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• Witnesses sought after chain-reaction crash closes Lougheed Highway

  01-04-2025 22:45 via vancouversun.com
  
  Police in Burnaby are looking for witnesses and dashcam footage after a chain-reaction crash on Tuesday seriously injured a driver and pedestrian and closed Lougheed Highway at Production Way through the afternoon rush. Read More
  
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• Ford owner wants buyback after recall on hybrid over battery fire risk

  04-04-2025 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  “I want Ford to buyback my vehicle so I can take the money I put down on it and go buy a reliable vehicle from somewhere else,” said Jason Turner.
  
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• Ex-BC United MLA who ran as independent registers new ‘Centre BC’ provincial party

  04-04-2025 03:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Karin Kirkpatrick, who registered the party, was elected as the MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano as a BC Liberal in 2020, before the party rebranded as BC United.
  
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• Agassiz Mounties not responsible for injuries in crash: IIO

  04-04-2025 03:52 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Independent Investigations Office has cleared Agassiz RCMP of wrongdoing in a 2022 crash that left four people injured. Read More
  
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• University of Victoria’s response led to student’s overdose death: report

  04-04-2025 03:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  An independent review into the death of a University of Victoria student has found multiple errors were made the night she ingested toxic drugs.
  
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• Bump from Canadian women’s hockey team bittersweet for Hannah Miller

  04-04-2025 03:19 via theprovince.com
  
  Hannah Miller chose to reflect more on her selection to Canada's roster for the women's world hockey championship than the International Ice Hockey Federation rule that knocked her off it. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Dangers of going all-in on online gambling

  04-04-2025 03:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Alberta, like Ontario before it, has just introduced a bill to legalize private online gambling companies. It would be a mistake for B.C. to follow suit. Read More
  
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• Vancouver launches retail crime task force as violent shoplifting grows

  04-04-2025 02:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The move comes as the Vancouver Police Department reports a nearly 12 per cent hike in shoplifting incidents in 2024, and sustained pressure from businesses.
  
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• Donald Trump trade war prompts retirement concerns as markets plummet worldwide

  04-04-2025 02:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  The instability in the markets has left many wondering about their retirement investments.
  
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• Former North Vancouver teacher guilty of 9 historic sex offences dating back to 1970s

  04-04-2025 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brian Moore, 85, faced a dozen charges including indecent assault, sexual touching and sexual assault.
  
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• Funding cut could leave vulnerable seniors at risk of homelessness, B.C. charity says

  04-04-2025 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  A B.C. charity says provincial funding it relies on to help keep vulnerable seniors from homelessness was cut this year with just 11 days notice.
  
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• Former MLA Karin Kirkpatrick launches new CentreBC party in 'overhaul' for B.C. voters

  04-04-2025 02:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  There could be another option for the next provincial election after Karin Kirkpatrick, a former B.C. United MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano, registered a new party with Elections B.C. Read More
  
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• B.C. Conservative MLA criticized for Western separatist post

  04-04-2025 01:59 via vancouversun.com
  
  A B.C. Conservative MLA is under fire for posting a map that referred to Western Canada, including most of B.C., as a separate state under the protection of the U.S. Read More
  
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• Admitted Mexican hitman flees U.S. for Canada, makes refugee claim

  04-04-2025 01:55 via vancouversun.com
  
  A Mexican with alleged cartel ties is seeking refugee status in Canada — a decade after he told an undercover B.C. police officer that "he was a hitman for hire." Read More
  
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• Fewer shoppers, more vacancies: What’s behind downtown Vancouver’s slump?

  04-04-2025 01:53 via vancouversun.com
  
  Downtown Vancouver is growing, but fewer people are visiting. According to a new report from the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, foot traffic dropped by 7.8 per cent in 2024, the first decline in visitors since the pandemic recovery began in 2020. Read More
  
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• B.C. MLAs goof — on both sides of the aisle — on basic legislative procedures

  04-04-2025 01:18 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — Premier David Eby lead off debate this week on Bill 7, the controversial legislation giving the NDP cabinet extraordinary powers to fight the tariffs from the U.S. Read More
  
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• Scott Lear: Loss of 50-metre pool part of Vancouver park board's trend of reducing aquatic facilities

  04-04-2025 01:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Vancouver park board’s refusal to renew the 50-metre pool at the Vancouver Aquatics Centre (VAC) is a continuing trend of reducing aquatic facilities throughout the city. This occurs at a time when the population is booming, physical activity levels are at historic lows and mental illnesses are increasing. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Trump's talk of a Canadian "faucet" has Columbia River Basin residents on edge

  04-04-2025 01:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  The September backdrop was drought and the 2024 California wildfires. The location was Donald Trump’s expensive Los Angeles golf course. The words uttered by the Republican presidential candidate were that the Columbia River Basin was “essentially a very large faucet” and if all that water was diverted from the Pacific Ocean, “all of that water would come ... right into Los Angeles.” Read More
  
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• Letters to The Province: As a Canadian, I feel compelled to call out Alberta premier’s opportunistic bluster

  04-04-2025 01:00 via theprovince.com
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith invites Americans to pause tariffs to enable her fellow-Albertan, Pierre Poilievre. At the same time pitching sovereignty, which in reality is a bid for secession. There’s just no other way to square her continually disruptive political rhetoric about "Alberta First". Read More
  
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• Slow your roll, there’s no woes for the Canadian women’s soccer team

  04-04-2025 00:46 via theprovince.com
  
  The last time the Canadian women’s soccer team wore their Maple Leaf crests on B.C. Place’s turf, it was a party. A bittersweet one, but a party nonetheless. Read More
  
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• Canucks numbers: How the playoff hopes evaporated

  04-04-2025 00:41 via theprovince.com
  
  On New Year's Day, most of the models that project NHL playoff odds said the Vancouver Canucks had a two-in-three chance of finishing the regular season as a Stanley Cup playoff team, give or take. Read More
  
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• ‘Holding our own’: Report details challenges, opportunities facing downtown Vancouver

  04-04-2025 00:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association's 'State of Downtown' report gives a snapshot of the district's health over the past year.
  
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• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 BC: April 3

  04-04-2025 00:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC.
  
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• Federal election fact check: Liberals say that under Conservatives, nothing could be built

  03-04-2025 23:23 via vancouversun.com
  
  Liberal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said this week that a Pierre Poilievre Conservative government will take the country back to a time when nothing could get built. Read More
  
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• Pregnant woman injured when rock smashes through Tesla windshield: VPD

  03-04-2025 23:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver police are investigating after a woman was injured by a large rock that smashed into the window of a Tesla she was riding in. Read More
  
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• Pregnant woman injured after rock smashes through Tesla windshield: VPD

  03-04-2025 23:14 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver police are investigating after a woman was injured by a large rock that smashed into the window of a Tesla she was riding in. Read More
  
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• Pregnant Tesla passenger injured by flying rock on Vancouver street

  03-04-2025 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  “We are working to determine whether this was a criminal act, and if someone intentionally targeted this Tesla,” Sgt. Steve Addison said in a release.
  
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• $1.2M lost across Canada in complex, fake Amazon job investment scam

  03-04-2025 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Positioned as completing Amazon orders, Edmonton police said the fake role required victims to log into an internet platform called 'Sharegain' to invest money and complete tasks.
  
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• Pedestrian dead after vehicle collision on Coquihalla Highway near Merritt

  03-04-2025 21:26 via vancouversun.com
  
  A pedestrian is dead after a vehicle collision between Hope and Merritt early Thursday morning. Read More
  
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• Rent support for low-income seniors and families in B.C. goes up by $300 a month

  03-04-2025 21:11 via vancouversun.com
  
  Low-income seniors and families who receive rental support will receive $300 more a month to help with the rising cost of living, the B.C. government announced Thursday. Read More
  
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