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BC Housing tells Oppenheimer Park homeless to vacate grounds by 6 p.m. today

BC Housing tells Oppenheimer Park homeless to vacate grounds by 6 p.m. today

‘If people don’t leave the park voluntarily, police may be called upon to enforce the evacuation order’
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Marijuana firm admits misconduct related to Bridgemark investigation

Marijuana firm admits misconduct related to Bridgemark investigation

SpeakEasy Cannabis Club Ltd. admits purported consultants were paid $1.45 million but performed no consulting work
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Zombie satellite hunter finds 53-year-old signal in the noise

Zombie satellite hunter finds 53-year-old signal in the noise

Nestled in a clearing in the forests of Roberts Creek is a little house and on that house are a few antennas looking up, and listening.
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Overdose deaths in B.C. surpass 100 in a month for first time in a year

Overdose deaths in B.C. surpass 100 in a month for first time in a year

Vancouver records most deaths at 60, with Surrey at 32
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Islanders have raised $2.7 million for the health centre so far in 2020

Islanders have raised $2.7 million for the health centre so far in 2020

Boweners donated a further $30,500 last weekend alone
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Vancouver mayor, council encouraged by Horgan’s restart plan for economy

Vancouver mayor, council encouraged by Horgan’s restart plan for economy

Coun. Pete Fry: ‘It’s a good cue to stay optimistic yet cautious and resolute’
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B.C. death toll from COVID-19 hits 124, as three more seniors die

B.C. death toll from COVID-19 hits 124, as three more seniors die

Seniors’ care homes and living facilities combine to be the biggest hot-spot for the pandemic
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Vancouver council moves to lower carbon pollution in new home construction

Vancouver council moves to lower carbon pollution in new home construction

New rules apply to low-rise homes no more than three storeys tall
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Surrey’s police force faces recruitment and financial questions amid pandemic

Surrey’s police force faces recruitment and financial questions amid pandemic

Surrey City Hall has already poured $5.4 million into the new Surrey Police Department and does not intend to stop
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Bowen Islanders throw together their own bus service with less than a week's notice

Bowen Islanders throw together their own bus service with less than a week's notice

It's a five-day pilot program, a stop-gap, but Bowen Island Transportation Society has hope it'll lead to a transit solution during the TransLink hiatus.
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