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• Fire at multi-unit Langley building damages restaurant

  05-10-2024 23:12 via vancouversun.com
  
  A large blaze erupted at a Langley restaurant early Saturday morning, sending plumes of smoke billowing into the sky and prompting a swift evacuation of the one-way street in the city’s downtown core. Read More
  
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• Family battle over derelict West Vancouver house doesn't sway judge, who orders demolition to proceed

  30-12-2024 15:05 via vancouversun.com
  
  A judge has ordered the demolition of a fire-damaged West Vancouver home after one of the home's co-owners argued unsuccessfully to save the property. Read More
  
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• No provincial landslide safety levels in B.C., even though recommended by coroner in 2008

  30-12-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  More than 15 years after a coroner’s investigation recommended that B.C. establish landslide risk tolerance levels for existing homes and future developments, the province has not done so. Read More
  
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• Here's what's open and closed on New Year's Day 2025 in Metro Vancouver

  30-12-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Look alive, it's almost 2025! Many businesses and workplaces will be closed for Jan. 1, which is a statutory holiday, as people enjoy the last days of the holiday season. Read More
  
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• $1.7 billion flood projects still stalled in Abbotsford, Princeton and Merritt without funding

  30-12-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  More than three years after deadly flooding devastated parts of B.C., the three most hard-hit communities still don’t have the funding needed to properly upgrade their flood protections. Read More
  
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• Two shot during fight outside Newton pub: Surrey police

  29-12-2024 20:17 via vancouversun.com
  
  Two people are in hospital after a shooting outside a pub in Newton. Read More
  
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• Crime Briefs: Suspicious death in Mackenzie | Two shot during fight outside Newton pub

  29-12-2024 20:17 via vancouversun.com
  
  Police in northern B.C. say they’re investigating a “suspicious death” after a man was found dead outside the small community of Mackenzie, about 180 kilometres north of Prince George. Read More
  
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• B.C. crime news: Suspicious death in Mackenzie | Two shot during fight outside Newton pub

  29-12-2024 20:17 via vancouversun.com
  
  Police in northern B.C. say they’re investigating a “suspicious death” after a man was found dead outside the small community of Mackenzie, about 180 kilometres north of Prince George. Read More
  
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• Explosion at Coquitlam strip mall blows out front of building

  29-12-2024 19:36 via vancouversun.com
  
  A major explosion at a Coquitlam strip mall early Sunday morning has left the building in tatters. Read More
  
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• 'It's a tragedy': Port Moody volunteer fire dept disbanded after 111 years

  29-12-2024 17:35 via vancouversun.com
  
  Port Moody has announced the disbanding of its local volunteer firefighter association, which has provided the city's firefighters with reinforcement during emergencies for more than a century. Read More
  
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• Thinking of building a secondary suite in B.C.? These programs may help pay for it

  29-12-2024 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Homeowners in B.C. who want help covering the cost of converting an unused basement into a rental apartment or a garage into a laneway home can tap provincial or federal loan programs that are part of much larger plans to increase the housing supply. Read More
  
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• The B.C. SPCA's most heartwarming rescues of 2024

  29-12-2024 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The B.C. SPCA takes into care thousands of animals in need every year, but some stories stand out. With 2024 coming to a close, the people who operate animal centres across the province have shared their most memorable moments. Read More
  
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• Plunge into 2025: Polar bear swims around Metro Vancouver

  29-12-2024 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  It's almost Jan. 1, 2025, and what better way to ring in the new year than with a plunge, splash or swim in frigidly cold waters? Read More
  
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• Brian Minter: Gardening is trending among a younger demographic. Here's why

  29-12-2024 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  As we’re about to enter a new year, it’s a good time to take a moment and consider all the wonderful beauty, colour, fragrance and flavours that our gardens will bring. It’s also interesting to get a sense of how the demographics of the gardening community have changed and how their interests have evolved. Read More
  
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• Nadia Albano: These were my 6 favourite makeup looks of 2024

  29-12-2024 16:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  To wrap things up for 2024, I’ve put together a roundup of some of my favourite makeup looks that were trending this past year and that I’ve featured in my beauty column. Read More
  
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• Police say up to 25 guns, 'significant' amount of currency stolen from Chilliwack home

  28-12-2024 23:35 via vancouversun.com
  
  A Chilliwack home was "ransacked" and up to 25 guns and a "significant" amount of currency was stolen over the holidays. Read More
  
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• No injuries following machinery fire at Delta coal terminal

  28-12-2024 19:26 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says a machinery fire this morning at a Delta, B.C., terminal facility has been put out and no injuries were reported. Read More
  
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• LIVE: Fire near Tsawwassen coal terminal

  28-12-2024 19:26 via vancouversun.com
  
  A fire has been reported in Tsawwassen, believed to be located near Westshore Terminal. Read More
  
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• Vancouver's Bloedel Conservatory reopens after accessibility upgrades

  28-12-2024 19:21 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver's popular Bloedel Conservatory is set to reopen on Jan. 4, 2025. Read More
  
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• This Day in History, 1912-2024: The evergreen appeal of Robert Mitchum, the Titanic and Caddy Cadborosaurus

  28-12-2024 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  On Sept. 1, 1948, actor Robert Mitchum was busted for possession of pot at a “reefer resort” in Los Angeles. He was initially sentenced to a year in jail. It was reduced to 60 days, and he served 50. Read More
  
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• Are children getting enough sleep at daycare? UBC expert says not likely

  28-12-2024 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  University of B.C. researchers say thousands of licensed child-care centres across Canada may not be ensuring that young kids get adequate sleep, which can lead to health problems like obesity and mood disorders. Read More
  
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• Anthony Gismondi: A short course on Champagne styles, plus our picks to ring in the New Year

  28-12-2024 17:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Style is one of those words that means different things to different people. Take champagne. If you taste enough or pay attention to what comes your way over the years, you will also come to recognize that the style of one champagne can be different from the next. Read More
  
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• Drought hangover at B.C. Hydro has eased as utility enters 2025

  28-12-2024 15:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Drought conditions that limited B.C. Hydro's domestic electricity production starting in 2022 have eased over the fall, but it remains a question how much difference the change will make as the utility enters 2025. Read More
  
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• Vancouver artist, humanitarian Joe Average dies on Christmas Eve: 'He was anything but average'

  28-12-2024 05:13 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver artist Joe Artist, recognized for his humanitarian work as much as his bright, colourful artwork, has died on Christmas Eve, according to family and friends. Read More
  
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• B.C. court rebuffs David Eby's war on NIMBY opposition to social housing

  28-12-2024 01:49 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — The B.C. Court of Appeal this week delivered a stinging rebuke to Premier David Eby over provincial legislation that blocked judicial review of a controversial social housing project. Read More
  
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• Vancouver's Bench Accounting abruptly shuts down, with hundreds of jobs lost - North Shore News

  28-12-2024 01:45 via news.google.com
  Vancouver's Bench Accounting abruptly shuts down, with hundreds of jobs lost  North Shore News
  
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• B.C. man who flipped 14 homes in four years is fined $2 million for tax evasion

  28-12-2024 01:20 via vancouversun.com
  
  A serial property flipper in Richmond has been convicted of tax evasion and fined more than $2 million for failing to report nearly $7.5 million in earnings. Read More
  
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• B.C. Securities Commission can collect Vancouver fraudster's retirement income, court rules

  28-12-2024 01:13 via vancouversun.com
  
  A B.C. man found to have defrauded hundreds of investors out of more than $31 million a decade ago has been ordered to surrender a retirement fund worth millions to the B.C. Securities Commission. Read More
  
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• Vancouver’s Bench Accounting abruptly closes, with hundreds of jobs lost

  28-12-2024 00:48 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver-based bookkeeping service Bench Accounting has announced its sudden closure, putting hundreds of staff out of work and forcing clients to seek alternatives just days from the end of the year. Read More
  
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• Vancouver’s Bench Accounting abruptly closes, with 600 jobs potentially lost

  28-12-2024 00:48 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver-based bookkeeping service Bench Accounting has announced its sudden closure, potentially putting hundreds of staff out of work. Read More
  
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