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• Decision on divisive Vancouver Chinatown condo still up in the air

  The nine-storey, 111-unit building at 105 Keefer St. proposed by Beedie Living is before the city's Development Permit Board once again, after being rejected five times.

  Politics

  May 29, 2023
• Debate heats up in Chinatown as embattled 105 Keefer St. development is reviewed again

  Some Chinatown locals are condemning the application's complete lack of social housing units in a part of Vancouver that is home to many folks with limited and low income. 

  Canada

  May 25, 2023
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• B.C.’s rodenticide ban could be having unintended consequences: Pest control industry

  In January, B.C. banned the sale and use of a class of poisons known as second-generation anti-coagulants, with an exception for certain sectors deemed "essential services."

  Environment

  Apr 10, 2023
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• Legion members speak out after cenotaph outside Museum of Surrey vandalized

  The City of Surrey told Global News it has the statue and is currently repairing the damages that it sustained during the vandalism.

  Crime

  Apr 7, 2023
• Vancouver Art Gallery memorial to residential school children to be removed

  The memorial at the Vancouver Art Gallery by Tamara Bell went up in May 2021. It honours 215 children believed buried at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

  Perspectives

  Mar 24, 2023
• B.C. hospitals struggle with surgery backlog but leads provinces in progress: report

  'You can't grow a nurse or a doctor overnight, so it is going to take a little bit of time for us to get out of this tough situation,' an official said of B.C.'s surgical backlog.

  Health

  Mar 24, 2023
• More veterinary school seats needed to address shortage, BC Liberal MLAs say

  Cariboo North MLA Coralee Oakes and Delta South MLA Ian Paton have written a joint letter urging the NDP government to make moves to help the animal-care industry.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2023
• UBC research draws new links between video game ‘loot boxes’ and gambling

  Loot boxes are mystery boxes within a game that, when opened, pay out a randomized prize which could, potentially, be a valuable in-game item.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2023
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• B.C. residents band together to send funds, supplies to earthquake victims in Turkey

  Organizers said all of the supplies are heading to Turkey on direct flights out of YVR three times a week.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2023
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• Vancouver non-profit helps Black entrepreneurs build their businesses

  The organization, Black Entrepreneurs and Businesses of Canada is holding a free Black Business Summit on Feb. 24 and 25 for everyone who is interested.

  Perspectives

  Feb 2, 2023
• Vancouver council approves plan to improve fire safety in city’s SROs

  The proposal comes amid a troubling — and sometimes deadly — increase in fires and fire-related calls in the city's Downtown Eastside.

  Fire

  Jan 31, 2023
• ‘No more femicides’: B.C. women’s groups call for action on deadly domestic violence

  "It's heartbreaking. We're sad and we're angry. It's precious lives that should have never been taken. We just want it to stop," women's advocate Hilla Kerner said.

  Crime

  Dec 27, 2022
• Glover Road overpass in Langley, B.C. being replaced as part of Highway 1 project

  The nearby CP Rail overhead and the 232th Street interchange will also be replaced with higher structures as part of the overall widening project.

  Traffic

  Nov 10, 2022
• Long wait times at hospitals, shortage of medication causing stress for B.C. parents, doctors

  A shortage of over-the-counter children's medications and the increase of respiratory viruses has some B.C. parents seeking help in emergency rooms.

  Health

  Nov 8, 2022
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• ‘Truly disheartened’: First Nations say failed Olympic bid is a step back for reconciliation

  Four B.C. First Nations said their Olympic bid represented a chance for reconciliation, that, if successful, would have brought Indigenous views into the international spotlight.

  Politics

  Oct 28, 2022
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• Metro Vancouver gas prices tumble 35 cents overnight

  Just two weeks ago, gas prices in the region reached an all-time high of $2.42 a litre, breaking the record for the most expensive gas in North America.

  Economy

  Oct 13, 2022
• Vancouver police respond to video showing man arrested in front of child

  A video shared widely on social media shows Vancouver police officers arresting a man at Trout Lake with his young son watching in distress.

  Crime

  Oct 12, 2022
• ‘It’s an honour’: Survivor touched by Tsleil-Waututh Nation reconciliation march

  Samuel George was one of the last children to attend St. Paul's Indian Residential School, the only institution of its kind in what is now known as Metro Vancouver.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2022
• B.C. had one of the driest summers on record and the wildfire risk remains high

  The wildfire danger rating remains extreme in northeastern B.C., on the east side of Vancouver Island and in parts of the Fraser Valley and the Sunshine Coast.

  Weather

  Sep 19, 2022
• Federal government announces $500K for monkeypox initiatives in B.C. and Alberta

  More than $500,000 will go to local organizations in  B.C. and Alberta to combat the spread of monkeypox, focusing on communities most impacted by the virus, the government says.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2022
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• ‘Too close to home’: Man shot and killed in Surrey taxi was known to police

  David Chavez-Jara was well known to police and was recently convicted of possession for the purpose of trafficking, investigators said. 

  Crime

  Aug 10, 2022
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• As summer heats up, taps turned off at two Vancouver splash pads

  In an interview, park board commissioner John Coupar said the board has received "lots of calls" from families disappointed by the closures.

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2022
• Pet outreach program needs help after losing supplies in Downtown Eastside hotel fire

  Since launching last October, the Atira Pet Outreach program made more than 840 visits to people in supportive housing who need food, medical or other support for pets.

  Canada

  May 15, 2022
• Vancouver’s East End Food Co-op ends era with weekend closure

  After nearly 50 years in business, the member-owned cooperative which specializes in organic and natural products will cease operations on Sunday.

  Economy

  May 14, 2022