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Vancouver confirms CRAB Park temporary sheltering area will close next week

Vancouver confirms CRAB Park temporary sheltering area will close next week

VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver says the remaining seven residents of an encampment at a Downtown Eastside park have a week to pack up their belongings and leave, or they must remove their tents each day as the area returns to regular daytime use.
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B.C. men who sought 'vigilante justice' over stolen RV face jail

B.C. men who sought 'vigilante justice' over stolen RV face jail

The March 1, 2024, incident involved a man getting beaten with a baton, bear sprayed, doused in gasoline and threatened to be burned alive.
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Rob Shaw: Surrey's shift puts Eby's political recovery to the test

Rob Shaw: Surrey's shift puts Eby's political recovery to the test

BC NDP commits to addressing Surrey’s unique pressures as Conservatives make gains
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An update on LNG applications in Delta

An update on LNG applications in Delta

The expansion is intended to improve resilience of the FortisBC system to disruptions and would allow for increased LNG storage
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$45K in damages denied after sewage backs up in B.C. strata

$45K in damages denied after sewage backs up in B.C. strata

B.C. strata owner loses $45K sink sewage backup fight, B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal finds strata not negligent.
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Teen's death from alcohol and date-rape drug deemed a homicide

Teen's death from alcohol and date-rape drug deemed a homicide

Samantha Sims-Somerville and a friend were ‘intentionally provided an unregulated substance, without their knowledge,’ the coroners service says
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Hands-on trades-training centre planned on Songhees land with $5M donation

Hands-on trades-training centre planned on Songhees land with $5M donation

Indigenous students will be offered scholarships and priority access to the new centre
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First fobs made from Duncan hockey stick set to hit the market

First fobs made from Duncan hockey stick set to hit the market

About 700 fobs, each with a laser-carved design, will be available for $20 each early in the coming week
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RCMP move to fire B.C. police officer for discrediting the force

RCMP move to fire B.C. police officer for discrediting the force

Officer was allegedly impaired while on duty, used government-issued equipment for an unauthorized purpose, and behaved in a manner that could discredit the force
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B.C. wedding planner ordered to pay bride $2,500

B.C. wedding planner ordered to pay bride $2,500

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal said the woman was legally allowed to cancel the deficient contract.
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