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Metro Vancouver contraband cigarette case moves toward trial

Metro Vancouver contraband cigarette case moves toward trial

Cong Ton Tran, 57, is charged with six counts involving unstamped tobacco products in 2018 and 2019.
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Nearly 2,000 Air Canada flights delayed, cancelled over long weekend

Nearly 2,000 Air Canada flights delayed, cancelled over long weekend

MONTREAL — Air Canada delayed or cancelled nearly 2,000 flights over the Canada Day long weekend in a potential taste of more trouble ahead for passengers.
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Less than a third of new B.C. wildfires started by humans over long weekend

Less than a third of new B.C. wildfires started by humans over long weekend

The fire danger across much of B.C. ranges from "very high" to "extreme."
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Ottawa urged to look into best before date system in bid to reduce grocery waste

Ottawa urged to look into best before date system in bid to reduce grocery waste

"A lot of people think that best before dates are expiry dates, when there are actually very few products in Canada that have a proper expiry date."
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Everything you need to know about YVR's new tool to help get you through the airport

Everything you need to know about YVR's new tool to help get you through the airport

Vancouver travellers, meet "Journeys."
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B.C. company fined $157K for 'high-risk' school asbestos removal

B.C. company fined $157K for 'high-risk' school asbestos removal

Canstar Restorations has been handed a hefty fine for unsafe asbestos removal at Walnut Grove Secondary School in Langley, B.C.
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Opinion: Canadians' perception of the economy is improving, albeit cautiously, new poll finds

Opinion: Canadians' perception of the economy is improving, albeit cautiously, new poll finds

Forty-two per cent of British Columbians say Canada's economic conditions are 'very good' or 'good.'
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Victoria tech company inks deal with coast guard to monitor derelict vessels

Victoria tech company inks deal with coast guard to monitor derelict vessels

The Rapid Deploy devices developed by Barnacle Systems Inc. are being placed on problem vessels and allow the coast guard to remotely monitor if the vessel begins to sink or drag anchor.
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Rob Shaw: RCMP union tells province to respect Surrey council's wish to retain its Mounties force

Rob Shaw: RCMP union tells province to respect Surrey council's wish to retain its Mounties force

RCMP is doing a 'fantastic job' and there is no evidence public safety would improve with a municipal force
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Deep sea mining permits may be coming soon. What are they and what might happen?

Deep sea mining permits may be coming soon. What are they and what might happen?

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The International Seabed Authority — the United Nations body that regulates the world's ocean floor — is preparing to resume negotiations that could open the international seabed for mining, including for materials critical
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