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Should Burrard Inlet be renamed after hockey phenom Connor Bedard?

Should Burrard Inlet be renamed after hockey phenom Connor Bedard?

Someone launched an online petition to honour the sensational player from North Vancouver
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B.C. man alleges hundreds of sexual assaults by Scout leader, church volunteer

B.C. man alleges hundreds of sexual assaults by Scout leader, church volunteer

Local meetings of the North America Man/Boy Love Association were held in Langley and Aldergrove, a B.C. Supreme Court notice of civil claim says.
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A massive 'bomb cyclone' could impact Vancouver flights. Here's how

A massive 'bomb cyclone' could impact Vancouver flights. Here's how

Travellers should check flight details with the YVR online or with their airline before arriving.
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Have diabetes, blood clots, heart failure? Expanded coverage for medication announced

Have diabetes, blood clots, heart failure? Expanded coverage for medication announced

Starting Thursday, two medications will be expanded to regular benefits under BC PharmaCare.
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No charges for Abbotsford, B.C., officer in 2020 shooting of suspect with beanbag gun

No charges for Abbotsford, B.C., officer in 2020 shooting of suspect with beanbag gun

VICTORIA — The BC Prosecution Service says no charges will be laid against an Abbotsford, B.C., police officer whose use of a beanbag shotgun during an arrest seriously injured a suspect.
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Study: Most Western Canadian glaciers to disappear in 80 years

Study: Most Western Canadian glaciers to disappear in 80 years

A University of Northern British Columbia professor co-authored the international study.
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Amazon's massive layoffs may have silver lining for Vancouver startups

Amazon's massive layoffs may have silver lining for Vancouver startups

The announcement from the Seattle-based e-commerce giant on Wednesday came from a publicly released note from CEO Andy Jassy.
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New B.C. doctors should be trained in 'planetary health,' say experts

New B.C. doctors should be trained in 'planetary health,' say experts

20 health experts say Simon Fraser University should be the first in Canada to build its new medical school based on a 'planetary health' curriculum.
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As parents celebrate lower child-care fees, will provinces keep up with demand?

As parents celebrate lower child-care fees, will provinces keep up with demand?

OTTAWA — Nour Alideeb and her partner are trying to decide what to do with the hundreds of dollars they're now saving on child care for their two-year-old son.
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Watch: Rare footage uncovered of the journey down Okanagan Lake on the S.S. Sicamous in 1932

Watch: Rare footage uncovered of the journey down Okanagan Lake on the S.S. Sicamous in 1932

"It's the only ship of its type in all of Canada and it needs to be preserved overall," said an archivist and executive director of the Okanagan Archive Trust Society
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