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• B.C. earthquake triggers concerns over sporadic alerts from national warning system

  22-02-2025 23:41 via vancouversun.com
  
  Southwestern B.C. is recovering from the shock of Friday's earthquake, which has triggered some concern about the consistency and timing of alerts sent to residents. Read More
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025 roster construction ahead of MLS Season - Vancouver Whitecaps FC

  22-02-2025 23:23 via news.google.com
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• 10-second wake-up call: Earthquake sparks urgent inspections of B.C. infrastructure - Vancouver Sun

  22-02-2025 23:17 via news.google.com
  10-second wake-up call: Earthquake sparks urgent inspections of B.C. infrastructure  Vancouver Sun
  
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• 10-second wake-up call: Earthquake sparks urgent inspections of B.C. infrastructure

  22-02-2025 23:17 via vancouversun.com
  
  A 5.4-magnitude earthquake that hit northeast of Sechelt on Friday afternoon sparked a wave of urgent inspections of buildings, bridges, and ferry terminals across the region. Read More
  
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• Some who felt B.C. earthquake didn’t get an alert, prompting system review

  22-02-2025 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A federal seismologist says they are looking into the issue, but some variance on alerts sent to mobile devices can and does occur.
  
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• Whitecaps: A season starts with a hunt for unicorns and a trip through the Timbers

  22-02-2025 22:50 via theprovince.com
  
  The Vancouver Whitecaps were heartbeats away from a tie — which would actually have been a win — when they lost, but the loss was still a partial victory. You follow? Read More
  
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• Why did only some people in B.C. get an earthquake alert? Federal agency explains - CTV News

  22-02-2025 21:57 via news.google.com
  Why did only some people in B.C. get an earthquake alert? Federal agency explains  CTV News
  
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• B.C. Climate News: UBC research finds plants are 'leaking' more water than thought | Decision finds old-growth logging was ’goal’ of Interfor | Western Canada's glacier melt is accelerating at 'tremendous' pace

  22-02-2025 21:42 via vancouversun.com
  
  Here’s the latest news concerning climate change and biodiversity loss in B.C. and around the world, from the steps leaders are taking to address the problems to all the up-to-date science. Read More
  
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• Western Canada's glacier melt is accelerating at 'tremendous,' pace says B.C. co-author of global study

  22-02-2025 20:35 via vancouversun.com
  
  Western Canada's glacier melt is accelerating at an alarming rate because of human-caused climate change, according to a landmark global study co-authored by one of B.C.'s top glaciologists. Read More
  
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• Wind warnings issued for east Vancouver Island, Southern Gulf Islands - CHEK News

  22-02-2025 20:33 via news.google.com
  Wind warnings issued for east Vancouver Island, Southern Gulf Islands  CHEK News
  
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• High avalanche risk in parts of B.C. coast due to rain and warm temperatures

  22-02-2025 20:12 via vancouversun.com
  
  Heavy rain, high winds and warm temperatures along the south coast are creating dangerous avalanche conditions this weekend. Read More
  
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• Recipe: Stuffed mussels a delightful West Coast seafood appetizer

  22-02-2025 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Local mussels replace escargots in this heady garlic-butter West Coast appetizer. Serve with Chardonnay and beer from B.C. Read More
  
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• Vancouver to vote on rezoning the Langara YMCA to mixed-use towers

  22-02-2025 19:27 via vancouversun.com
  
  A proposal to turn Vancouver's Langara Family YMCA into mixed-use towers will go before city council on Tuesday. Read More
  
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• This Day in History 1936: One of Vancouver's most elaborate Victorian buildings is torn down

  22-02-2025 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Sometimes you can’t believe how ornate some of Vancouver’s old buildings were, or that they were replaced by such nondescript structures. Read More
  
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• Health-care workers in B.C. raise concerns about direct-billing to ICBC

  22-02-2025 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Physiotherapists are concerned that a new ICBC policy introduced in December puts their clients' privacy at risk. Read More
  
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• Canucks vs. Golden Knights Game Day: No Quinn Hughes vs. Vegas

  22-02-2025 17:00 via theprovince.com
  
  When/where: Saturday, 7 p.m., T-Mobile Arena Read More
  
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• Canucks vs. Golden Knights Game Day: Back at the playoff chase in Vegas

  22-02-2025 17:00 via theprovince.com
  
  When/where: Saturday, 7 p.m., T-Mobile Arena Read More
  
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• Brian Minter: The secret to seeds lies in germination. Here's how to create success

  22-02-2025 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  There’s a certain magic about seeds. Virtually every plant in the world produces them, and in most cases, they are the most efficient and effective way to start a new plant. There is, however, an art to growing plants from seeds. It takes a little knowledge, good techniques and a bit of luck. Read More
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: Wine has never been better. So why are sales dwindling?

  22-02-2025 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The wine world arrives next week for the Vancouver International Wine Festival in perhaps its worst shape since the 1980s. It has been a good run for many but, strangely, at a time when the quality of wine has never been better at almost all levels, interest and sales are dwindling. Read More
  
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• Climate Change: UBC research finds plants are 'leaking' more water than thought

  22-02-2025 16:59 via vancouversun.com
  
  University of B.C. researchers have discovered that plants are leaking more water than initially thought, a discovery that could change the way scientists predict future global warming. Read More
  
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• 'Wake-up call': Vancouver Island, B.C. coast rattled by earthquake - Times Colonist

  22-02-2025 14:15 via news.google.com
  'Wake-up call': Vancouver Island, B.C. coast rattled by earthquake  Times Colonist
  
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• B.C. community news websites Burnaby Now, New Westminster Record, Tri-City News to close

  22-02-2025 06:17 via vancouversun.com
  
  Glacier Media has announced the upcoming closure of three Metro Vancouver community news websites. Read More
  
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• Rugby: Charity Williams scores 100th try, Canada opens Vancouver sevens with win over Brazil

  22-02-2025 06:15 via theprovince.com
  
  It's been a year of accomplishments for rugby star Charity Williams. Read More
  
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• Canucks Video: 4 Nations, Quinn Hughes’ excellence, goaltending future and the Elias Pettersson conundrum

  22-02-2025 03:47 via theprovince.com
  
  In this week's video Paul Chapman and Patrick Johnston discuss the Canucks getting back to business after the wildly successful 4 Nations tournament. They examine the team’s playoff position, and the implications of Kevin Lankinen’s contract extension. They also delve into the performances of star players Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson, exploring their divergent effects on the team’s playoff hopes. The discussion wraps up with predictions for the next week. Read More
  
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• RCMP board rejects bias claim over ‘Three Amigos’ comment in misconduct case

  22-02-2025 03:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A police conduct board has decided not to recuse itself from a hearing for three British Columbia RCMP officers who are facing possible dismissal over alleged racist group chats.
  
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• Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, police, cleared of ‘baseless’ DUI allegation - Global News Toronto

  22-02-2025 03:26 via news.google.com
  Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, police, cleared of ‘baseless’ DUI allegation  Global News Toronto
  
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• Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, police, cleared of ‘baseless’ DUI allegation

  22-02-2025 03:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News has learned that the Vancouver police became aware of social media posts from developer and ex-political commentator Alex Tsakumis in late 2023.
  
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• Duncan residents rally against crime in wake of shopkeeper’s beating

  22-02-2025 03:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The rally comes about a week after two people were charged with robbery and assault causing bodily harm in the brutal beating of the owner of Hank's Handimart.
  
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• Tax dollars subsidized IKEA, The Brick electric vehicles, Metro Vancouver board hears - Global News Toronto

  22-02-2025 03:15 via news.google.com
  Tax dollars subsidized IKEA, The Brick electric vehicles, Metro Vancouver board hears  Global News Toronto
  
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• Tax dollars subsidized IKEA, The Brick electric vehicles, Metro Vancouver board hears

  22-02-2025 03:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  When Global News asked Metro Vancouver Chair Mike Hurley about the money, he said "I'm not really well aware of that one. That one caught me a bit off guard, so I'm not sure."
  
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• Leaked document shows new plan by Vancouver city council to alter the Downtown Eastside - The Globe and Mail

  22-02-2025 03:14 via news.google.com
  Leaked document shows new plan by Vancouver city council to alter the Downtown Eastside  The Globe and Mail
  
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• 4.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Sechelt, felt by residents across southwest B.C. - Vancouver Sun

  22-02-2025 03:03 via news.google.com
  4.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Sechelt, felt by residents across southwest B.C.  Vancouver Sun
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 BC: Feb. 21

  22-02-2025 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC.
  
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• Letters to The Vancouver Sun: Canada needs to protect supply management and regain more control of our food supply

  22-02-2025 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Re: How to actually Trump-proof the Canadian economy. Read More
  
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• B.C. is poised to scrap its consumer carbon tax. How will it replace the revenue?

  22-02-2025 02:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C. Premier David Eby has pledged to eliminate the consumer price on carbon if the federal government drops its requirement for provinces to have one.
  
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• Canucks’ injury woes continue: Elias Pettersson ‘day to day’ with 4-Nations injury

  22-02-2025 02:35 via theprovince.com
  
  The Vancouver Canucks were already anxious about the health of their captain, now they're also anxious about the fitness of their No. 1 centre. Read More
  
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• B.C. Ferries tweaks expansion plan, proposes to stick with 11 ships instead of growing to 12

  22-02-2025 01:59 via vancouversun.com
  
  B.C. Ferries has revised its expansion plans and has submitted an option to the provincial regulator to remain at 11 major vessels instead of an initial plan to expand it to 12 large ships. Read More
  
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• Vancouver urges Burnaby, Surrey to take more responsibility to solve homeless crisis

  22-02-2025 01:54 via vancouversun.com
  
  A new municipal report set to come before Vancouver council next week urges the city to shift its responsibility for meeting the province's supportive housing targets. Read More
  
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• Okanagan faces dry winter with snowpack just below normal

  22-02-2025 01:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  While the valley bottom had continuously dry conditions all winter, the snowpack across the region is at 84 per cent of normal.
  
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• Arts groups press B.C. government to renew festival and event fund

  22-02-2025 01:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Arts groups say they need clarity from the province sooner than later, in order to prepare for the busy summer season.
  
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• Secrecy over B.C. land management deals destroys NDP credibility

  22-02-2025 01:33 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — On the eve of the last B.C. election, the New Democrats signed an agreement affecting Aboriginal title and Indigenous management of land and resources on the Sunshine Coast. Read More
  
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• M5.1 Earthquake felt within the city of Vancouver - City of Vancouver

  22-02-2025 01:28 via news.google.com
  M5.1 Earthquake felt within the city of Vancouver  City of Vancouver
  
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• Fraser Basin Council loses Metro Vancouver funding as board begins spending review

  22-02-2025 01:11 via vancouversun.com
  
  Metro Vancouver's board voted to axe funding for one program but save six others during a special meeting Friday, during which some directors wondered whether discussions about minor cost savings was the best use of the board's time. Read More
  
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• Nalda Perry-Callender: Trailblazer who transformed Canada’s Black and Caribbean communities

  22-02-2025 00:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Born July 25, 1944, in Antigua, Callender was a force of nature—unyielding in her pursuit of justice, unwavering in her commitment to uplifting marginalized communities.
  
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• Vancouver residents share their experiences after earthquake rattles southwest B.C. - CBC.ca

  22-02-2025 00:16 via news.google.com
  Vancouver residents share their experiences after earthquake rattles southwest B.C.  CBC.ca
  
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