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Testing underway for sleek Mark III cars eyed for Expo and Millennium lines

Testing underway for sleek Mark III cars eyed for Expo and Millennium lines

More bigger and better Mark III trains have now entered the testing phase on SkyTrain, according to an update by TransLink – but you can’t get on one yet.
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Local MP calls Trans Mountain project a 'money-losing pipeline' for Canada

Local MP calls Trans Mountain project a 'money-losing pipeline' for Canada

Peter Julian has submitted criticisms of pipeline expansion to the National Energy Board.
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Food banks team up with Superstore

Food banks team up with Superstore

Donations of food and money can be made at two Burnaby Loblaws stores.
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Burnaby referendum returns among lowest in B.C.

Burnaby referendum returns among lowest in B.C.

The deadline for the sending in ballots passed on Friday.
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Hundreds of extremely bright meteors to paint Metro Vancouver skies

Hundreds of extremely bright meteors to paint Metro Vancouver skies

This month, Vancouverites are privy to one of the brightest meteors shower of the year — the Geminid meteor shower. The shower peaks on Dec. 13 to 14, and it produces an army of shooting stars.
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No winning ticket for Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket for Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot

There was no winning ticket for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. However, 14 of the 42 Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each that were up for grabs were claimed by ticket holders across the country.
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Canadian prosecutor argues Huawei CFO is a flight risk, bail hearing continues Monday

Canadian prosecutor argues Huawei CFO is a flight risk, bail hearing continues Monday

Wan Zhou Meng was arrested in YVR airport in Richmond on Saturday and faces extradition to the United States for alleged fraud
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A bottle of rare $75K whisky is being sold at this liquor store

A bottle of rare $75K whisky is being sold at this liquor store

One bottle of one of the world’s rarest and finest whiskies debuted in Canada yesterday, and it is being sold in a Vancouver store. Indeed, the Balvenie Fifty: Marriage 0962 is in a league of its own.
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Tips to make both Santa and Mother Nature happy this Christmas

Tips to make both Santa and Mother Nature happy this Christmas

The Recycling Council of BC (RCBC) has come up with ideas to turn your holiday celebration green and make both Santa Claus and Mother Nature happy.
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Parents, don't buy fake guns for your kids for Christmas: Burnaby's top cop

Parents, don't buy fake guns for your kids for Christmas: Burnaby's top cop

Burnaby’s top cop is urging parents not to buy imitation firearms as Christmas presents for their kids. The warning comes after a pair of local police incidents involving realistic replica handguns.
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