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Urban development 'nibbling' away at Metro Vancouver's sensitive ecosystems: report

Urban development 'nibbling' away at Metro Vancouver's sensitive ecosystems: report

Metro Vancouver's urban core is losing hundreds of hectares of sensitive ecosystems annually as regional planners attempt to increase protected lands by 25 per cent, by 2050.
Vancouver head shop owner sentenced for selling cannabis products

Vancouver head shop owner sentenced for selling cannabis products

Vancouver police officers dressed in teen school uniforms to make undercover buys at a Granville Street store.
Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 1,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech

Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 1,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco , sending people racing from their beds into the darkened streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force.
New tier, new season and new opportunities for the Grandview Steelers

New tier, new season and new opportunities for the Grandview Steelers

Burnaby's junior hockey team now has an "A" to its name. What that means for players and fans alike.
West Vancouver volunteer saving pets in war-torn Ukraine

West Vancouver volunteer saving pets in war-torn Ukraine

The West Van philanthropist is trying to get ahead of a looming crisis in the animal world in Ukraine.
Letter: Burnaby apartment owners should have a parking spot — maybe two

Letter: Burnaby apartment owners should have a parking spot — maybe two

Burnaby resident believes parking doesn't need to be reduced. It needs to be properly designed and allocated.
Opinion: How students are developing solutions to the problem of campus sexual and gender-based violence

Opinion: How students are developing solutions to the problem of campus sexual and gender-based violence

Faculty and university staff are embedding training to prevent gender-based and sexual violence into curricular goals of both arts and STEM classes.
B.C.'s forests are becoming more flammable due to climate change, finds study

B.C.'s forests are becoming more flammable due to climate change, finds study

New study finds rising temperatures due to climate change have dried out B.C.'s forests, leading to a historic spike in wildfire activity over the past two decades.
Ex-bookkeeper sentenced for $214K theft from Burnaby-based Freshslice Pizza

Ex-bookkeeper sentenced for $214K theft from Burnaby-based Freshslice Pizza

'We’ve been friends; we’ve been family ... and you were able to betray me' said a fellow bookkeeper who discovered Fatemeh Kazemzadeh Jartoudeh's $214,000 theft from the companies that operate Freshslice Pizza.
B.C.'s health minister warns high emergency medical care demand may be 'new normal'

B.C.'s health minister warns high emergency medical care demand may be 'new normal'

There are about 9,700 patients in emergency care across B.C., about 700 more than normal for this time of year.