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Hitler's top diplomat Joachim von Ribbentrop lived in B.C.

Hitler's top diplomat Joachim von Ribbentrop lived in B.C.

Joachim von Ribbentrop frequented the Rathskeller German bar in the Flack Block, which still stands at the corner of Vancouver's Hastings and Cambie streets.
Canada's wealth gap widens as low-income households struggle with rising costs

Canada's wealth gap widens as low-income households struggle with rising costs

The richest 20 per cent of Canadians now hold two-thirds of the country's net wealth.
Union says B.C. port employers want government to do 'dirty work' to end strike

Union says B.C. port employers want government to do 'dirty work' to end strike

VANCOUVER — The president of the union representing striking British Columbia port workers said employers are waiting for the federal government to do their "dirty work" instead of negotiating an end to the workers' six-day strike.
B.C. fisherman fined $160,000 in Boundary Bay crabbing case

B.C. fisherman fined $160,000 in Boundary Bay crabbing case

Boundary Bay crab fishing could jeopardize Canada-U.S. efforts to preserve and maintain populations, judge says.
Airbnb host information to remain private, B.C. judge rules

Airbnb host information to remain private, B.C. judge rules

A housing advocate calls the decision "disappointing."
Most of B.C. under campfire ban as heat, lightning likely to ramp up wildfire risk

Most of B.C. under campfire ban as heat, lightning likely to ramp up wildfire risk

VANCOUVER — More campfire bans are on the way in British Columbia, with a heat wave in many areas not expected to ease for days and a moderate to extreme wildfire risk covering all but the southeast corner of the province.
'I was just numb': Metro Vancouver resident scores $675K lottery prize

'I was just numb': Metro Vancouver resident scores $675K lottery prize

"This still has not sunk in, to be honest," he says.
Warnings remain from coast to coast as parts of Canada swelter under heat wave

Warnings remain from coast to coast as parts of Canada swelter under heat wave

TORONTO — As Canada sweltered under a persistent bout of intense heat, weather warnings were issued Thursday from coast to coast to coast.
Lawsuit accuses Metro Vancouver priest of grooming and sexual abuse

Lawsuit accuses Metro Vancouver priest of grooming and sexual abuse

The lawsuit, brought by a woman from Haida Gwaii, seeks damages against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver and Father James Comey, who worked in parishes in Vancouver, Delta, Langley, Richmond and North Vancouver.
Canada and Portugal forge firefighting alliance amid record wildfire season

Canada and Portugal forge firefighting alliance amid record wildfire season

This is the second wildfire MOU Canada has signed with a foreign country in two weeks.