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MLA Sonia Furstenau announces bid to become leader of B.C. Green Party

MLA Sonia Furstenau announces bid to become leader of B.C. Green Party

First-term Cowichan Valley MLA Sonia Furstenau is the first into the race to succeed Andrew Weaver as leader of the B.C. Green Party. Furstenau made the announcement at a Monday morning news conference accompanied by six people who endorsed her bid.
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Another week, another seven days of rain forecast for Metro Vancouver

Another week, another seven days of rain forecast for Metro Vancouver

Don't put your umbrella away just yet
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Coronavirus: BC develops diagnostic test

Coronavirus: BC develops diagnostic test

As the Chinese coronavirus sweeps Asia and slowly filters into Canada, the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) announced on the weekend it has developed a diagnostic test.
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Will Harry and Meghan buy a house in Vancouver?

Will Harry and Meghan buy a house in Vancouver?

B.C. oddsmakers are giving you 2/1
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Passing grades for city halls, but homelessness a hot-button issue

Passing grades for city halls, but homelessness a hot-button issue

Metro Vancouver’s three largest municipalities have completed more than a year under the heads of government that were elected to office in 2018.
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Trans Mountain is removing a controversial Burnaby oil tank

Trans Mountain is removing a controversial Burnaby oil tank

Residents who live near the Burnaby Mountain tank farm operated by Trans Mountain have long feared the safety of the existing tanks. Some have expressed concerned that a few of the current tanks were built in 1953.
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Opinion: This monster pulled Burnaby’s worst parking job. It’s an all-timer

Opinion: This monster pulled Burnaby’s worst parking job. It’s an all-timer

Just look at the photos attached to this blog and soak in the awfulness. Imagine the kind of laziness and lack of respect it takes to park your vehicle like this and then walk away.
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Rising boomer demand puts Metro Vancouver’s niche travel firms on the map

Rising boomer demand puts Metro Vancouver’s niche travel firms on the map

Trend this century is toward individualized private tours and small-group excursions
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OPINION: Mid-mandate makeover moves BC NDP to middle ground

OPINION: Mid-mandate makeover moves BC NDP to middle ground

No matter what stripe the political party, the predictable pattern will emerge in government: you campaign radically and govern moderately.
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Learn Aussie slang for Australia Day (VIDEO)

Learn Aussie slang for Australia Day (VIDEO)

What’s a budgie smuggler? Aussies living in Vancouver teach us their linguistic ways
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