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Vancouver’s soaring gas prices set all-time record

Vancouver’s soaring gas prices set all-time record

Prices expected to climb into summer
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Greater Vancouver building permits break billion-dollar streak

Greater Vancouver building permits break billion-dollar streak

B.C. saw lower intentions to build multi-family products
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Burnaby firefighters douse blaze by homeless camp

Burnaby firefighters douse blaze by homeless camp

Burnaby firefighters were called to a grass and brush fire near a homeless camp by Highway 1 near Willingdon Saturday evening. Crews were called just after 7 p.m. to a fire on the north side of the freeway between Douglas Road and Willingdon Avenue.
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I organized a Burnaby Diwali event that changed my life

I organized a Burnaby Diwali event that changed my life

We are neighbours – meet Geetha Manumari. I arrived in Canada with my family in 2016. My husband found work and my son began attending elementary school.
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Burnaby only city in region with free golf for VIPs

Burnaby only city in region with free golf for VIPs

Waiver program allows local politicians to waive fees at city-owned golf courses
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This B.C. jackpot winner is going to have to learn to share millions

This B.C. jackpot winner is going to have to learn to share millions

Two winning tickets were sold — one in British Columbia and the other in the Prairies — for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. Is it hard to share 50 per cent of $5 million? I’d like to find out someday.
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British Columbia is home to the tallest waterfall in Canada (PHOTOS)

British Columbia is home to the tallest waterfall in Canada (PHOTOS)

These soaring rapids are an awe-inspiring sight to behold...
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Metro Vancouver Root Beer Festival offers 50 drinks to taste

Metro Vancouver Root Beer Festival offers 50 drinks to taste

Mark your calendar for May 25, when the fourth annual Root Beer Festival goes down
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Strong wind warning forces BC Ferries to cancel several sailings

Strong wind warning forces BC Ferries to cancel several sailings

Strong wind warnings for the central and south coast have forced BC Ferries to cancel a number of sailings
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Reckless ratrunners have their day ruined by Burnaby RCMP

Reckless ratrunners have their day ruined by Burnaby RCMP

On Thursday, I wrote about how Burnaby RCMP nailed a group of drivers risking the lives of children by speeding through school zones. They were just getting warmed up.
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