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• Outrage over impound breaks for bad B.C. Drivers

  25-11-2019 03:35 via : BC
  
  The association that represents B.C. towing companies estimates tens of thousands of dollars in discounts have been doled out to excessive speeders and even impaired drivers since 2012 due to a loophole in the system, and as Kristen Robinson reports, one family torn apart by a bad driver’s deadly decision says the money needs to...
  
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• Maple Leafs 4, Canucks 1: Perfect little plays make big difference in bitter loss

  11-12-2019 06:55 via The Province
  
  You want meaningful games. And you wanted Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Multiple dead after plane crashes on Gabriola Island

  11-12-2019 06:02 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Several people have died after a plane crashed on the north end of Gabriola Island on Tuesday evening. Read More
  
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• Plane crashes on Gabriola Island: report of no survivors

  11-12-2019 05:19 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Multiple ambulances and emergency services have arrived on the north end Gabriola Island where a plane has crashed. Read More
  
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• Paramedics arrive after plane crashes on Gabriola Island: report of no survivors

  11-12-2019 05:00 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Multiple ambulances and emergency services have arrived on the north end Gabriola Island where a plane has crashed. Read More
  
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• Millions falling for online rental scams, says Better Business Bureau

  11-12-2019 04:48 via : BC
  
  An indepth investigative study by the Better Business Bureau has found online rental home and vacation scams are overwhelmingly widespread
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Hurting could soon be over in WFP dispute, but why the lengthy delay?

  11-12-2019 04:47 via Vancouver Sun
  
  VICTORIA — Cabinet minister Claire Trevena assured an angry crowd in her riding that she would bring their calls for intervention in the troubled forest sector to this week’s meeting of the NDP cabinet. Read More
  
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• Multiple fatalities reported after plane crashes on northern Gabriola Island, B.C.

  11-12-2019 04:44 via : BC
  
  BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) said multiple units have been mobilized, some from Gabriola and some from Vancouver Island.
  
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• ‘Almost shaking my house’: Plane crashes on northern Gabriola Island, B.C., injuries unclear

  11-12-2019 04:44 via : BC
  
  BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) said multiple units have been mobilized, some from Gabriola and some from Vancouver Island.
  
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• Fraser Health meets with rogue Ladner hospice leaders over assisted dying policy

  11-12-2019 04:40 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Fraser Health has met with the Delta Hospice Society to "discuss concerns we have regarding compliance of their contract," according to a health authority spokesperson. Read More
  
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• Paramedics arrive after plane crashes on Gabriola Island

  11-12-2019 04:39 via Vancouver Sun
  
  British Columbia Emergency Health Services says paramedics are at the scene of a plane crash on Gabriola Island, off the east coast of Vancouver Island. Read More
  
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• Striking Vancouver Island forestry workers, Western Forest Products return to bargaining table

  11-12-2019 04:09 via : BC
  
  The strike has dragged on since July 1, and some families affected by the dispute have been reduced to feeding themselves with gift cards.
  
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• Vancouver police change tone on rise in violent shoplifting incidents

  11-12-2019 03:34 via : BC
  
  "We are seeing an increase in people being brazen and violent during shoplifts," said Sgt. Aaron Roed, nearly two weeks after the department suggested it hadn't seen an uptick in thefts.
  
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• Consumer Matters: Online rental scams thriving

  11-12-2019 03:33 via : BC
  
  A new report from the Better Business Bureau finds that online rental scams are still flourishing, and costing people hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars. Anne Drewa reports.
  
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• Electric flight history made in B.C.

  11-12-2019 03:25 via : BC
  
  B.C’S Harbour Air has accomplished something no other commercial airline ever has: the maiden flight of an electric aircraft. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• VPD admit to increase of sometimes violent shoplifting

  11-12-2019 03:22 via : BC
  
  After initially denying there was a problem, in the wake of a number of Global News reports, Vancouver police are now admitting they’re dealing with an epidemic of sometimes violent shoplifting.
  
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• Another last-minute deal averts transit strike

  11-12-2019 03:19 via : BC
  
  A three-day shutdown of most of the SkyTrain system was averted by a last-minute deal. Jennifer Palma reports.
  
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• Vancouver Park Board now says it has plan to deal with Oppenheimer Park tent city

  11-12-2019 03:08 via : BC
  
  Amid mounting concerns about violence in and around the tent city in Oppenheimer park, the Vancouver Park Board says it has a plan to bring it to an end. Paul Johnson reports.
  
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• Letters, Dec. 10, 2019: A chandelier hanging beneath a bridge?

  11-12-2019 03:00 via Vancouver Sun
  
  A chandelier in the Orpheum Theatre is beautiful. But hanging beneath a bridge? Read More
  
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• Derek Allison: Canadian students did well in academic testing, but there are also warning signs

  11-12-2019 03:00 via The Province
  
  Canada’s 15-year-old students continue to do well on the gold standard of academic testing, but with some concerns. Read More
  
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• Park board finally taking steps, carefully, to clear campers from Oppenheimer Park

  11-12-2019 02:56 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Vancouver's park board is prepared to seek an injunction to clear out campers living in Oppenheimer Park, but that won't happen until there is an adequate plan for alternative shelter space and services for the homeless there, the board chair said Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Vancouver councillors send budget with 8.2% tax hike back to the drawing board

  11-12-2019 02:55 via : BC
  
  "We're hearing loud and clear that the increase is too high," said NPA Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung.
  
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• New questions about financial realities of TMX pipeline

  11-12-2019 02:55 via : BC
  
  A new petition calls on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to be more transparent about the true costs of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. Richard Zussman reports.
  
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• B.C. cancer patient pleads with Ottawa for compassion

  11-12-2019 02:53 via : BC
  
  A B.C. man suffering from stage four colon cancer is pleading with the federal government to allow his wife into the country to see him. Aaron McArthur reports.
  
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• Defence in Curtis Sagmoen threat-uttering trial challenges lawfulness of arrest

  11-12-2019 02:48 via : BC
  
  It's expected to be the defence's final legal argument ahead of the main trial.
  
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• Canadian seaplane airline launches world’s first commercial electric plane

  11-12-2019 02:37 via : BC
  
  B.C.-based seaplane airline Harbour Air has done a successful test flight of a retrofitted, all-electric commercial seaplane – the first for the industry and the world. Robin Gill explains what the company is hoping for, and the precedent it could set for the future of air travel.
  
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• Ed Willes: Nervous NHL aims to cleanse its culture, but how far back will it go?

  11-12-2019 02:13 via The Province
  
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• Companies, contractors and communities caught in middle of forestry strike

  11-12-2019 02:12 via Vancouver Sun
  
  VICTORIA — A five-month strike at Western Forest Products (WFP) has left companies, contractors and communities on North Vancouver Island caught in the middle of an economic crisis. Read More
  
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• Provincial government provides additional speculation tax exemptions

  11-12-2019 02:07 via : BC
  
  After nearly a year of pushing from owners in Belcarra, water-only access properties are now exempt from the province's speculation tax.
  
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• Vancouver council delays budget approval, seeking cuts

  11-12-2019 01:55 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Vancouver council has punted a decision on the 2020 budget until next week, directing staff to look for options to trim a proposed budget that would hit homeowners with the largest property tax increase in at least 20 years. Read More
  
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