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Vancouver Park Board asks for ‘historic’ $1.35 billion investment from cityThe Office of the Auditor General audit of Recreation Facility Asset Management recognized that 72 per cent of recreation facilities are in poor or very poor condition.PoliticsApr 6
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Motion to oppose U.S. ICE deployment in Vancouver ruled out of orderMike Klassen said there has been no indication that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers (ICE) will be deployed during the World Cup.CrimeFeb 25
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Surrey council calls for full public inquiry into Metro VancouverCouncil unanimously supported the motion on Monday night, citing concerns over the governance and accountability of the regional government.PoliticsApr 15
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Vancouver mayor wants to bring a Major League Baseball team to the cityKen Sim will bring the motion before council later this month and if it passes, staff will launch an expression of interest process to identify an ownership group.SportsApr 15
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Halifax councillor pitches idea of modernizing fire stations with housingA Halifax councillor is looking at creative solutions on how to handle the municipality's aging firefighting infrastructure, alongside the critical need for more housing.CanadaApr 13
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Vancouver Park Board approves plan to ask city for massive investmentDozens of public speakers put their support behind the motion at the Park Board meeting on Tuesday night, with some saying what they would like the funds to go towards.EconomyApr 8
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Ahead of World Cup, ICE says its agents don’t carry guns in CanadaU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says its agents in Canada don’t carry firearms, following questions about a potential ICE presence at upcoming FIFA World Cup games.CanadaApr 6
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As Vancouver prepares for FIFA, questions raised about unhoused peopleSeattle, which is also hosting, has rolled out an emergency plan to move some encampments and expand shelter and housing space ahead of the tournament.PoliticsMar 25
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British Columbia to get $2.2B from federal community fundThe federal government is making money available in three separate streams, with the provincial stream being available for projects such as health care, and housing.EconomyApr 7
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Are vehicle headlights too bright? Transport Canada wants to hear your takeTransport Canada wants to hear from you, and is running a national survey about vehicle headlight glare and how it affects drivers at night.TrafficMar 27
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Hotel tower proposed near Stanley Park faces pushback from residentsThe project, on Barclay Street near Lost Lagoon, would replace an existing four-storey hotel with a tower containing 248 hotel rooms.PoliticsMar 5
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B.C. promises decision on Kelowna’s request to speed up short-term rental exemptionThe city is hosting several major events this spring and summer starting with the Memorial Cup in May.CanadaMar 6
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Vancouver city councillor apologizes for calling fellow members ‘drug users’A video, posted to WeChat by councillor Lenny Zhou, shows him speaking in Mandarin about supportive housing, referring to it as drug houses.PoliticsFeb 24
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Liberal MP sorry after confusion over remarks on forced labour in ChinaMa said he regretted making a mistake with his remarks, while pointing out that he had referred to the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, and not Xinjiang.PoliticsMar 26
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‘At first I cried’: How Iranian Canadians are reacting to the U.S. strikes in IranIranian Canadians gathered in various cities across the country this weekend celebrating recent strikes in Iran by the U.S. targeting 'imminent threats from the Iranian regime.'CanadaMar 1
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City-funded primary care centre opens in Langford on Vancouver IslandThe City of Langford on Vancouver Island has officially opened a new primary care centre, with help from municipal funding. It will provide more than 12,000 with a family doctorHealthFeb 9
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5 things to know about Halifax’s proposed new transit planA report to be delivered to the city’s transportation standing committee on Monday includes a new “core service plan” which proposes changes to 37 per cent of transit routes.CanadaFeb 9
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‘What’s next’: Businesses react to loss of London Drugs in Downtown EastsideCiting years of staff safety concerns and significant operating losses at the Abbott Street store, the retailer said it has become unsustainable to continue operating there.EconomyJan 9
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Calgary police host town hall on extortion threats targeting South Asian communityMembers of South Asian community have been invited to an open house hosted by Calgary Police to discuss a rash of recent extortion threats against the community.CrimeFeb 5
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Traffic study shows Halifax had some of the worst congestion in Canada last yearThe study found Halifax drivers spent about 111 hours waiting in rush-hour traffic, and the city had the third-worst traffic congestion in the country last year.CanadaJan 21