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Rent or buy? Cost gap as high as $2,600 in one major B.C. city, says report

Rent or buy? Cost gap as high as $2,600 in one major B.C. city, says report

Vancouver, Victoria and Surrey mortgage holders pay on average $1,9421 more per month than renters within those three respective cities.
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Is junior hockey coming to the Coast? We may find out Tuesday

Is junior hockey coming to the Coast? We may find out Tuesday

The public and media are invited to the Gibsons & Area Community Centre at 7 p.m. on Aug. 1 for a 'historic announcement'
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July likely Earth's hottest month in 120,000 years, analysis says

July likely Earth's hottest month in 120,000 years, analysis says

July shatters Earth's previous record for the hottest month in recorded history, according to a recent analysis.
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Rental housing development beside Rockwood Lodge passes revised second reading

Rental housing development beside Rockwood Lodge passes revised second reading

Development proposes 109 rental apartments in two buildings beside Rockwood Lodge Park on Shorncliffe Avenue.
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Child-care costs in B.C. well above national average in 2022

Child-care costs in B.C. well above national average in 2022

In 2022, B.C. parents paid around $802 per month for full-time child care for each kid under five.
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What you should know about B.C.'s wildfire rank system

What you should know about B.C.'s wildfire rank system

The six-step fire-ranking system provides firefighters a clear framework for assessing fire behaviour and deploying safe firefighting tactics.
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Regional accessibility committee created for the Sunshine Coast

Regional accessibility committee created for the Sunshine Coast

A Coast-wide Regional Accessibility Advisory Committee will include liaisons and support from Gibsons, Sechelt and the SCRD.
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Opinion: How Canada's first national cycling map will benefit both riders and public planners

Opinion: How Canada's first national cycling map will benefit both riders and public planners

Cycling in Canada has been experiencing a great boom in recent years. Yet, there was no consistent and complete way to measure cycling infrastructure, until now.
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Shoe with suspected human remains inside found on Victoria beach

Shoe with suspected human remains inside found on Victoria beach

Authorities say a foot encased in a shoe is sometimes the only thing left when a body is in the water and decomposes over lengthy periods.
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B.C. woman given suspended sentence for coughing in grocery clerk's face during pandemic

B.C. woman given suspended sentence for coughing in grocery clerk's face during pandemic

"It was the height of selfishness and self-entitlement," the judge said.
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