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VANCOUVER — A fire that destroyed a street church on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and displaced dozens of residents from a neighbouring low-income hotel is now being investigated as an arson.

Gary Smith identifies as a Pastafarian, a worldwide religion whose members wear either pasta colanders or a three-cornered hat known as a pirate's tricorn on their heads.

Rent increases capped at two per cent for 2023; temporary boost for B.C. Family Benefit and Climate Action Tax Credit for some households.

The online resource gathers public health information on COVID-19 and attempts to condense it as a risk assessment tool for the public.

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VANCOUVER — The Vancouver International Film Festival will open with the Indigenous drama "Bones of Crows," and has added an international film prize for emerging directors.

Brandon White, 39, is serving a federal sentence of more than three years for robbery, arson, breaking-and-entering and being disguised with intent.

After a two-week strike, 33,000 government workers from B.C.'s largest union will see possible raises in the range of 2% to 6.75% annually over the next three years.

The BC Wildfire Service is asking British Columbians to remain vigilant.

The Nanaimo nurse also asked a co-worker to create falsified vaccination records, according to the BC College of Nurses and Midwives.