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Fundraiser for puppy hit by car and left injured on B.C. highway

Fundraiser for puppy hit by car and left injured on B.C. highway

Poor Fender was left on the side of the road with a fractured leg and pelvis
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Broad police vehicle data requests an ‘abuse of power:’ lawyer

Broad police vehicle data requests an ‘abuse of power:’ lawyer

RCMP requested vehicle bridge-crossing data with little information
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Judge seen as biased, should recuse himself from Trans Mountain case, protesters say

Judge seen as biased, should recuse himself from Trans Mountain case, protesters say

Two anti-pipeline activists accused of criminal contempt of court want a different judge
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Liberals to run candidate in Burnaby South byelection 'early in the new year'

Liberals to run candidate in Burnaby South byelection 'early in the new year'

Party confirms intentions after months of speculation
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B.C.’s housing-market taxes will have to prove themselves soon with voters

B.C.’s housing-market taxes will have to prove themselves soon with voters

In this year of municipal elections in British Columbia, housing was consistently the top-ranked issue for residents of Metro Vancouver – with the exception of Surrey, where public safety was deemed more important.
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Buses can't pass each other on Burnaby street choked with construction workers' parked vehicles

Buses can't pass each other on Burnaby street choked with construction workers' parked vehicles

Transit buses and big trucks are being forced into increasingly frequent head-to-head showdowns in the 4600 block of Brentlawn Drive in Burnaby thanks to construction workers pinching off the street with their parked vehicles.
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Occupants smelled smoke the night before their Burnaby home went up in flames

Occupants smelled smoke the night before their Burnaby home went up in flames

Residents of a Burnaby house that went up in flames Wednesday morning could have avoided a lot of damage to their home if they’d called the fire department as soon as they smelled smoke the night before.
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Burnaby mother's tragic loss becomes inspiration to help students with learning disabilities

Burnaby mother's tragic loss becomes inspiration to help students with learning disabilities

Money raised in memory of Jeremy Wohl will help others with dyslexia
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Transit ridership beats 2010 Olympics record: TransLink

Transit ridership beats 2010 Olympics record: TransLink

TransLink is touting its latest ridership numbers, saying it set a new record in October. There were 39.65 million boardings on transit last month, covering bus, SkyTrain, HandyDART, SeaBus and West Coast Express.
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BC Ferries considering free vouchers for Lower Mainland student athletes

BC Ferries considering free vouchers for Lower Mainland student athletes

Local government and BC Ferries are in preliminary support of an idea to redistribute ferry vouchers to allow Lower Mainland youth sports teams to travel to the Sunshine Coast on discount.
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