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86 per cent of Canadians want to restrict the sale of vaping products to youth

86 per cent of Canadians want to restrict the sale of vaping products to youth

A recent poll conducted by the Angus Reid Institute asked Canadians whether vaping does more harm than good. Specifically, it asked whether e-cigarettes are a smoking cessation aid or if they hook younger people on the addictive substance.
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Suspected Burnaby thief caught with 30 stolen garage remotes

Suspected Burnaby thief caught with 30 stolen garage remotes

Are you missing a garage-door opener? Burnaby RCMP might have it. A 51-year-old Burnaby man is facing numerous charges after police searched his home and found hundreds of stolen items – including 30 garage-door openers.
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Upcoming court hearings could change airline food at YVR

Upcoming court hearings could change airline food at YVR

The federal Competition Tribunal has set a date for hearings between the Vancouver Airport Authority and Canada’s competition watchdog, which has accused the airport operator of stifling competition among in-flight catering companies.
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158 people laid off, as Capcom closes Burnaby video game studio

158 people laid off, as Capcom closes Burnaby video game studio

Company to move development to Japan
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Landlords group says 4.5% rent hike is just fine with them

Landlords group says 4.5% rent hike is just fine with them

Landlords are speaking up about Premier John Horgan’s hints that the 4.5-per-cent maximum rent increase for 2019 might be scrapped.
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Running over 'Pavement Patty' gives Burnaby motorists pause

Running over 'Pavement Patty' gives Burnaby motorists pause

3D illusion installed on Delta Avenue between Brentwood Park and Holy Cross elementary schools designed to draw attention to school zone safety.
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Your kids are having too much screen time, says top doc

Your kids are having too much screen time, says top doc

Too much screen time may be having a negative impact on children’s learning, memory and problem-solving ability, according to Fraser Health. Dr.
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Hey, Whole Foods, we’re sorry about that rotisserie chicken mix-up

Hey, Whole Foods, we’re sorry about that rotisserie chicken mix-up

For Yom Kippur, K&K apologetically resumes its annual atonement series
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Donation catches eye of U.S. government

Donation catches eye of U.S. government

The word Cuba with a heart emoticon in an email message window has landed a Ladner woman in hot water with PayPal.
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PHOTOS: Jagmeet Singh attends Rumble on Gray Street

PHOTOS: Jagmeet Singh attends Rumble on Gray Street

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