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Surrey mayor’s moment of silence for Kobe Bryant ‘surprising’ on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Surrey mayor’s moment of silence for Kobe Bryant ‘surprising’ on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Moments of silence in council chambers appear to be discretionary
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Burnaby man who lost his best friend to overdose sentenced for drug dealing

Burnaby man who lost his best friend to overdose sentenced for drug dealing

Jamil Adamu was caught with drugs packaged for sale, including crack cocaine and heroin mixed with fentanyl.
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SeaBus schedule to change temporarily during peak periods

SeaBus schedule to change temporarily during peak periods

Starting Monday, SeaBus sailings during peak periods are set to temporarily occur less frequently as TransLink performs maintenance work on one of its vessels. The change comes into effect starting Feb.
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Air Canada suspends direct flights from YVR, Canadian airports to China

Air Canada suspends direct flights from YVR, Canadian airports to China

The suspension follows the federal government's travel advisory to avoid travelling to China due to the coronavirus outbreak
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Fentanyl, heroin, cocaine trafficker gets 18 months in prison

Fentanyl, heroin, cocaine trafficker gets 18 months in prison

Employed dealer motivated by greed, showed no remorse, judge says
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You can now nominate Terry Fox to be on the $5 note

You can now nominate Terry Fox to be on the $5 note

The Bank of Canada launched a public consultation today (Wednesday) to ask Canadians what icon they’d like to see on the next $5 bill.
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Privacy, ransomware breach hits Lower Mainland social support group

Privacy, ransomware breach hits Lower Mainland social support group

Clients say Lookout Housing + Health Society has said nothing
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Vancouver forecast calls for heavy rain, strong winds

Vancouver forecast calls for heavy rain, strong winds

The Metro Vancouver weather forecast is calling for a decidedly wet week ahead as well as some chilly temperatures. Starting on Wednesday, the forecast calls for rain, at times heavy, with total amounts of 20 to 30 millimetres expected.
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Opinion: It was reckless of this Burnaby politician to spread coronavirus story

Opinion: It was reckless of this Burnaby politician to spread coronavirus story

Metro Vancouver has officially reached the panic stage of the coronavirus outbreak after the province and the B.C. Centre for Disease Control announced the region’s first confirmed case on Tuesday. And when I say panic, I mean it.
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Richmond, Metro Vancouver taxi companies suing Uber, Lyft

Richmond, Metro Vancouver taxi companies suing Uber, Lyft

Richmond Cabs, operating as Richmond Taxi, is one of nine Metro Vancouver companies trying to quash Uber and Lyft’s licence to operate in B.C.
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