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• Payday loans warning

  22-06-2019 17:17 via globalnews.ca
  With summer now upon us, more people will be looking for ways to splurge on entertaining guests or a last minute getaway. Karla Davis, with the Better Business Bureau, shares her advice on the steps to take before taking out a payday loan.
  
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• Kelowna man found guilty for flying drone near wildfire-fighting helicopters

  14-02-2026 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Kelowna realtor ran afoul of firefighting personnel during the August 2023 wildfire that burned down more than 300 structures on the west side of Okanagan Lake. He had taken his boat on the water and launched a drone to capture video footage of the Okanagan Lake Resort, which was razed to the ground by the blaze. Read More
  
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• They ‘ran into gunfire’: Impact of the Tumbler Ridge shooting on first responders

  14-02-2026 02:53 via globalnews.ca
  The Tumbler Ridge RCMP detachment has only five members. When the call came in on Tuesday for an active shooter at the high school, only two were on shift and they didn't hesitate.
  
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• Indefinite imprisonment better than another sex assault victim: Surrey mayor

  14-02-2026 02:22 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke is speaking out after a sex offender has been released into the community, with police saying he poses a "significant risk to women and children in the community." Read More
  
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• Tumbler Ridge shooting: Maya Gebala shot in head and neck while desperately trying to lock out shooter

  14-02-2026 01:51 via vancouversun.com
  Three days after eight people were killed in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, a 12-year-old girl who tried to protect her classmates remains in the fight of her life. Read More
  
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• Tumbler Ridge shooting fuels misinformation about trans people, organization says

  14-02-2026 01:41 via globalnews.ca
  But an organization that works with trans and gender-diverse individuals across Canada is concerned about some of the information being spread.
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Alarm bells ringing for parents of children with autism as B.C. revamps supports

  14-02-2026 01:36 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — When cabinet minister Jodi Wickens announced new funding this week for children with disabilities and complex needs, she downplayed how some families will be facing cuts in support. Read More
  
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• Tumbler Ridge shooter did not appear to target specific students, but shot at those she came into contact with, say police

  14-02-2026 01:35 via vancouversun.com
  The two police officers who were first through the doors of Tumbler Ridge Secondary on Tuesday faced gunfire as they made their way up a flight of stairs to the library. Read More
  
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• Tumbler Ridge shooter did not appear to target specific students, but seemed to be 'hunting', say police

  14-02-2026 01:35 via vancouversun.com
  The two police officers who were first through the doors of Tumbler Ridge Secondary on Tuesday faced gunfire as they made their way up a flight of stairs to the library. Read More
  
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• Opinion: When stigma delays help for dementia, people pay a price

  14-02-2026 01:00 via vancouversun.com
  January was Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and while each year we see awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias growing, how people respond when they begin to see changes in memory and thinking is still shaped by stigma, fear and misinformation. Read More
  
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• Douglas Todd: What does Taiwan want from Carney? That Canada will not sacrifice its security and economy

  14-02-2026 01:00 via vancouversun.com
  He wants to remind Taiwanese people they’re “dealing with this dictator in China, who can do whatever he wants.” He's particularly concerned that this year Xi “purged” China's top general, a man Tseng said the dictator had himself appointed. Read More
  
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• Douglas Todd: Taiwanese-Canadians navigate 'tricky' relations with people from China

  14-02-2026 01:00 via vancouversun.com
  He wants to remind Taiwanese people they’re “dealing with this dictator in China, who can do whatever he wants.” He's particularly concerned that this year Xi “purged” China's top general, a man Tseng said the dictator had himself appointed. Read More
  
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• Who's in charge of investigating extortion cases? Surrey MP wants B.C. to designate this agency

  14-02-2026 00:38 via vancouversun.com
  A longtime MP in Surrey is calling on the B.C. government to unify all extortion investigations under the province's organized crime policing agency. Read More
  
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• Bullas and Bears: Super Bowl and the halftime show draw big numbers

  13-02-2026 22:18 via vancouversun.com
  The NFL didn’t set as many television records as it hoped to going into Super Bowl LX last weekend in San Francisco. The Shield settled for second best all-time in the U.S. (125 million average national audience) and a top-10 all-time in Canada (6.8 million). Notable, however, was the Apple Music Halftime Show featuring Bad Bunny; the third most-watched on television (average audience of 129 million) and easily the most-consumed of all time when including digital, YouTube TV and other soci
  
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• Tumbler Ridge school shooting suspect was ‘prepared,’ ‘hunting,’ RCMP says

  13-02-2026 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  This update comes as the small community of Tumbler Ridge, in B.C.'s Peace Region, continues to grapple with the devastating events of the past week.
  
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• Tumbler Ridge school shooting suspect was ‘hunting,’ RCMP says

  13-02-2026 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  This update comes as the small community of Tumbler Ridge, in B.C.'s Peace Region, continues to grapple with the devastating events of the past week.
  
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• RCMP to hold update from Tumbler Ridge ahead of Friday night vigil

  13-02-2026 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  This update comes as the small community of Tumbler Ridge, in B.C.'s Peace Region, continues to grapple with the devastating events of the past week.
  
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• Indian man pleads guilty in murder plot tied to Surrey temple killing

  13-02-2026 21:57 via vancouversun.com
  An Indian national has admitted to his role in a foiled 2023 criminal plot to kill a Sikh activist with U.S. citizenship who was living in New York. Read More
  
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• B.C. First Nation opposes cull on its territory after footage of ‘Judas’ wolf

  13-02-2026 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  The wolf cull has been taking place in B.C. for about 10 years and hundreds of wolves are killed every winter in order to protect threatened caribou herds.
  
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• Vancouver's Matchstick coffee shop chain to close all locations

  13-02-2026 20:35 via vancouversun.com
  A popular Vancouver coffee shop chain is set to close all of its locations. Read More
  
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• YouTube, Roblox say they deleted accounts tied to Tumbler Ridge shooter

  13-02-2026 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  Just days after the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, at least two online platforms say they have deleted accounts and content believed to be those of the shooter.
  
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• WHL commissioner Dan Near talks Top Prospects Game in Langley, NCAA and Chilliwack expansion

  13-02-2026 20:08 via theprovince.com
  WHL commissioner Dan Near was hyping up his league on Thursday, and wasn’t ducking the fact that it was very much intentional. Read More
  
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• Vancouver FC ousted from CONCACAF Champions Cup with lopsided loss to Cruz Azul

  13-02-2026 19:51 via theprovince.com
  PUEBLA CITY — Vancouver FC saw its run at the CONCACAF Champions Cup come to an end with a 5-0 loss to Cruz Azul on Thursday. Read More
  
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• Suspect arrested in crime spree that spanned several blocks in East Vancouver

  13-02-2026 19:29 via vancouversun.com
  A man has been arrested following what Vancouver police call a crime spree in East Vancouver Thursday that involved a stolen motorcycle and a truck on fire. Read More
  
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• Suspect arrested after crimes spanned several blocks in east Vancouver

  13-02-2026 19:29 via vancouversun.com
  A man has been arrested following a series of crimes in east Vancouver Thursday that involved a stolen motorcycle and a truck on fire. Read More
  
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• Indian man pleads guilty to plotting Sikh separatist’s assassination in NYC

  13-02-2026 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  Nikhil Gupta pleaded guilty to murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit money laundering, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan said.
  
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• Greg Douglas: Remembering Jim Robson, a Saskatchewan boy who touched many with kindness

  13-02-2026 19:14 via theprovince.com
  The disheartening news came just three days after he had hosted a modest luncheon for what he proudly referred to as the “Fairly Old Boys Olympic Men’s Hockey Pool." Read More
  
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• This popular Japanese restaurant is finally opening a Richmond location

  13-02-2026 19:03 via vancouversun.com
  A popular Vancouver Japanese restaurant is expanding into Richmond this month. Read More
  
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• Sold (Bought): Bids push home sale in Port Moody nearly $800,000 over listed price

  13-02-2026 18:30 via vancouversun.com
  Weekly roundup of three properties that recently sold in Metro Vancouver. Read More
  
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• Tumbler Ridge shooting: What we know about the firearms and gun laws

  13-02-2026 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP have provided few details so far about the firearms used in the shooting and how the shooter, identified as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, acquired them.
  
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