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Richmond railway bridge fire extinguished, air quality bulletin endedA decommissioned rail crossing over the Fraser River caught fire on Thursday evening, producing billowing smoke seen across the region.FireJun 20
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High-profile B.C. sex offender Randall Hopley pleads guilty to 3 chargesRandall Hopley went missing for ten days after cutting off his electronic monitoring device in November 2023, and breached some of his court conditions.CrimeApr 26
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Need a meal or a place to warm up? Here are some options around VancouverThe Sikh community in B.C. has opened "all gurdwaras" to the public for temporary warming, washroom use and hot vegetarian meals, it posted on social media Friday.WeatherJan 12
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Renewed calls to take down Nazi-linked Ukraine monuments in EdmontonThe fallout continued over Parliament's recognition of a man who fought for the Nazis and there are now renewed calls to remove two monuments in Edmonton with ties to the regime.CanadaSep 27, 2023
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Last look at economy before Election Day: US adds 171,000 jobs; unemployment rate inches upWASHINGTON - The United States added a solid 171,000 jobs in October, and more than a half-million Americans joined the work force, the latest signs that the uneven economic recovery is gaining strength once again.MoneyNov 2, 2012
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Fed says it will likely keep key interest rate at record low for 2 more yearsWASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve sketched a dim outlook for the economy Tuesday, suggesting it will remain weak for two more years. As a result, the Fed said it expects to keep its key interest rate near zero through mid-2013.MoneyAug 9, 2011
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Vision to start push to end homelessnessAn energized and invigorated Vision Vancouver will begin an immediate push to end street homelessness by 2015 and pursue the Greenest City Action Plan now that the civic election is over.<br />Nov 21, 2011
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Record year for Vancouver rental housingIt was a banner year for the creation of rental housing in Vancouver. New statistics released by the City of Vancouver show that after a decade of limited rental construction and extremely low vacancy rates, the city approved more than 1,000 rental units in 2012.Jan 27, 2013
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Catching a killer: How Vancouver police cracked the Marpole double-murder caseVancouver police are sharing new details about how investigators connected Rocky Rambo Wei Nam Kam to the horrific 2017 double murder that rocked a Vancouver neighbourhood.CrimeJun 18, 2020
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House rat problem solved – maybeIt could be the end of the tale for a Kelowna couple being terrorized by a rat...Nov 26, 2015
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Vancouver city council votes to demolish Marine Gardens to residents’ dismayVancouver city council has voted to demolish an affordable housing complex in East Marpole.Feb 27, 2015
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Vegas style ‘gentleman’s club’ planned for Marpole area raises eyebrowsStrip clubs have become a rare sight in Metro Vancouver after getting slowly phased out over the past couple of decades, but a Las Vegas style gentleman's club is now in the works for the Marpole neighbourhood.Jul 4, 2014
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‘I want to play video games,’ B.C. murder suspect tells police in video shown at trialVideo of the interrogation was played at the trial for Rocky Rambo Wei Nam Kam after defence and Crown argued over whether it should be allowed into evidence.CrimeJan 30, 2020
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Firefighters deal with three residential fires on Vancouver’s west sideVancouver fire fighters battled three blazes early Friday, at least one of which is considered suspicious.Jun 3, 2011
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Triple-murderer Jason Cofell granted full parole, will continue to live in PeterboroughCofell was sentenced to life in prison for three counts of first-degree murder in the 1991 deaths of Jasen Pangburn and Pangburn's grandparents, Alfred and Virginia Critchley.CrimeJan 20, 2020
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Experts say new thinking needed to ease Metro Vancouver housing crisisWhen Doug Langford looks around Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood he sees zoning bylaws standing in the way of affordable housing.Nov 21, 2016
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Homelessness in Northumberland County is approaching a crisisTransition House in Cobourg is one of three homeless shelters in Northumberland County. It has beds for 24 individuals, which include single men, single women and families. It's been full for the past six months.EconomyDec 5, 2017
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Marpole protesters block temporary homeless housing, and the city’s not having itThe City of Vancouver said protesters have blocked trucks from going on to the site so they can build modular housing for the homeless.CanadaDec 1, 2017
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Marpole residents want court to halt temporary homeless housing project constructionThe residents argue, among other things, that temporary modular housing is "not a permitted use" on the property in question.CanadaDec 8, 2017
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Site of future modular housing project vandalized with racist graffitiA community organization says a future modular housing site in Marpole has been vandalized with swastikas and racial slurs.Dec 15, 2017