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• SFU student’s plan to hire private bus during transit strike hits funding roadblock

  24-11-2019 22:27 via : BC
  
  Grayson Lee intended to bus students between SFU's Burnaby campus and the nearest SlyTrain station, but now says he can't afford the company's required upfront payment.
  
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• Warriors Against Violence aims to rehabilitate domestic abusers

  12-12-2019 13:00 via : BC
  
  A Vancouver counselling program influenced by Indigenous traditions tries to successfully treat people who were violent with their partner.
  
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• He tried to kill her twice. Now, she helps him rehabilitate domestic abusers

  12-12-2019 13:00 via : BC
  
  Joe Fossella believes firmly that abusers can be rehabilitated if they are truly committed to change, but the evidence is mixed.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Wednesday, December 11, 2019

  12-12-2019 06:12 via : BC
  
  PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Ryan Chyzowski scored three consecutive goals in the third period and finished with four total to power the Medicine Hat Tigers to an 8-4 win over the Prince Albert Raiders on Wednesday in the Western Hockey League.
  
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• Metro Vancouver police arrest alleged prolific burglar, recover $200K in stolen goods

  12-12-2019 04:38 via : BC
  
  Along with the stolen goods, police say they found a ledger of addresses that the alleged burglar had targeted.
  
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• B.C. evening weather forecast: Mar 8

  12-12-2019 03:47 via : BC
  
  The Wednesday, December 11, 2019 evening weather forecast for Metro Vancouver and British Columbia.
  
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• $1 Million donation to Surrey Hospital Foundation

  12-12-2019 03:45 via : BC
  
  A Surrey family has given the Surrey Hospital Foundation $1 Million in honour of their late son.
  
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• Christmas spirit saves holidays for Surrey Christmas Bureau

  12-12-2019 03:35 via : BC
  
  After a devastating break-in and robbery at the Surrey Christmas Bureau, the public responded with amazing generosity. Linda Aylesworth reports.
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: James defends controversial cash cow, a tax geared to beef up rentals

  12-12-2019 03:34 via Vancouver Sun
  
  VICTORIA — With the NDP approaching the second anniversary of its speculation tax, Finance Minister Carole James decided it was time to take a victory lap with the controversial measure. Read More
  
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• B.C. man wins cell phone legal battle

  12-12-2019 03:32 via : BC
  
  A B.C. man has won his legal battle over the visibility of his cell phone in his vehicle. Grace Ke reports.
  
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• Squamish Nation approves major Vancouver development

  12-12-2019 03:30 via : BC
  
  The Squamish First Nation has approved a landmark development that will transform the Vancouver skyline. Nadia Stewart reports.
  
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• Huge fire burns in Burnaby

  12-12-2019 03:28 via : BC
  
  Fire crews in Burnaby had their hands full with an aggressive fire that broke out inside a commercial building. Julia Foy reports.
  
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• Pilot in Gabriola plane crash identified

  12-12-2019 03:26 via : BC
  
  The pilot of the plane that crashed on Gabriola Island has been identified. Global’s Brad MacLeod has the latest on the tragedy.
  
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• Second U.S. man charged with harbouring B.C. fugitive Brandon Teixeira

  12-12-2019 03:17 via : BC
  
  Brandon Teixeira was captured in Oroville, Calif. more than a year after police kicked off a dragnet looking for him in Canada.
  
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• Vancouver council mulls four options for trimming 2020 budget

  12-12-2019 03:11 via Vancouver Sun
  
  Vancouver council is playing a game of choose-your-own-budget, weighing four options for how and where to trim next year's financial plan. Read More
  
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• Pilot who crashed on Gabriola Island remembered as 'amazing' man

  12-12-2019 03:07 via Vancouver Sun
  
  The pilot whose plane crashed Tuesday on Gabriola Island was Alex Bahlsen, an experienced aviator and flight instructor, according to friends and colleagues. Read More
  
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• Letters to The Province, Dec. 12, 2019: Public-sector unions should not be allowed to strike 

  12-12-2019 03:00 via The Province
  
  After watching the alleged negotiations between TransLink and Unifor and CUPE, it is obvious that public-sector unions should not be allowed to go on strike. Any negotiations should take the form of binding arbitration, or otherwise should be the way that collective agreements are reached, and not with the gun-to-the-head tactics favoured by the unions. Read More
  
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• Board of Trade calls for more cooperation on ride-hailing

  12-12-2019 02:46 via : BC
  
  The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade is calling on municipalities to work together on the issue of business licences for ride hailing. Richard Zussman reports.
  
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• Daphne Bramham: More oversight and enforcement needed at addictions recovery houses

  12-12-2019 02:41 via Vancouver Sun
  
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• VPD displays tens of thousands of dollars in stolen property

  12-12-2019 02:30 via : BC
  
  For the second time in as many days, the Vancouver Police Force is trying to emphasize they’re cracking down on property crime. Jordan Armstrong reports.
  
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• Vernon, B.C. driver captures video of rat under his vehicle hood

  12-12-2019 02:23 via : BC
  
  "They are just taking over the Okanagan from what I'm seeing," said Peter Sidorczuk who operates Guardian Pest Control.
  
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• Vancouver council considers lower property tax hike than 8.2 per cent

  12-12-2019 02:23 via VACR RSS Valid
  
  Vancouver city staff presented tax hike scenarios of five, six and seven per cent to council Wednesday. Council will decide Dec. 17 on a property tax increase.
  
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• Patrick Johnston: Markstrom works to refocus on stopping pucks after ‘messed up’ months

  12-12-2019 02:23 via The Province
  
  Professional athletes tend to be immensely hard on themselves. Even when outsiders say they're playing well, they'll often insist they can do much better, that they missed a defensive assignment here, a scoring chance there, they left a loose rebound, they got lucky over there. Read More
  
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• North Shore Rescue locate missing senior

  12-12-2019 02:17 via : BC
  
  Anyone who sees George Vittis is asked to call the North Vancouver RCMP. 
  
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• Witnesses say plane clearly in trouble before high-speed crash

  12-12-2019 02:13 via Vancouver Sun
  
  GABRIOLA ISLAND — It was at 3:12 p.m. that the twin-engined piston plane first appeared on flight radar trackers as PA – 60-602P AEST, heading north at 345 km/h, 5,400 metres above a remote and uninhabited area just east of Yosemite National Park in eastern California, near the Nevada border. Read More
  
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• Chief Supt. Brian Edwards named as Surrey RCMP’s new top cop

  12-12-2019 02:02 via : BC
  
  Edwards will replace Assistant Commissioner Dwayne McDonald in the role.
  
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• Government hopes B.C. cannabis revenues will rebound

  12-12-2019 01:58 via Vancouver Sun
  
  VICTORIA — The B.C. government hopes weak cannabis sales will rebound as the province reaches a "critical mass" of public and private stores in the coming months, says the minister responsible. Read More
  
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• Driver ticketed for having phone in plain sight wins B.C. Supreme Court appeal

  12-12-2019 01:54 via : BC
  
  After years of mixed messaging from police and the courts, a recent B.C. Supreme Court ruling has provided some clarity on distracted driving rules.
  
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• UBC says its law school's big benefactor can't appeal degrees decision

  12-12-2019 01:46 via Vancouver Sun
  
  The University of B.C. says that a man whose $30-million donation resulted in the university's law faculty being named after him should not be allowed to appeal a decision that dismisses his claim that all law degrees conferred by UBC should have his name on them. Read More
  
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• Mike Smyth: Combative Wilkinson ready to rumble if NDP call snap election

  12-12-2019 01:46 via The Province
  
  Some 3,000 out-of-work loggers have suffered in relative silence for nearly six months through one of the most brutal labour strikes in recent B.C. history. Read More
  
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