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RCMP suspect arson in Burnaby apartment fire that displaced 100 peopleAbout 100 people were left homeless by the fire in the apartment building at Jersey Avenue and Kingsway, and two people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.CrimeNov 19, 2024
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First batch of collectibles made from world’s largest hockey stick up for saleThe 62-metre (203-foot) wooden hockey stick and puck adorned the Cowichan Community Centre in Duncan, B.C., for more than 35 years.EconomyNov 4, 2024
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‘Extremely compromised’: Vancouver’s 115 year old Dunsmuir Hotel could face demolitionBut the building has been vacant for more than a decade, and a report to city council says the building has become dilapidated and dangerous.PoliticsDec 16, 2024
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‘Danger to public safety’: Vancouver orders demolition of dilapidated heritage buildingThe historic former Dunsmuir Hotel was built at 500 Dunsmuir Street in 1909, but has sat vacant since 2013.PoliticsDec 18, 2024
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How many dilapidated vacant buildings does Vancouver have? The city doesn’t knowA Vancouver development expert says the case of the condemned building at 500 Dunsmuir Street hints at a much larger problem the city is facing.Politics7 hours
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‘I think Calgary will be extremely proud’: Final development permit approved for new event centreCalgary's Planning Commission voted unanimously in favour of granting the final development permit for Scotia Place, with construction set to begin in spring 2025.CanadaDec 12, 2024
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B.C. city’s solution to family doctor shortage: Hire its own physiciansThe City of Colwood is directly hiring family physicians under a new pilot project that could connect thousands of residents with primary care.HealthDec 19, 2024
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France’s Mayotte struggles to recover as cyclone overwhelms hospitalsOne week after its worst cyclone in nearly a century, France’s impoverished Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte is still grappling counting the dead.WorldDec 21, 2024
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B.C. needs to do more to monitor risky slopes after deadly landslide: expertOne person was killed when their Lions Bay home washed away during a storm on Saturday, and a second person remains unaccounted for.CanadaDec 18, 2024
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Canada Post strike: Minister seeks order to get workers back on the jobLabour Minister Steven MacKinnon announced Friday that he is asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to order workers back on the job.CanadaDec 13, 2024
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Food giant Cargill is slashing 5% of global workforce—around 8K jobsCargill has more than 160,000 employees globally and is based out of Minnesota in the United States but makes its Canadian headquarters in Winnipeg.EconomyDec 3, 2024
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Cargill layoffs not expected to impact Canadian union jobs: UFCWA union representative told Global News he has received no notice of layoffs coming to front-line production workers for Cargill in Canada.EconomyDec 4, 2024
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Manitoba HIV diagnoses up 130%: HIV programNew HIV diagnoses in Manitoba have increased 130 per cent in two years, according to data from the Manitoba HIV Program.HealthDec 1, 2024
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‘Tax holiday’: From Christmas trees to Pokémon cards, what it includesStarting next month, Canadians could get a temporary 'tax holiday' on dozens of items as a Liberal bill inches closer to becoming law.CanadaNov 29, 2024
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Parkland Corp. produces first batch of low carbon jet fuel made in CanadaFuel retailer Parkland Corp. said Tuesday it has successfully produced about 100,000 litres of the fuel at its refinery in Burnaby, B.C. "using existing infrastructure."EconomyDec 11, 2024
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A 30-year mortgage with no rate hikes: Can the U.S. model work in Canada?The federal government says it wants to explore bringing longer-term mortgages like those seen in the United States to Canada. Here's why that might be challenging.MoneyDec 19, 2024
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Canada’s efforts to combat abuse in sports saw slow progress this yearThis year, a national commission began cross-country public consultations and an online registry of people sanctioned or under investigation for maltreatment in sport went live.SportsDec 22, 2024
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After sustained pressure on Marineland probe, Ontario animal welfare body opens upOntario's little-known team of taxpayer-funded animal cruelty investigators recently issued its first-ever news release, years after launching in 2020.CanadaDec 24, 2024
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New Metrolinx CEO promises to ‘start talking’ in effort to finish Eglinton Crosstown LRTOn Monday, Infrastructure Ontario CEO Michael Lindsay was appointed as the head of the provincial transit agency Metrolinx to replace the departing Phil Verster.PoliticsDec 4, 2024
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Liberals’ ‘tax holiday’ bill put forward without $250 chequesThere is growing pressure on the federal government to expand eligibility for its new $250 rebate plan that was announced last week alongside a 'tax holiday' for Canadians.CanadaNov 27, 2024