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Baldrey: Children, family ministry is the toughest file in B.C.'s government

Baldrey: Children, family ministry is the toughest file in B.C.'s government

There have been 14 ministers in the role since its creation in 1996. Why columnist Keith Baldrey believes they've been "judged harsher" than any other MLA.
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'I forgot': BC RCMP reporting 'shocking' and 'dramatic' rise of uninsured cars

'I forgot': BC RCMP reporting 'shocking' and 'dramatic' rise of uninsured cars

Are more British Columbians forgetting to renew their car insurance because they no longer need to put a date decal on their plates? BC RCMP suggest so.
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An Asian grocery store is opening this week on the Burnaby-Coquitlam border

An Asian grocery store is opening this week on the Burnaby-Coquitlam border

'New taste traditions' are coming to the City of Lougheed development.
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Heavy congestion creates commuter chaos in Metro Vancouver

Heavy congestion creates commuter chaos in Metro Vancouver

DriveBC urging drivers to give themselves extra time today.
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Letter: Burnaby's OCP engagement is 'most robust' in history, city's chief planner says

Letter: Burnaby's OCP engagement is 'most robust' in history, city's chief planner says

The city's general manager of planning writes the Burnaby Community Assembly will be one of many sources of public input into the new Official Community Plan.
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Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month brings attention to hidden dangers of firefighting

Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month brings attention to hidden dangers of firefighting

Over 75 per cent of firefighter fatalities are directly associated with cancer, according to Ken McMullen, president of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs.
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Three in four Canadians support funding for in-vitro fertilization, new polling finds

Three in four Canadians support funding for in-vitro fertilization, new polling finds

This coming July, Louise Brown will celebrate her 46th birthday. Brown was the first person to be born as a result of in-vitro fertilization.
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Total crimes in Vancouver down by 10,500 since 2019

Total crimes in Vancouver down by 10,500 since 2019

Car break-ins less than half what they were five years ago.
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Mining tax breaks cost Canadians over $500M a year, finds investigation

Mining tax breaks cost Canadians over $500M a year, finds investigation

An investigation from the Washington-based group found investments in B.C.'s Golden Triangle have the 'structural and operational attributes of a Ponzi scheme.' 
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Vancou'd have been: Vancouver's airport could have been built at Spanish Banks

Vancou'd have been: Vancouver's airport could have been built at Spanish Banks

There was nearly an airport just offshore of UBC
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