've found this week

  19-02-2025 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Mocha Mousse is the colour of 2025. Read More
  
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• Scalp health? Yes, it's something you should be thinking about

  19-02-2025 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  How healthy is your scalp? It's a question more people are considering as the awareness of hair health starting at the skin continues to grow. Read More
  
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• Grizzly bears of the Great Bear Rainforest are stars of new anti-trophy-hunting film at VIMFF

  19-02-2025 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The grizzly bears of the Great Bear Rainforest are the stars of a new film that is making its world premiere at this year’s Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF). Read More
  
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• Danish outerwear brand Rains sets up shop in Vancouver

  19-02-2025 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  It's no secret that Vancouver is a rainy city. The annual rainfall estimates are about 146 centimetres, which converts to more than 4 1/2 feet. Read More
  
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• Nanaimo RCMP looking for man seen ‘beating a small brown dog’

  19-02-2025 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police said they received a call at 11:51 a.m. on Feb. 12 about a man "beating a small brown dog" in the 6500 block of Aulds Road.
  
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• Body cams at Shoppers a sign of bigger problems in downtown Victoria, say business owners

  19-02-2025 19:13 via vancouversun.com
  
  Retail employees wearing body cameras are another sign the province is dragging its feet in dealing with the mental-health and addictions crisis gripping B.C., says the head of the Downtown Victoria Business Association. Read More
  
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• The Home Front: Realtor turns author to get message out

  19-02-2025 19:05 via vancouversun.com
  
  Cleaver has always enjoyed creating content — blog posts, website articles and videos — but was frustrated by the limitations of short-form content, with her educational videos cut down to mere seconds on social media platforms. Read More
  
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• In good news for J-pod, killer whale calf is a female

  19-02-2025 18:40 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Centre for Whale Research says it has confirmed a new killer whale calf in a pod of endangered orcas that live off southwest British Columbia is female. Read More
  
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• BC Home + Garden Show: Expert advice on how to plan your dream kitchen

  19-02-2025 18:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Kitchens are like hairstyles; we’re rarely satisfied with the one we have. Read More
  
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• Swim clubs push back against plan to shrink Vancouver Aquatic Centre pool - CBC.ca

  19-02-2025 17:27 via news.google.com
  Swim clubs push back against plan to shrink Vancouver Aquatic Centre pool  CBC.ca
  
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• Rainfall warning in place for Metro Vancouver - CTV News

  19-02-2025 16:45 via news.google.com
  Rainfall warning in place for Metro Vancouver  CTV News
  
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• Two fatal pedestrian crashes in Chilliwack in less than a day: RCMP

  19-02-2025 16:21 via vancouversun.com
  
  Two pedestrians are dead in separate Chilliwack crashes less than 24 hours apart. Read More
  
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• Condo Smarts: Take the time to have asbestos testing done

  19-02-2025 15:18 via theprovince.com
  
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• Estate of Dutch man who died in Surrey includes Yukon gold stakes that may be worth millions … or nothing

  19-02-2025 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  A Dutch man who split his time between the Netherlands and Canada, where he owned several gold claims, left a woman who says she was his spouse and his siblings with many questions when he died in Surrey more than three years ago. Read More
  
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• B.C. resort owner says Ottawa 'error' in foreign buyer law blocking expansion

  19-02-2025 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The founder of a resort across the bay from the southern Vancouver Island community of Sooke says a federal government housing law is hurting him financially. Read More
  
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• Are fewer British Columbians heading to Bellingham to shop? Here's what we found out

  19-02-2025 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Officials in Bellingham are concerned about a buy-Canadian movement after U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff tirade, while those from B.C. who continue to head to the Whatcom County city to shop were sheepish or defiant when approached by Postmedia on Family Day. Read More
  
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• 2014 provincial report warned of landslide risk in area of recent deadly slide in Lions Bay

  19-02-2025 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  A government report written more than a decade ago warned of landslide risks high above Howe Sound, where a deadly debris flow recently killed two people in Lions Bay. Read More
  
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• Paul Simon announces surprise tour, with 3 shows each in Vancouver, Toronto - CBC News

  19-02-2025 13:55 via news.google.com
  Paul Simon announces surprise tour, with 3 shows each in Vancouver, Toronto  CBC News
  
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• Metro Vancouver weather: Series of storms to drench B.C. coast - Vancouver Is Awesome

  19-02-2025 09:15 via news.google.com
  Metro Vancouver weather: Series of storms to drench B.C. coast  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• Backcountry skier killed in avalanche near Golden

  19-02-2025 04:21 via vancouversun.com
  
  A man from Golden has died after an avalanche on Monday. Read More
  
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• Backcountry skier killed in avalanche near Golden, B.C.

  19-02-2025 04:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mounties received a report late Monday night about two men who were skiing in the mountains southeast of Golden, but had failed to return home.
  
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• Oscar favourite Anora wins best international honour from Vancouver Film Critics Circle

  19-02-2025 04:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  As the awards season continues, the latest honours bestowed come from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle. Read More
  
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• ‘Something has to change:’ Quadriplegic B.C. woman’s family speaks out about CLBC

  19-02-2025 03:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  A woman who has cared for two siblings with disabilities says major change is needed at Community Living BC, the Crown corporation that works with B.C.'s most vulnerable.
  
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• Five months after Surrey mother shot dead by police, family waiting for answers

  19-02-2025 03:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vanessa Renteria Valencia, a Colombian newcomer to Canada, died in the early morning hours of Sept. 19, 2024, after being shot during a confrontation with the Surrey RCMP.
  
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• ‘I will make you famous’: Retailer turns to social media to track down shoplifters

  19-02-2025 03:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  A B.C. small business owner says she no longer reports crimes to the police and is relying solely on social media to hold criminals accountable. And she says it works.
  
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• Concerns raised over new ICBC rules for health-care providers

  19-02-2025 03:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The issues arose due to ICBC's Health Care Services Terms, which allow qualifying health care services to bill ICBC directly for services provided to individuals.
  
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• Canada’s Competition Bureau investigating if AI is helping set rental rates

  19-02-2025 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  'As soon as the renters in the country started, you know, doing some rent strikes, really pushing back, I started speaking to renters all across the country,' Bonita Zarrillo said.
  
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• School bus fees in the Central Okanagan might be on the rise again

  19-02-2025 03:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parents in School District 23 already pay $450 per child for bus rides, and if approved by the school board, that fee could rise by $75 to $150.
  
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• B.C. to continue covering 9-year-old’s $1M drug as it reviews cancelled coverage

  19-02-2025 03:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Charleigh Pollock has a neurological disorder called Batten disease that leaves her with recurring severe seizures and mobility loss, and will eventually cut her young life short. 
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 BC: Feb. 18

  19-02-2025 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC.
  
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• Opinion: Responding to Trump’s tariffs starts with defending every job — and then building an economy he can’t threaten

  19-02-2025 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Donald Trump’s looming 25 per cent tariff is a huge danger to our economy — and no longer hypothetical, with new tariffs on aluminum and steel exports. Read More
  
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• President and CEO of Fraser Health suddenly leaves job

  19-02-2025 02:28 via vancouversun.com
  
  Fraser Health's president and CEO, Dr. Victoria Lee, has left her job. Read More
  
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• Judge rules RCMP remarks racist, but B.C. pipeline protesters’ convictions will stand

  19-02-2025 02:21 via vancouversun.com
  
  A B.C. Supreme Court judge has found RCMP officers made “grossly offensive, racist and dehumanizing” remarks about Indigenous women who they had arrested in 2021 during a blockade of Coastal GasLink pipeline construction. Read More
  
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• B.C. NDP focus on American threat in first post-election throne speech

  19-02-2025 01:39 via vancouversun.com
  
  The B.C. legislature resumed Tuesday with the traditional speech from the throne, but one this year that was geared towards tackling one problem only: tariffs. Read More
  
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• President and CEO of Fraser Health Dr. Victoria Lee ousted

  19-02-2025 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a statement Fraser Health said that Dr. Victoria Lee and the board "have mutually agreed that she will be moving on from Fraser Health to pursue other opportunities."
  
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• B.C. throne speech: Lots of repetitive words, little sign of immediate actions

  19-02-2025 01:17 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — The New Democrats delivered a throne speech that was heavy on the rhetorical side Tuesday with much talk about rising to the challenge that British Columbians did not ask for but will not shirk. Read More
  
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