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UBC students may soon have a free driverless electric shuttle bus service

UBC students may soon have a free driverless electric shuttle bus service

The groundbreaking new service should be launched sometime in 2022
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Homeless oppose Vancouver Park Board camp evictions in court

Homeless oppose Vancouver Park Board camp evictions in court

Crab Park encampment supporters chanting could be heard inside a Vancouver courtroom as lawyers for homeless people challenged the Vancouver Park Board application for an injunction to clear the waterfront camp.
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Five more COVID-19 deaths in B.C., adult vaccination rate reaches 88.5 per cent

Five more COVID-19 deaths in B.C., adult vaccination rate reaches 88.5 per cent

VICTORIA — British Columbia COVID-19 vaccination rate for those five years and older has reached 85 per cent for the first shot and 81.8 per cent for the second dose.
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Rebuilding B.C.'s destroyed highways will account for changing climate

Rebuilding B.C.'s destroyed highways will account for changing climate

This week's atmospheric river was not as severe as predicted
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Evacuation order downgraded for Abbotsford community

Evacuation order downgraded for Abbotsford community

Meanwhile, some residences in Sumas Prairie may be flooded until Christmas
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Man from Delta, B.C., pleads guilty in arson that caused $3 million in losses: police

Man from Delta, B.C., pleads guilty in arson that caused $3 million in losses: police

DELTA, B.C. — Police in Delta, B.C., say an investigation into a fire that burned down a commercial building on New Year's Day last year has ended with a guilty plea.
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(Video) Porch pirate steals $1,500 stroller in Surrey, posts it for sale in Burnaby

(Video) Porch pirate steals $1,500 stroller in Surrey, posts it for sale in Burnaby

Burnaby RCMP looking for help identifying female suspect caught on security video
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Trans-Canada Highway between Abbotsford and Hope reopening

Trans-Canada Highway between Abbotsford and Hope reopening

Expect slower speed limits
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Queen's Counsel lawyer suspended after communicating with jurors

Queen's Counsel lawyer suspended after communicating with jurors

Glenn Orris is the third QC lawyer in B.C. to be suspended this year; province has no process to revoke QC designations
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Vancouver researchers make 'breakthrough' in diabetes treatment with stem cells

Vancouver researchers make 'breakthrough' in diabetes treatment with stem cells

"“This work represents a major scientific breakthrough"
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