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• Family recalls Cancun illness, removal from WestJet flight

  01-04-2025 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brette Cowen and Andrew Hoffman were vacationing in Cancun with their child Lennox when they fell ill with suspected severe food poisoning.
  
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• Customers relieved, for now, as gas prices fall at B.C. pumps after death of the carbon tax - Vancouver Sun

  01-04-2025 23:30 via news.google.com
  Customers relieved, for now, as gas prices fall at B.C. pumps after death of the carbon tax  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Customers relieved, for now, as gas prices fall at B.C. pumps after death of the carbon tax

  01-04-2025 23:27 via vancouversun.com
  
  British Columbians got some relief at the gas pumps on Tuesday as prices tumbled overnight after the consumer carbon tax was eliminated in a marathon legislative session. Read More
  
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• Vancouver Aquatic Centre rebuild to go ahead with smaller, 25-metre lap pool

  01-04-2025 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The aging facility is currently home to a 50-metre pool, and the prospect of replacing it with a smaller tank prompted an outpouring of anger from community and sports groups.
  
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• More than 40 fun and fantastic things to do in Vancouver in April - Daily Hive Vancouver

  01-04-2025 23:01 via news.google.com
  More than 40 fun and fantastic things to do in Vancouver in April  Daily Hive Vancouver
  
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• Witnesses sought after chain-reaction crash closes Lougheed Highway

  01-04-2025 22:45 via vancouversun.com
  
  Police in Burnaby are looking for witnesses and dashcam footage after a chain-reaction crash on Tuesday seriously injured a driver and pedestrian and closed Lougheed Highway at Production Way through the afternoon rush. Read More
  
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• Traffic alert: Lougheed Highway crash forces closure through afternoon rush

  01-04-2025 22:45 via vancouversun.com
  
  Police are advising drivers to avoid the area after a crash at Lougheed Highway and Production Way in Burnaby. Read More
  
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• Cannon believed to be pre-date First World War found on Vancouver’s PNE grounds - CityNews Vancouver

  01-04-2025 22:45 via news.google.com
  Cannon believed to be pre-date First World War found on Vancouver’s PNE grounds  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• ‘Described as a cannon’: Crews dig up WWI artillery piece at PNE in B.C.

  01-04-2025 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A piece of World War One field artillery has been found by crews excavating the site of a new amphitheater at the PNE grounds in Vancouver.
  
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• B.C. border crossings plummet over spring break as Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ looms

  01-04-2025 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to border crossing data, on the first day of spring break in 2024, 10,117 vehicles crossed at the southbound Peace Arch border crossing into the U.S.
  
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• Peter Cat Recording Co - Vancouver Is Awesome

  01-04-2025 22:08 via news.google.com
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• B.C. crime news: Arrests after two bus drivers assaulted | Three suspicious fires in Langley | Weapons seized in Kelowna raid

  01-04-2025 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Two suspects, both known to police, have been arrested after separate weekend attacks on bus drivers. Read More
  
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• B.C. crime news: Arrests after two bus drivers assaulted | Three suspicious fires in Langley

  01-04-2025 22:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Two suspects, both known to police, have been arrested after separate weekend attacks on bus drivers. Read More
  
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• Plant these flowers to attract pollinators and other beneficial insects

  01-04-2025 21:30 via theprovince.com
  
  Q. I would like to perk up the appearance of my vegetable plots this year by adding flowers as edging plants and in small groups tucked into corners, but I am looking for flowers that will be additionally useful as attractors of pollinators and other beneficial insects. What flowers are my best choices, and are marigolds useful for this purpose? Read More
  
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• Four road rage incidents in Richmond — during a single morning rush

  01-04-2025 21:04 via vancouversun.com
  
  Police in Richmond are warning drivers to simmer down after being called out to four road rage incidents — during Monday's morning rush alone. Read More
  
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• Maligayang Pagdating Sakay! Air Canada Inaugurates its Newest International Route from Vancouver to Manila - Newswire.ca

  01-04-2025 21:00 via news.google.com
  Maligayang Pagdating Sakay! Air Canada Inaugurates its Newest International Route from Vancouver to Manila  Newswire.ca
  
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• Classical music in Vancouver: Here's what's coming for the 2025-26 season

  01-04-2025 20:45 via vancouversun.com
  
  This is the time of year when our major classical music organizations tantalize us with important details of forthcoming seasons. Read More
  
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• This Canadian swimwear brand creates bespoke swimsuits for every body

  01-04-2025 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Ready to make a splash this swimming season? Consider a swimsuit from the Canadian brand Bathing Belle Swimwear. Read More
  
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• Ins Choi: Son of a Preacherman has world premiere at Pacific Theatre in Vancouver

  01-04-2025 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  When: April 2-13, various times Read More
  
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• Add these 6 Vancouver classical music concerts to your April calendar

  01-04-2025 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  April brings flowers, showers, Easter and a whole lot of classical offerings. Many of the concerts are clustered uncomfortably close together mid-month but there are lots to choose from: Read More
  
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• WestJet plane aborts takeoff at Vancouver International airport - Yahoo News Canada

  01-04-2025 19:57 via news.google.com
  WestJet plane aborts takeoff at Vancouver International airport  Yahoo News Canada
  
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• B.C. facing future without consumer carbon tax for 1st time in 17 years

  01-04-2025 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  British Columbians are facing a future without a consumer carbon tax for the first time in 17 years, after the early-morning approval of a bill to end the long-standing policy. 
  
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• WestJet flight aborts takeoff at high speed at Vancouver’s International Airport - Global News

  01-04-2025 19:10 via news.google.com
  WestJet flight aborts takeoff at high speed at Vancouver’s International Airport  Global News
  
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• WestJet flight aborts takeoff at high speed at Vancouver’s International Airport

  01-04-2025 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  A runway at Vancouver International Airport was closed for almost five hours on Monday after a WestJet flight aborted its takeoff at high speed.
  
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• How much rain did Vancouver get in March? A lot. - Vancouver Sun

  01-04-2025 18:49 via news.google.com
  How much rain did Vancouver get in March? A lot.  Vancouver Sun
  
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• How much rain did Vancouver get in March? A lot.

  01-04-2025 18:45 via vancouversun.com
  
  If it felt like it rained all March, it's not just your imagination. Read More
  
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• Vancouver Adds Tip Option to Parking Meters to Recover Lost Revenue - 604 Now

  01-04-2025 18:05 via news.google.com
  Vancouver Adds Tip Option to Parking Meters to Recover Lost Revenue  604 Now
  
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• B.C. ends its carbon tax on consumers after marathon debate in legislature

  01-04-2025 16:32 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — British Columbians are waking to a future without a consumer carbon tax for the first time in 17 years, after the early-morning approval of a bill to end the long-standing policy. Read More
  
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• Park board approves 25-metre pool for renovated Vancouver Aquatic Centre - CBC

  01-04-2025 15:40 via news.google.com
  Park board approves 25-metre pool for renovated Vancouver Aquatic Centre  CBC
  
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• Vancouver byelection: Seven candidates from five parties make their pitch - Vancouver Sun

  01-04-2025 15:07 via news.google.com
  Vancouver byelection: Seven candidates from five parties make their pitch  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Cross-border travel from B.C. to Washington state plummets - Vancouver Sun

  01-04-2025 15:07 via news.google.com
  Cross-border travel from B.C. to Washington state plummets  Vancouver Sun
  
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• Vancouver byelection: Seven candidates from five parties make their pitch

  01-04-2025 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Many of the candidates for the four parties running against ABC in Vancouver's April 5, two-seat council byelection call it the same thing: a referendum. Read More
  
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• Restaurant review: Here's what it's like to eat at Gordon Ramsay Steak in Richmond

  01-04-2025 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  At Gordon Ramsay restaurants, one obsesses over micro details. Hyper-vigilance is embedded in a three-Michelin chef’s DNA and has a trickle-down effect — no matter that the Gordon Ramsay Restaurant Group operates 88 restaurants around the world. Read More
  
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• Cross-border travel from B.C. to Washington State plummets

  01-04-2025 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  British Columbians aren’t visiting Washington State very much these days. Read More
  
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• Add these Vancouver concerts in April to your events calendar

  01-04-2025 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Spring has sprung and the concert biz is blooming all over town. From megastar classic rockers to chart-topping pop stars and offbeat outside artists, the April concert calendar is packed. Read More
  
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• Metro Vancouver Active Control Points Map - Gov.bc.ca

  01-04-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  Metro Vancouver Active Control Points Map  Gov.bc.ca
  
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• B.C. launches efficiency review of health authorities, starting with PHSA

  01-04-2025 05:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  B.C. is reviewing health authority spending to ensure resources go to “critical patient services” and to minimize wasteful administrative costs. Read More
  
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• B.C. dismisses entire PHSA board as efficiency review of health authorities begins

  01-04-2025 05:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Provincial Health Services Authority was shaken up on Monday, with Health Minister Josie Osborne revealing a string of executive moves. Read More
  
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• Millions of tulips are in bloom for this Metro Vancouver festival - Vancouver Is Awesome

  01-04-2025 04:14 via news.google.com
  Millions of tulips are in bloom for this Metro Vancouver festival  Vancouver Is Awesome
  
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• Nanaimo man wanted for suspected voyeurism at aquatic centre

  01-04-2025 03:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said they were notified on March 3 by staff at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre located at 741 Third Ave. that a camera had been found installed in the door of a changing room.
  
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• B.C. man charged with smuggling military technology from U.S. to Pakistan

  01-04-2025 03:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mohammad Jawaid Aziz, 67, was arrested on March 21 in Washington state after attempting to cross into the U.S. using a B.C. border crossing.
  
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• 1 in hospital after roll-over crash on Vancouver’s Boundary Road - CityNews Vancouver

  01-04-2025 02:46 via news.google.com
  1 in hospital after roll-over crash on Vancouver’s Boundary Road  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• ‘Rejected takeoff’ on WestJet flight departing Vancouver causes hours-long runway closure - CTV News

  01-04-2025 02:40 via news.google.com
  ‘Rejected takeoff’ on WestJet flight departing Vancouver causes hours-long runway closure  CTV News
  
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• $500,000 Lotto 6/49 Extra prize won in Richmond set to expire

  01-04-2025 02:36 via vancouversun.com
  
  Were you in Richmond last April? If so, you might want to dig around in your wallet, glove box or jacket pockets for any unchecked lottery tickets. Read More
  
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• The consumer carbon tax is about to be scrapped in B.C. So why are gas prices still rising?

  01-04-2025 02:22 via vancouversun.com
  
  B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey rushed Monday to pass legislation that would scrap B.C.'s consumer carbon tax before a scheduled increase on Tuesday. It remains to be seen, however, how much savings drivers will see at the pump as gas prices continued to rise across the province over the weekend. Read More
  
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• B.C.'s rush to scrap consumer carbon tax riles opposition — but will it be a relief to drivers?

  01-04-2025 02:22 via vancouversun.com
  
  Provincial finance minister Brenda Bailey rushed Monday to pass legislation that would scrap B.C.'s consumer carbon tax ahead of a scheduled increase Tuesday. It remains to be seen, however, how much savings drivers will actually see at the pump as gas prices continue to rise across the province. Read More
  
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• Threat of more Trump tariffs this week has B.C. businesses anxious and confused

  01-04-2025 02:03 via vancouversun.com
  
  The one-two punch of U.S. tariffs and Canadian counter-tariffs has created financial havoc for Allen Walker's small Enderby company, which most of its business with American firms. Read More
  
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• Owner of sinking McBarge still yet to be found, Transport Canada says

  01-04-2025 01:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a statement to Global News, Transport Canada said it is trying to track down the owner of the vessel, which is sinking into the Fraser River in Maple Ridge.
  
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• No excuse for last-minute rush to kill carbon tax in B.C.

  01-04-2025 01:43 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — The New Democrats finally moved Monday on their promise to eliminate the carbon tax, introducing legislation mere hours before the next increase was scheduled to kick in at midnight. Read More
  
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• Gastown barber shop closing for good after 2 decades

  01-04-2025 01:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  "2020 the lockdowns happened and things have just gotten worse since then, so we are closing our doors today," Judah Down told Global News.
  
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