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Province should re-open trade offices in China, says BC Conservative leader

Province should re-open trade offices in China, says BC Conservative leader

The BC Conservative party has but two former cabinet ministers in caucus, one of whom supports Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative
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Underwater volcano off B.C. coast primed to erupt

Underwater volcano off B.C. coast primed to erupt

The Axial Seamount is not expected to threaten human population centres but it could help scientists forecast the eruption of more dangerous volcanoes.
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Burnaby's rental prices drop to end 2024 — 9% from December 2023

Burnaby's rental prices drop to end 2024 — 9% from December 2023

Burnaby's average price remains the second highest in Canada, according to the latest national rent report.
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Man to be sentenced in Richmond court for 18 counts of using forged documents

Man to be sentenced in Richmond court for 18 counts of using forged documents

Eric Arsen Frendian pleaded guilty to 18 counts and will be sentenced on Jan. 28.
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Convicted B.C. killer charged with sixth probation breach

Convicted B.C. killer charged with sixth probation breach

Jeff Lincoln pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the one-punch death of Gilles Hebert, 60, in Vancouver's Grandview Park Aug. 5, 2021 
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Los Angeles travel advisory: Guide for changing Vancouver flights during catastrophic wildfires

Los Angeles travel advisory: Guide for changing Vancouver flights during catastrophic wildfires

Travellers should check their flight status before heading to the airport...but they may also want to change their travel plans.
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No driving ban for driver who hit 74-year-old pedestrian in Burnaby casino parkade

No driving ban for driver who hit 74-year-old pedestrian in Burnaby casino parkade

Sau Szeto suffered 'life-changing' injuries, including a fractured skull, when Weeton Yee backed into her inside the Grand Villa Casino parkade in August 2023.
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B.C. kayak arson case draws concerns from judge

B.C. kayak arson case draws concerns from judge

Justice Kathleen Ker told a prosecutor to tell a transcript company that documents were "well overdue."
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B.C. researchers aim to make the perfect T-shirt — from lumber

B.C. researchers aim to make the perfect T-shirt — from lumber

The bid to locally produce a sustainable high-end textile is still in its early stages, but researchers hope to have enough material to create prototypes within a year.
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'On the front line': Quebec planes and B.C. helicopters battle L.A. wildfires

'On the front line': Quebec planes and B.C. helicopters battle L.A. wildfires

MONTREAL — Water-bombing pilots and crews from Quebec and a British Columbia company have been grappling with high winds and heavy turbulence in the battle against massive Los Angeles wildfires, as Canadians with homes in the area are forced to flee
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