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A dozen local chambers leave BC Chamber of Commerce amid changes

A dozen local chambers leave BC Chamber of Commerce amid changes

Current CEO set to depart after AGM in June, as organization faces financial challenges
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Drug-death decline 'an encouraging trend'; drop mirrors trend across North America

Drug-death decline 'an encouraging trend'; drop mirrors trend across North America

The province has seen a 25 per cent decrease in the rate of drug-poisoning deaths in 2025 compared with the prior year, and a 36 per cent decrease from the peak in October 2023
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Accused appears on murder charges in separate B.C. courthouses

Accused appears on murder charges in separate B.C. courthouses

Maanav Kinkar, 18, was found dead at Surrey's Hazelnut Meadows Park May 26, 2022 while Caleb Morin, 22, died of a fatal stabbing near Vancouver's Boundary Road and East 45th Ave. March 3, 2023.
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Opinion: When friendship is treated as essential, what happens to young adults who don't have any?

Opinion: When friendship is treated as essential, what happens to young adults who don't have any?

A new study aims to understand how adults without friends experience and move through life.
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Canadians have more trust in Carney than they did in Trudeau: poll

Canadians have more trust in Carney than they did in Trudeau: poll

OTTAWA — Canadians have more trust in Prime Minister Mark Carney now than they did in former prime minister Justin Trudeau after he was first elected, a new poll suggests.
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B.C. rooming house killing preliminary inquiry underway

B.C. rooming house killing preliminary inquiry underway

Jorge Marquez Medina, 67, is charged with the murder of 20-year-old Thunder Dennis.
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Vancouver Coastal Health wins secrecy award

Vancouver Coastal Health wins secrecy award

The Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy was given for the health authority’s routine breaking of access to information laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Man jumps off Vancouver bridge, tells police 'someone had dared him'

Man jumps off Vancouver bridge, tells police 'someone had dared him'

Emergency crews, including the Coast Guard, responded to the scene.
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Metro Vancouver weather: Thunderstorms expected ahead of temps up to 24 C

Metro Vancouver weather: Thunderstorms expected ahead of temps up to 24 C

Keep your umbrella and sunglasses on deck this week.
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Man accused of attacking tourist on seawall released, living in Vancouver

Man accused of attacking tourist on seawall released, living in Vancouver

The man is under house arrest and must obey a number of bail conditions.
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